• Trailer Watch – Rogue One

    With The Force Awakens buzz dying down and the impending Blu-Ray release just around the corner it seemed that Star Wars’ firm grip over the film world was beginning to loosen… and then the first trailer for Rogue One: A Star Wars Story hit. It has been a few...
  • Film Review – Lost River

    If you’ve heard of Lost River, then you probably have heard not to go see it. Ryan Gosling’s directorial debut has been the subject of much ridicule and barely-concealed smirks, and was booed by everyone at the Cannes Film Festival. The streams of one star reviews came flooding in soon...
  • Trailer Watch – Lost River

    What better way to make a debut as a feature film director and scriptwriter than to make a dark magic realist thriller? If anyone can be awarded the liberty to experiment with such a niche genre on their first attempt, it’s Ryan Gosling. Lost River is about a single mother,...
  • Film Review – Exodus: Gods and Kings

    Of the directors in the world, the one most suited to making major blockbusters with sweeping special effects is Ridley Scott. He did it before with Alien, Gladiator and Robin Hood, but his new film doesn’t deal with aliens, Romans, or a folklore legend. Instead his new film’s origins are rooted in...