• Book to Film Adaptations: Beautiful Creatures

    It is a classic question that everyone asks: “Which did you enjoy more, the book or the film?” It is a tricky one, and it can spark all manner of debate and controversy. Films can often either enhance a book or let it down. Hannah Walton-Hughes comments on the...
  • “Several Competing Themes” – Film Review: Munich: The Edge Of War

    Less spy thriller and more a focus on the pre-WW2 policy of appeasement, Munich: The Edge of War certainly deals with its subject matter with the depth and complexity that is required. Although the central characters played by George Mackay and Jannis Niewöhner take up most of the screen...
  • Film Review: An Actor Prepares

    A classic odd couple tale; despite numerous clichés and an at times slightly too predictable script, An Actor Prepares packs a surprising emotional punch due to convincing performances and sharp comic beats. After suffering a life-threatening heart attack, veteran Hollywood actor Atticus Smith is forced to travel across America...
  • Film Review – Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice

    Zack Snyder is one of the most polarising directors working in Hollywood right now, and his ventures into the iconic characters are no exception. Man of Steel split the critics and the fans and Batman v Superman is likely to do the same. There is an awful lot to...
  • Film Review – High-Rise

    “I concede that this building will be a crucible for change.” Uttered from the very mouth of the structure’s Architect himself, there is no other way around it because High-Rise generates change on a scale of which can only be attributed to author J.G. Ballard’s complex mind. His ultra-modern,...
  • 2016: Hot Or Not – Assassin’s Creed (The Movie)

    Anyone who’s played Ubisoft’s Assassin’s Creed games will know the basic idea: a modern man is put inside a computer simulation (known as the Animus) and taken back in time, placed within the body of one of his ancestor, who happen to be Assassins who are locked in an...
  • Trailer Watch – Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice

    Ahead of its scheduled Monday release date, the hotly anticipated Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice trailer has been officially released by Warner Bros., following an online leak Friday that spread like wildfire. One of the most noticeable aspects of this teaser is the riddance of Batman’s growling vocalisations...