Joe Jones

Elijah Wood is back, and continuing to differentiate himself from Lord Of the Rings. Cooties sits comfortably in his new-found genre home, horror. However, it’s unlike anything you’ve seen him in before. Unless you can think of another film with teachers fighting zombie schoolchildren. Political correctness aside, there are numerous opportunities for...

Benedict Cumberbatch, Matthew McConaughey and Zooey Deschannel. What do they all have in common? Besides their curiously charming names, they’ve all made the jump from television to Hollywood, and then back again. This is part of a recent trend adopted by so called ‘A-list’ acting talent, as an increasing number are taking work on...

What would you do at the end of civilisation? That’s the main question asked by Between, a new Netflix-original series. After season 5 of The Walking Dead, this looks ready to fill the gap in post-apocalyptic TV drama. Looking at the trailer, we won’t be launched into full anarchy right away....

Who better to star in an earthquake disaster movie than Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson? Straight off the back of Furious 7, this latest effort aims to maintain his image as the toughest guy in Hollywood. If all goes to plan, come April 22nd the earthquake won’t know what hit...

Is there any better way to draw interest in a film than to have it banned? Let’s face it, we all love a bit of forbidden fruit from time to time. But is it right that government censors have the power to control the flow of information? Placing limitations...

Like it or not, Taken was a hit. To date, it’s grossed over $220 million. So, Pierre Morel may now be trying to recreate that success in his new action flick, The Gunman. Sean Penn is the latest actor to imitate Liam Neeson, offering his take on the tough as...

Inspired in part by a certain Valentine’s Day release (more on which later), Impact takes a look at some of the most terrible films of the last two decades… Batman and Robin (1997) You don’t get a considered ‘the death of a franchise’ without being really, really bad. Not only...