• Trailer Watch – The Jungle Book

    It has been 48 years since Disney’s animated version of The Jungle Book but now we’re finally returning to the jungle. As part of the reboot, there are a couple of changes. Firstly the devious snake Kaa is now voiced by Scarlett Johansson, a great choice for this role...
  • Rewind Review – Chef

    Tempting food puns aside, Chef is an exquisitely uncomplicated film starring, written and directed by Jon Favreau. After a feud involving Chef de cuisine Carl Casper (Favreau), his boss Riva (Dustin Hoffman) and a renowned food critic Ramsey Michel (Oliver Platt), Carl quits his job at a ritzy restaurant,...
  • Watch This If…You’re About to Graduate

    It’s about that time of the academic year. Exams are over, results are imminent, and for many students, a departure from university is on the cards, with some unsure of what their next move is. The process of graduating, both in a literal and transitional sense, can easily evoke...
  • Film Review – Avengers: Age of Ultron

    “Everyone creates the thing they dread”, claims Ultron as he corroborates his emergence as a formidable adversary to the Avengers. A by-product of the Iron Legion from Iron Man 3, Ultron is an unhinged opponent initially created by Tony Stark (Robert Downey Jr.)to maintain peace on Earth. A physical...
  • Trailer Watch – Avengers: Age of Ultron, Trailer #3

    Marvel unleashed the epic final trailer for the eagerly awaited Avengers: Age of Ultron. Similar to the teaser, it begins with another menacing monologue from Ultron (James Spader), who threatens to rip the titular team asunder. The cinematography looks thoroughly impressive and several scenes look like a comic book...
  • Trailer Watch – Avengers: Age of Ultron

    Finally, the Avengers: Age of Ultron trailer has been released, and this time humanity is under threat from the titular supervillainous antagonist, Tony Stark’s invention gone horribly wrong, who dreams of seeing “everyone screaming for mercy”. Marvel fans have been waiting a long time for the Avengers: Age of...
  • Review – Lucy

    Luc Besson’s Lucy is a modern day sci-fi movie, reminiscent of 2011’s Limitless but with Scarlett Johansson as the puissant protagonist. Lucy is an innocent victim, forcefully caught up in the international drug smuggling game, co-ordinated by violent mobster Mr. Jang (Choi Min-sik). However, the smuggle does not go smoothly,...