Mike revels in WASTING AWAY
Some of you might remember my bitter (if somewhat naive) disappointment with Mega Shark vs Giant Octopus. Far from being the B-movie cheese-fest I wanted,…
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Reviews
Mike heads THREE MILES NORTH OF MOLKOM
What goes on three miles north of a small Swedish town called Molkom? Well, it's a rural area in lush countryside so you'd expect the…
Mike is underwhelmed by THE FIRM
Another remake (I continue, unapologetically, to hate them) is coming our way this week, now in the form of eighties TV play The Firm. A…
JULIE & JULIA
Sleepless in Seattle director Nora Ephron whisks up a treat, (so to speak) with this double entree of female culinary endeavors. Julie & Julia unfolds…
Mike is gazing into the FISH TANK
Gritty council estate dramas are becoming a big thing for UK cinema. They provide a simple, accessible set, social commentary and, most importantly, suit the…
Moon Review
Moon is a bit of a space oddity in this climate of brash big-budgeted blockbusters. It’s a mesmerizing, slow burning, modest sci-fi drama that marks…
Simon Says THE DAMNED UNITED is a Lesson in Character Acting, but not in Adaptation…
It was always going to be an enthralling prospect- a cinematic take on David Peace's astounding and controversial non-linear novel charting Brian Clough's disastrous…
MESRINE – NOW THAT’S A GANGSTER MOVIE…
MESRINE: PUBLIC ENEMY NUMBER ONE is about to hit cinemas in the UK, so it seems about the right time to extol the virtues of…
Simon Says MY OWN WORST ENEMY may be Christian Slater’s route back to the top…
Christian Slater's star has often threatened to fizzle out completely over the past decade or so. After early career promise pointed towards a likely…
Once Upon A Time in Cannes… Simon saw INGLOURIOUS BASTERDS
Most people will have now started to hear the early buzz around Tarantino's latest (thank God for Twitter eh?), and read my frankly profane initial…
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Director Updates
Zack Snyder’s next movie is SUCKER PUNCH, the all female cast $100 million budgeted film set in the 1960s, described as Alice in Wonderland with machine guns. Emily Browning, Vanessa Hudgens, Evan Rachel Wood, Emma Stone and Abbie Cornish star. He has turned down the chance to direct a 300 sequel, dismissed talk of a WATCHMEN sequel but has announced desires to make THE DARK KNIGHT RETURNS and an adaptation of Ray Bradbury’s THE ILLUSTRATED MAN.
What You're Saying...
- JaySmack: Dia-BLOW Cody’s 15 minutes are up. That she could get any praise, much less an Oscar nomination is the reason why the Oscars are becoming a total joke. How...
- The Glove: I hate this bloke, I saw him in town the other day and i really wanted to punch him.
- The Glove: I carn’t wait to kick some fucking ASS!!!!
- ah Z: Jeez, people here can’t be open minded with reboots.
- Oliver Pfeiffer: I am looking to interview Brian Blessed soon (he lives near me you see!) :- I may ask him about the prospect of this possible venture?