Doctor Who ‘Mummy on the Orient Express’ Review

“I’m The Doctor and I will be your victim this evening, are you my mummy?” The Orient Express? In SPACE? How is that not awesome? It’s a train in space! Ok that’s a little silly. And I guess we’ve seen this idea of transportation in space before (Voyage of the Damned?) but this was pretty […]

Doctor Who ‘The Caretaker’ Review

“I’m the one who carries you out of the fire. He’s the one who lights it.” This episode could really have gone either way. Episodes in the past which show The Doctor trying to ‘blend in’ with humans (The Lodger or Closing Time for example) have been somewhat of a hodgepodge. Also there’s always a worry when […]

Doctor Who ‘Listen’ Review

“A soldier so brave, he doesn’t need a gun.” Do you like Steven Moffat? Chances are the answers to that question are decidedly mixed. He’s either saved Doctor Who or ruined depending on who you speak to. Everyone agrees however that he has wrote some of the best episodes, after all he wrote fan favourite ‘Blink’. He […]

100 Words or Less – Assassins

Title – Assassins Released – 1995 Director – Richard Donner Starring – Sylvester Stallone, Antonio Banderas, Julianne Moore. Review – Assassins is awesome. It’s a classic, Stallone action film with the added bonus of a camp, over-the-top Antonio Banderas. They play rival assassins both out to kill 90’s computer whiz Julianne Moore. It’s a classier film than you first think, thanks […]

100 Words or Less – Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow

Title – Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow Released – 2004 Director – Kerry Conran Starring – Jude Law, Gywneth Paltrow, Giovanni Ribisi. Review – Sky Captain is certainly something. Slowly becoming a cult classic, it’s one of a few films to feature actors on CGI backgrounds (like Sin City) and it’s awesome. It’s pulpy with elements of sci-fi and […]

100 Words or Less – Pain and Gain

Title – Pain and Gain Released – 2013 Director – Michael Bay Starring – Mark Wahlberg, Anthony Mackie, Dwayne Johnson. Review – Directed by Michael Bay, Pain and Gain may be his best film. Based on the violent true story of Miami body builders committing a viscous crime, the film is actually a great comedy and satire. It contains excellent performances from […]

100 Words or Less – Speed 2: Cruise Control

Title – Speed 2: Cruise Control (Get it?!) Released – 1997 Director – Jan De Bont Starring – Sandra Bullock, Jason Patric, Willem Dafoe. Review – Basically 1994’s Speed in which Keanu Reeves is replaced by Jason Patric, which should give you a good idea about the quality of the film. The action has moved from a bus to a cruise liner. It is […]

100 Words or Less – In Bruges

Title – In Bruges Released – 2008 Director – Martin McDonagh Starring – Colin Farrell, Brendan Gleeson, Ralph Fiennes. Review – In Bruges is a black-comedy thriller from playwright Martin McDonagh. Two hitmen hide out in Bruges (Belgium) after a job gone awry. Advertised as more of a comedy, it’s much darker than it first appears and gives Colin Farrell plenty of […]

100 Words or Less – Trespass

Title – Trespass Released – 2011 Director – Joel Schumacher Starring – Nicolas Cage, Nicole Kidman, Ben Mendelsohn. Review – As a huge fan of Nicolas Cage I had to watch this sooner or later. It is easily the worst movie he has been in over the last 20 years. It is abysmal, even the few “Cagey” scenes can’t hope […]

100 Words or Less – You’re Next

Title – You’re Next Released – 2011 Director – Adam Wingard Starring – Sharni Vinson, Nicholas Tucci, AJ Bowen, Joe Swanberg. Review – You’re Next is a clever twist on the slasher/home invasion genre from horror director Adam Wingard. When a family is preyed upon by killers in animal masks, the last thing they expect is that Erin (Sharni Vinson) is a survival […]