Synopsis: Having both coincidentally cheated death on the same day, estranged twins reunite with the possibility of mending their relationship My Take Despite the two lead actors sitting very much in the […]
Quickfire Review: Big Hero 6 (2015)
Synopsis: The special bond that develops between plus-sized inflatable robot Baymax, and prodigy Hiro Hamada, who team up with a group of friends to form a band of high-tech heroes My Take […]
Foxcatcher (2015) – *SPOILERS*
Synopsis: The greatest Olympic Wrestling Champion brother team joins Team Foxcatcher led by multimillionaire sponsor John E. du Pont as they train for the 1988 games in Seoul – a union that […]
American Sniper (2015)
Synopsis: Navy SEAL sniper Chris Kyle’s pinpoint accuracy saves countless lives on the battlefield and turns him into a legend. Back home to his wife and kids after four tours of duty, […]
Quickfire Review: The Drop (2014)
Synopsis: Bob Saginowski finds himself at the center of a robbery gone awry and entwined in an investigation that digs deep into the neighborhood’s past where friends, families, and foes all work […]
Reader Review: As Above So Below (2014)
The following review is courtesy of one of our most regular readers Regan. Always a pleasure to get contributor reviews so if you ever want to send something for consideration please email […]
Quickfire Review: The Rover (2014) – Dude, where the f*%k is my car?
Synopsis: 10 years after a global economic collapse, a hardened loner pursues the men who stole his only possession, his car. Along the way, he captures one of the thieves’ brother, and […]
Birdman or The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance (2015) – Flight of Fancy
Synopsis: A washed-up actor who once played an iconic superhero must overcome his ego and family trouble as he mounts a Broadway play in a bid to reclaim his past glory. My […]
Enemy (2015) – Itsy Bitsy Giant Massive Freakin Spider
Synopsis: A man seeks out his exact look-alike after spotting him in a movie My Take Dennis Villenueve has made two films with Jake Gyllenhaal; tense, moody child abduction thriller Prisoners; and […]
Quickfire Review: The Guest (2014)
Synopsis: A soldier introduces himself to the Peterson family, claiming to be a friend of their son who died in action. After the young man is welcomed into their home, a series […]
Quickfire Review: West of Memphis (2013)
Synopsis: An examination of a failure of justice in the case against the West Memphis Three. My Take What is evident from early on in Amy Berg’s forensic dissection of the famous […]
Reader Review: The Quiet Ones (2014)
The following review is courtesy of one of our most regular readers Regan. Always a pleasure to get contributor reviews so if you ever want to send something for consideration please email […]
Quickfire Review: Stretch (2014)
Synopsis: A hard-luck limo driver struggling to go straight and pay off a debt to his bookie takes on a job with a crazed passenger whose sought-after ledger implicates some seriously dangerous […]
Quickfire Review: Cold In July (2014)
Synopsis: When a protective father meets a murderous ex-con, both need to deviate from the path they are on as they soon find themselves entangled in a downwards spiral of lies and […]
Quickfire Review: Grand Piano (2014)
Synopsis: Moments before his comeback performance, a concert pianist who suffers from stage fright discovers a note written on his music sheet. My Take Joel Schumacher’s Phone Booth was a high concept […]
Gone Girl (2014) *SPOILERS*
Synopsis: With his wife’s disappearance having become the focus of an intense media circus, a man sees the spotlight turned on him when it’s suspected that he may not be innocent My […]
Quickfire Review: Muppets Most Wanted (2014)
Synopsis: While on a grand world tour, The Muppets find themselves wrapped into an European jewel-heist caper headed by a Kermit the Frog look-alike and his dastardly sidekick. My Take The 2011 […]
Quickfire Review: Draft Day (2014) How Now Brown Costner
Synopsis: At the NFL Draft, general manager Sonny Weaver has the opportunity to rebuild his team when he trades for the number one pick. He must decide what he’s willing to sacrifice […]
Fruitvale Station (2014)
Synopsis: The purportedly true story of Oscar Grant III, a 22-year-old Bay Area resident, who crosses paths with friends, enemies, family, and strangers on the last day of 2008. My Take In […]
Quickfire Review: Blue Ruin (2014) – Hobo Hitman
Synopsis: A mysterious outsider’s quiet life is turned upside down when he returns to his childhood home to carry out an act of vengeance. Proving himself an amateur assassin, he winds up […]
Frank (2014)
Synopsis: Jon, a young wanna-be musician, discovers he’s bitten off more than he can chew when he joins an eccentric pop band led by the mysterious and enigmatic Frank. My Take Frank, […]
Quickfire Review: Cloudy With A Chance of Meatballs 2 (2013)
Synopsis: Flint Lockwood now works at The Live Corp Company for his idol Chester V. But he’s forced to leave his post when he learns that his most infamous machine is still […]
Quickfire Review: Blood Ties (2014)
Synopsis: Two brothers, on either side of the law, face off over organized crime in Brooklyn during the 1970s. My Take The “siblings on either side of the law” story isn’t anything […]
Quickfire Review: Locke (2014)
Synopsis: Ivan Locke, a dedicated family man and successful construction manager, receives a phone call on the eve of the biggest challenge of his career that sets in motion a series of […]
Forgotten Films 1984 Blogathon Review: Revenge of the Nerds (1984…unsurprisingly)
Synopsis: At a big campus, a group of bullied outcasts and misfits resolve to fight back for their peace and self respect. My Take As part of the 1984 movie blogathon so […]
BoJack Horseman: Netflix Continue To Keep The Bar High With Latest Original Programming Offering
Interior – Day: Netflix HQ Five people of seemingly differing levels of influence within the increasingly socially relevant media behemoth are collected around a large glass table. Two are in suits of […]
Quickfire Review: Storage 24 (2013)
Synopsis: In London, a military plane crashes leaving its highly classified contents strewn across the city. Completely unaware that the city is in lock down, a group of people become trapped inside […]
Quickfire Review: Starred Up (2014)
Synopsis: A troubled and explosively violent teenager is transferred to adult prison where he finally meets his match – a man who also happens to be his father My Take It’s fair […]
Quickfire Review: Indie Game: The Movie (2012)
Synopsis: A documentary that follows the journeys of indie game developers as they create games and release those works, and themselves, to the world. My Take The last entry in this documentary […]
Quickfire Review: The Battered Bastards of Baseball (2014)
Synopsis: The true and incredible story of the Portland Mavericks, baseball’s ultimate underdogs and Bing Russell, the man that showed the establishment that Baseball still belonged to the people My Take The […]
Quickfire Review: Particle Fever (2013)
Synopsis: Physicists are on the cusp of the greatest scientific discovery of all time — or perhaps their greatest failure. My Take Particle Fever is the first in a three part review […]
Quickfire Review: Under The Skin (2014)
Synopsis: A mysterious woman seduces lonely men in the evening hours in Scotland. Events lead her to begin a process of self-discovery. My Take Under The Skin is one of those scripts […]
In Review: Dawn of the Planet of the Apes (2014) – Monkey See, Monkey Kill
Synopsis: In the wake of a disaster that changed the world, the growing and genetically evolving apes find themselves at a critical point with the human race. My Take As a massive […]
News: Latest Interstellar Trailer
The third and latest trailer for Christopher Nolan’s upcoming sci-fi spectacular came courtesy of an easter egg unlocked on the Interstellar website by an eagle eyed geek. The clever person figured out […]
In Review: Lovelace (2013)
Synopsis: The story of Linda Lovelace, who is used and abused by the porn industry at the behest of her coercive husband, before taking control of her life. My Take  […]
In Review: 22 Jump Street (2014)
Synopsis: After making their way through high school (twice), big changes are in store for officers Schmidt and Jenko when they go deep undercover at a local college. My Take Every year […]
Quickfire Review: Killing Them Softly (2013)
Synopsis: Jackie Cogan is an enforcer hired to restore order after three dumb guys rob a Mob protected card game, causing the local criminal economy to collapse. My Take Andrew Dominik is […]
In Review: Robocop (2014)
Synopsis: In 2028 Detroit, when Alex Murphy – a loving husband, father and good cop – is critically injured in the line of duty, the multinational conglomerate OmniCorp sees their chance for […]
Editorial: Is Geek Eating Itself? – The tipping point of the geek revolution
It is 2014 and we geeks have never been more powerful, more profitable, more sexy and more sought after. Hollywood is desperate to spend the GDP of a small African nation to […]
Trailer: The Interview (2014)
Following on from the success of Pineapple Express and This Is The End, Rogen and Franco are back with their particular brand of dude comedy in The Interview, which on paper boasts […]
Quickfire Review: Cuban Fury (2014)
Synopsis: Beneath Bruce Garrett’s under-confident, overweight exterior, the passionate heart of a salsa king lies dormant. Now, one woman is about to reignite his Latin fire. My Take Given the comedy pedigree […]
Edge Of Tomorrow (2014): Watch, Laugh, Repeat
Synopsis: An officer finds himself caught in a time loop in a war with an alien race. His skills increase as he faces the same brutal combat scenarios, and his union with […]
Quickfire Review: Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit (2014)
Synopsis: Jack Ryan, as a young covert CIA analyst, uncovers a Russian plot to crash the U.S. economy with a terrorist attack My Take 12 years after Ben Affleck nearly killed Tom […]
Quickfire Review: Pitch Perfect (2012)
Synopsis: Beca, a freshman at Barden University, is cajoled into joining The Bellas, her school’s all-girls singing group. Injecting some much needed energy into their repertoire, The Bellas take on their male […]
Godzilla (2014) – Everybody’s Doing The Monster Mash #Possible Spoilers#
Synopsis: The world’s most famous monster is pitted against malevolent creatures who, bolstered by humanity’s scientific arrogance, threaten our very existence. Disclaimer: I don’t think I can write a spoiler free review […]
Quickfire Review: The Frozen Ground (2013)
Synopsis:Â An Alaska State Trooper partners with a young woman who escaped the clutches of serial killer Robert Hansen to bring the murderer to justice. Based on actual events. My Take Sigh…. Ok, […]
Trailer: Hellion (2014)
Aaron Paul kinda came out of nowhere with Breaking Bad and quickly set himself out as a remarkable talent. Post Breaking Bad he can hardly be blamed for cashing in while his […]
Quickfire Review: All Is Lost (2014)
Synopsis: After a collision with a shipping container at sea, a resourceful sailor finds himself, despite all efforts to the contrary, staring his mortality in the face My Take It takes a […]
The Rover (2014) – First Clip
In yet another move to distance himself from the tween roots that made him one of the most bankable stars on the planet, Robert Pattinson’s next major role is opposite Guy Pearce […]
Quickfire Review: Win Win (2011)
Synopsis: A struggling lawyer and volunteer wrestling coach’s chicanery comes back to haunt him when the teenage grandson of the client he’s double-crossed comes into his life My Take Thomas McCarthy is […]