Origin Wars is a brand new science-fiction adventure set in a fantastically realised, and wholly original, universe. With it’s high quality trailer and beautiful aerial dog-fight cinematography with hard hitting action and incredible CGI and practical effects Origin Wars has stepped up the indie film genre’s quality department. If you squint, you’d easily think you…
John Wick, directed by Chad Stathelski and David Leitch, is a modern take on the classic theme of revenge. This is done in a slick, stylized, engaging and edgy way. In celebration of this film arriving in cinemas 10th April courtesy of Warner Brothers, lets take a look at the top 10 revenge movies that…
First it was Baywatch and now it’s The Mummy feeling the wrath of the sharp tongued critics so off I went to my local cinema with an open mind and actually rather excited about seeing a Universal Monsters movie as it’s been so long since i’ve seen one. The Mummy kicks off the brand new…
If you’ve ever lived with a friend, rented out your spare room or suffered living with your parents into your twenties, then you’ll be aware that there are many every day occurrences that can cause friction between you and your housemates. I use the term “mate” loosely here, so from hereon in I shall use…
Macaulay Culkin the star of some of the coolest movies of my childhood including Home Alone, Richie Rich and My Girl was the powerhouse of his generation. From child superstar to quite a downhill spiral as time went on, we take a look and ask ourselves. What happened to Macaulay Culkin? Born in New York…
Jim Jarmusch’s low-key and elegant film Paterson is another feather in the cap for this idiosyncratic auteur, starring an intensely committed Adam Driver as a New Jersey bus driver named Paterson, who happens to live in the city of Paterson. The film is part fantasy, part meditation, and all wonderful, with an observant eye for…
I was 11 years old when my father took me to see James Cameron’s masterpiece Terminator 2: Judgment Day on the big screen over the Fourth of July weekend. This was not just “seeing a movie,” but rather, this particular cinematic experience was a true mind-blower, and over the years, I’ve returned to this seminal…
Director Oden Roberts (Cannes Golden Lion winner 2012), draws on his own experiences of being recruited by the Army in High School, allowing us a look behind the curtain of the controversial recruiting practices of the US Army post 9/11. Driven by powerhouse performances from Lew Temple and Clayne Crawford, A Fighting Season really shines…
A former youth boxing champion, Jimmy McCabe (Johnny Harris), is a man desperately in search of hope, but looking in all the wrong places. When he hits rock bottom he turns to his childhood boxing club and the only family he has left: gym owner Bill (Ray Winstone) cornerman Eddie (Michael Smiley)…
The average Star Wars fan has spent a whopping £800 on the movie franchise according to new research. A nice little story fitting of the day it’s written on as self proclaimed superfans also admit to spending upwards of £2000 (including toys, DVDs and conventions) on their beloved franchise. Cinema tickets are the biggest expenditure…
The sequel that’s become just as highly anticipated as The Last Jedi has finally hit our cinema screens this week. Guardians Of The Galaxy: Vol. 2 brings one of the best group of superheroes to hit the big screen in recent years back with a new goal. The first film brought the originally unsung heroes…
Starring a much younger Johnny Galecki (Big Bang Theory) Bookies is a 2003 movie that’s witty, daring and funny. Tired of constantly losing money on sports bets they’ve been placing with local mobsters a group of guys start their very own bookies and decide to chase the American dream for themselves. What starts out as…
When elite cyber-hacker Cipher (Charlize Theron) blackmails Dominic Toretto (Diesel) into turning against his crew, it’s up to the gang to understand what is happening to their friend and save the world from the cyber terrorists rampage with help from an unlikely ally. The movie starts out in Cuba where Dom and Letty (Michelle Rodriguez)…
The sun is shining in Stoke on Trent and what a perfect day it was for another Stoke CON Trent. The local comic-con that brings together film, TV and comic book fans with their favourite guests from the shows they know and love. Stoke Con Trent Review It feels like many moons ago since…
No Concept of Time a brand new web-series that revolves around Joe Walser and the time machine restoration team who restored the Screen-Used DeLorean from Back to the Future. Think Mark Hamill’s Pop Culture Quest fused with a Back to the Future aura and that’s what No Concept of Time is all about! It shines…
Pitching Tents from Meritage Pictures is one of those kind of movies that completely transports you back to the classic films of old with nostalgia, heart and comedy. A film made in modern time that throws you back into those feelings you had when you first saw movies like Ghostbusters, Back to the Future, Jurassic…
