I can’t remember the last time I went to a circus, I must have been very, very young and I can’t for the life of me think of a reason why I haven’t been since. As fate would have it driving past Newcastle-Under-Lyme on a journey home one night I saw a huge big top…
This week Alton Towers invited me down to be one of the first people in the world to experience the new Alton Towers Dungeon. A journey through the dark and morbid history of Staffordshire. Guests will be taken through a variety of sequences such as being sentenced by the Bishop of Stafford, surviving the plague,…
New for the 2019 accommodation range are the Alton Towers Stargazing Pods. Let’s take a look! Alton Towers firmly believe in the full family experience. From such attractions as Cbeebies Land packed full of child-friendly rides to the adrenaline-fuelled rides for grown-ups and older children alike. This family-aimed motto has spread firmly into the parks…
Observe and Report is one of the funniest films of the last 10 years. I totally understand that comedy is the most subjective genre, and some people won’t find this film as funny as I do. It’s some sort of strange, transgressive, unhinged piece of work that despite its crude surface exterior, has something perversely…
After an extremely successful Kickstarter campaign Trick or Treat Studios raised the funds needed to bring a full 1:1 Child’s Play 2 Chucky doll replica to life. Developed by Garrett Zima this officially licensed doll is the most screen accurate product ever produced. T he doll itself is made from actual screen used molds including the…
The Marvel cinematic universe is absolutely unstoppable and has been dominating our screens since the first Iron Man. Captain Marvel is the next movie installment before the colossal Avengers: Endgame hits out screens. Carol Danvers, Captain Marvel, made her Marvel comic debut in 1968 and after growth and various appearances during the timeline she has…
Most people who enter a casino or gamble online set out to beat the house through fair and square means and sometimes good strategy and a little bit of luck can result in a profitable outcome. Over the years, however, there have been many cases where individuals or groups have tried to beat the bookmakers…
A common plot within the horror genre. A group of guys go bonding on an isolated cabin adventure, sh*t kicks off and suddenly the group are fighting for their lives against a paranormal force, psychopath or any other number of horror themed entities guaranteed to give you a good runtime duration of thrills, chills and…
Currently streaming on Netflix, Enemy, the glorious head-scratcher from Denis Villeneuve (Prisoners, Incendies, Sicario, Arrival, Blade Runner 2049), is a twisted mystery with all sorts of philosophically loaded implications. Is it a sly version of Invasion of the Body Snatchers? Is it a metaphysical exploration of divided souls hovering in a unique state of otherworldly…
Director Sean Anders brings us Instant Family starring Mark Wahlberg and Rose Byrne. Based on a true story Instant Family revolves around Pete (Wahlberg) and Ellie (Byrne) who live normal lives. Fed up of the routine the pair think of having children but decide to foster in the hopes of adopting. They are matched with…
It’s awards season and for an actor there’s no greater recognition for a performance than winning an Academy Award and on the opposite scale there’s the Golden Raspberry Awards. A special kind of award given out to recognise some of the year’s worst films. For every Lady Gaga, who is nominated for a Best Actress Academy…
Toymakers Playmobil has partnered with Universal Brand Development to bring the characters from DreamWorks Animation’s highly anticipated feature film, How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World to retail shelves this February 2019. For ages 4 and up kids can embark on whole new adventures with Hiccup and Toothless, Astrid and Hobgobbler and more! As…
When it comes to slasher parodies I don’t tend to look much further than Scary Movie. They nailed the spoof genre firmly on the head and for me it hasn’t really been topped since. I was asked to check out Camp Death III in 2D last year but never got around to it until director Matt…
Not only is Jonah Hill one of the funniest people on the planet with the most impeccable sense of comedic timing (and a damn fine dramatic screen presence when he wants to get serious), he can now be considered a smart and stylish filmmaker, as his writing/directing debut, Mid90s, is 85 minutes of pure awesomeness….
Audiences were first introduced to Sadako (Samara in the remakes) and the cursed video tape 20 years ago. A film that terrified the world and sparked a western love-affair with “J-Horror”. Ring, initially released to worldwide acclaim, sparking a global genre renaissance and a western love-affair with “J-Horror” that endures to this day. Sadako stands…
Green Book is a warm and entertaining Hollywood melodrama that tells an uplifting story despite focusing on some very upsetting racial discrimination, but what’s likely even more upsetting, is how the themes that this film touches upon are still hyper relevant today, despite the narrative being set in the early 1960’s. Viggo Mortensen and Mahershala…
