Big Eyes
Tim Burton’s new movie Big Eyes comes with a twist – it doesn’t feature a dead thing, a gnarly tree or Johnny Depp. That happens to be the only twist, and the […]
Monthly Archives: December 2014
Black Christmas
With Christmas an entire year away, what better time to review 1974’s Black Christmas? They do say it gets earlier every year. The festive story of a sorority house stalked […]
Network
Two of the best films of 2014 were Nightcrawler and Maps to the Stars, both of which owe at least a slight debt to Network; a brilliant satire of the television industry […]
I’ve Never Seen… Back to the Future
This is the latest part of our new series where we watch the iconic and popular films that have passed us by and find out what all the fuss is […]
The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies
It’s part three of Peter Jackson’s Hobbit trilogy and part six of his Tolkien saga, where the Hobbit narrative is played out and the groundwork is laid for The Lord […]
Citizenfour
Following last year’s revelations about the extent of the US and other governments’ spying on all communications, this insider documentary shows the process of Snowden going public, with footage of […]
Rocky V
Having resolved the Cold War by beating up Dolph Lundgren, Sylvester Stallone is back in Rocky V. Will Rocky step back into the ring? How will his family cope without […]
A Christmas Carol: 2 Adaptations
As we approach Christmas, let’s talk about A Christmas Carol; surely one of the most adapted works of fiction, up there with Dracula and The Bible. Charles Dickens’ novella has been reworked in everything from Blackadder’s Christmas Carol to Ghosts of […]
Galaxy Quest
When the cast of a cult sci-fi series are mistaken for a real starship crew, it’s time for the reluctant actors to face a genuine space adventure – and indeed “the role […]
