Escape Plan
I’ve not achieved much in my life, but one of those things I have achieved is watching every Arnold Schwarzenegger film, so obviously I had to see Escape Plan, where he joins forces (again) with […]
Category Archives: New Releases
Insidiots
Cast your minds back to this time last month. David Cameron welcomed the proposal of 10 year prison sentences for benefit frauds, people all over the country stood in queues […]
The Fifth Estate
Like or loath Julian Assange, he is a figure that has sparked unrivalled fascination in recent years. The Fifth Estate is the first biopic to cash in on this remarkable […]
The Great Hip Hop Hoax
This is a documentary about two Scottish rappers who, after being shunned by the music industry, created elaborate personas of edgy LA hip hop stars to improve their chances at […]
Filth
Perhaps the best thing to happen to British cinema over the last couple of years is the way in which James McAvoy seems to have replaced Ewan McGregor. Here McAvoy […]
Prisoners
Child abduction. Rubbish isn’t it? And it’s about time someone made a film about it. Preferably starring Hugh Jackman and Jake Gyllenhaal. Ideally where Jackman plays a father whose child […]
Rock and Roll’s Greatest Failure: Otway the Movie
You may remember John Otway from his 1974 number 27 single “Really Free” and his 2002 number 9 single “Bunsen Burner”. If you haven’t, it’s because in between these moderate successes, Otway’s […]
Blue Jasmine
After almost a decade of hopping around Europe, with varying degrees of success, Woody Allen returns to the USA for his billionth film, Blue Jasmine. Blue Jasmine is about […]
Rush
No, it’s not a biopic of mad American shock-jock Rush Limbaugh, played by Naomi Watts. Nor is it a rockumentary about Canadian prog outfit Rush, played by Naomi Watts. Rush […]
The Way Way Back
The Way Way Back belongs in the “crap title, decent film” school of cinema, alongside Pacific Rim. Written and directed by Nat Faxon and Jim Rash (who also star), this is a coming-of-age […]
Screen Goblin 