Directed by Sam Mendes Starring Daniel Craig, Christoph Waltz, Ralph Fiennes, Léa Seydoux, Naomie Harris, Ben Whishaw, Dave Baustista, Rory Kinnear, Andrew Scott and Monica Bellucci. { This review contains minor spoilers } Daniel Craig’s era as James Bond has been relatively strong thus far. Both Casino Royale and Skyfall […]

Directed by Cary Joji Fukunaga Starring Idris Elba, Abraham Attah, Opeyemi Fagbohungbe, Richard Pepple and Ama Abebrese. { This review contains minor spoilers } Netflix have had huge success thus far since making its own original programming. Hit shows such as “House of Cards” and “Orange is the New Black” […]

Director: Ridley Scott Starring: Matt Damon, Jessica Chastain, Jeff Daniels, Kristen Wiig, Chiwetel Ejiofor Please note, this review contains minor spoilers. The Overview After a mission to Mars has to be cut short due to adverse weather conditions, astronaut/botanist Mark Watney (Damon) is left isolated on the red planet with […]

Death of a Gentlemen is a film created by two cricket lovers – Sam Collins and Jarrod Kimber – about the power and greed that has become deep rooted within the administration of the game. Throughout the film their passion for cricket is obvious and I quickly became aware that […]

Before you get into the main meat of this post, you should know one thing straight up:  When I first got to the secret location of Secret Cinema last night, where the almighty behemoth of a project that is retro cinema from glory days of filmmaking and a total excuse […]

Buzz about “Song of the Sea”, a new hand drawn animated film resonant of the heyday of Disney, may signal a death blow to CGI produced animated movies in the U.S. The film is being heralded as a cinematic masterpiece. The studio is Irish owned and again distinguishes European moviemaking […]

A relative who recently visited England quipped that all British people do is watch American shows, while in America, we are mad about the British. I thought this was very amusing since I am definitely guilty of practicing “anglomedia”. I prefer the sharp acting, more roundly developed stories, and delightful […]

As the shocking news broke out across the grapevine a few days ago that the legendary Hammer actor Sir Christopher Lee has passed away, I just had to write a tribute post dedicated to his infamous work. Growing up I was introduced to horror at a very early age and for as long […]