Oct
2011 25
2011 25
Melancholia
Melancholia is this year’s ridiculously controversial Lars Von Trier movie. Last year’s Antichrist divided critics and audiences with extreme violence and a possibly misogynistic outlook. Melancholia gained some extra hype when Trier (predictably) offended everybody in the 2011 Cannes festival, when he suggested that he has some...
Oct
2011 6
2011 6
Attack the Block
Guy Fawkes Day is business as usual for Lambeth teenage gang. After mugging a young nurse (Jodie Whittaker), they try to decide what to do with their time, when something falls from the sky, crashing into a near- by car. The kids- led by their leader Moses (John Boyega, who is great despite the fact ...
Sep
2011 19
2011 19
Wrecked
SPOILER ALLERT A man (Adrien Brody) wakes up in a wrecked car in the woods covered in blood and with a broken leg. His broken leg is stacked so he can get out. In the back seat lies a dead man. Something bad had happen that he can’t recall. He opens up the car radio ...
Sep
2011 9
2011 9
Red State
Kevin Smith’s new effort is one of the most controversial and talked- about films of the year already- and it hasn’t even been widely released yet. It signifies a turn from comedy to horror / suspense (something that he’s never attempted before) and a radical (and rather confusing) method of marketing. Basically, in the Sundance ...
Sep
2011 2
2011 2
Hesher
T.J. (Devin Bronchu) is a troubled kid. His mother has died in a car accident a few months before, his father (Rainn Wilson) is deeply depressed, his grandma (Piper Laurie) seems to be losing it and he is getting his ass kicked at school. And then he meets Hesher (Joseph Gordon- Levitt), a tattooed headbanger ...
Sep
2011 1
2011 1
THOR
Alright, I am getting tired of all the superhero movies, but- being a geek- I am very interested in seeing what will come of Marvel’s blockbuster crossover experiment. We live in an age where cinema is finally starting to catch up with the elaborate comic book universes of the 20th century and the visions of ...
Aug
2011 28
2011 28
The Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides
The fourth instalment in the blockbuster series is a simpler, streamlined affair- but that’s not necessarily a good thing. The plot focuses on Jack Sparrow and incorporates several elements from Tim Powers’ excellent fantasy novel On Stranger Tides. This time, Sparrow searches for the fountain of youth and makes an enemy of the legendary...
Aug
2011 14
2011 14
X-MEN First Class
No Heavy Spoilers Alert I have just seen The X-Men: First Class movie. I know, it took me sometime, but my agenda is kind of full the last couple of months. Anyway, better late than ever – I am sure you have already seen it and also read some fine reviews on the net. Don’t ...
Aug
2011 4
2011 4
Video Nasties: The Definitive Guide
“Only an idiot would be taken in by this nonsense. That’s what the DPP were – idiots.” (Alan Jones) Video Nasties: The Definitive Guide box set is the ultimate 3- disc overview of the scandalous impact that low- budjet, trashy movies had on British society. The first disk includes the essential documentary VIDEO NASTIES: ...
Jul
2011 26
2011 26
Sons Of Anarchy Season #02
I know I said it before but I am completely mad with myself that I haven’t watched SOA earlier. Lucky for me, torrents, make a hell of job and I am now ready to watch season 3 and then wait for season 4. What the hell happened in season #02 Donna’s death, divides the club. ...
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