Synopsis: The special bond that develops between plus-sized inflatable robot Baymax, and prodigy Hiro Hamada, who team up with a group of friends to form a band of high-tech heroes My Take […]
Quickfire Review: Big Hero 6 (2015)
American Sniper (2015)
Synopsis: Navy SEAL sniper Chris Kyle’s pinpoint accuracy saves countless lives on the battlefield and turns him into a legend. Back home to his wife and kids after four tours of duty, […]
Quickfire Review: The Guest (2014)
Synopsis: A soldier introduces himself to the Peterson family, claiming to be a friend of their son who died in action. After the young man is welcomed into their home, a series […]
Quickfire Review: Stretch (2014)
Synopsis: A hard-luck limo driver struggling to go straight and pay off a debt to his bookie takes on a job with a crazed passenger whose sought-after ledger implicates some seriously dangerous […]
Quickfire Review: Blood Ties (2014)
Synopsis: Two brothers, on either side of the law, face off over organized crime in Brooklyn during the 1970s. My Take The “siblings on either side of the law” story isn’t anything […]
In Review: Dawn of the Planet of the Apes (2014) – Monkey See, Monkey Kill
Synopsis: In the wake of a disaster that changed the world, the growing and genetically evolving apes find themselves at a critical point with the human race. My Take As a massive […]
News: Latest Interstellar Trailer
The third and latest trailer for Christopher Nolan’s upcoming sci-fi spectacular came courtesy of an easter egg unlocked on the Interstellar website by an eagle eyed geek. The clever person figured out […]
In Review: 22 Jump Street (2014)
Synopsis: After making their way through high school (twice), big changes are in store for officers Schmidt and Jenko when they go deep undercover at a local college. My Take Every year […]
In Review: Robocop (2014)
Synopsis: In 2028 Detroit, when Alex Murphy – a loving husband, father and good cop – is critically injured in the line of duty, the multinational conglomerate OmniCorp sees their chance for […]
Trailer: The Interview (2014)
Following on from the success of Pineapple Express and This Is The End, Rogen and Franco are back with their particular brand of dude comedy in The Interview, which on paper boasts […]
Edge Of Tomorrow (2014): Watch, Laugh, Repeat
Synopsis: An officer finds himself caught in a time loop in a war with an alien race. His skills increase as he faces the same brutal combat scenarios, and his union with […]
Quickfire Review: Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit (2014)
Synopsis: Jack Ryan, as a young covert CIA analyst, uncovers a Russian plot to crash the U.S. economy with a terrorist attack My Take 12 years after Ben Affleck nearly killed Tom […]
Godzilla (2014) – Everybody’s Doing The Monster Mash #Possible Spoilers#
Synopsis: The world’s most famous monster is pitted against malevolent creatures who, bolstered by humanity’s scientific arrogance, threaten our very existence. Disclaimer: I don’t think I can write a spoiler free review […]
Quickfire Review: Closed Circuit (2013)
Synopsis: A high-profile terrorism case unexpectedly binds together two ex-lovers on the defense team – testing the limits of their loyalties and placing their lives in jeopardy My Take While there have been […]
The Lego Movie (2014) – No story, no problem
Synopsis: An ordinary LEGO minifigure, mistakenly thought to be the extraordinary MasterBuilder, is recruited to join a quest to stop an evil LEGO tyrant from gluing the universe together. My Take I am […]
Lone Survivor (2014)
Synopsis: Marcus Luttrell and his team set out on a mission to capture or kill notorious Taliban leader Ahmad Shah, in late June 2005. When they are compromised Marcus and his team are […]
White House Down (2013)
Synopsis: While on a tour of the White House with his young daughter, a Capitol policeman springs into action to save his child and protect the president from a heavily armed group of […]
Kick Ass 2 (2013)
Synopsis: The costumed high-school hero Kick-Ass joins with a group of normal citizens who have been inspired to fight crime in costume. Meanwhile, the Red Mist plots an act of revenge that will […]
Trailer: Interstellar (2014)
As anyone who has read this blog from the early days will know I am somewhat of a Christopher Nolan nerd. As a cinephile I regard him as one of the most […]
Quickfire Review: The Purge (2013)
Synopsis: In the future, a wealthy family is held hostage for harboring the target of a murderous syndicate during the Purge, a 12-hour period in which any and all crime is legalized My […]
Captain Phillips (2013) – Possible Spoilers
Synopsis: The true story of Captain Richard Phillips and the 2009 hijacking by Somali pirates of the US-flagged MV Maersk Alabama, the first American cargo ship to be hijacked in two hundred years […]
Quickfire Review: The Numbers Station (2013)
Synopsis: A disgraced black ops agent is dispatched to a remote CIA broadcast station to protect a code operator. Soon, they find themselves in a life-or-death struggle to stop a deadly plot before […]
The Last Stand (2013) – He said he’d be back
Synopsis: The leader of a drug cartel busts out of FBI custody and speeds to the Mexican border, where the only thing in his path is a sheriff and his inexperienced staff My […]
The Counselor (2013) Trailer – Michael Fassbender Breaks Bad
Michael Fassbender looks like he should probably call Saul Goodman in Ridley Scott’s upcoming The Counselor. I’ve always enjoyed post Gladiator Ridley Scott most when he is putting together ensemble thrillers (Matchstick […]
Quickfire Review: Red State (2011) – Machine Gun Preaching
Synopsis: Set in Middle America, a group of teens receive an online invitation for sex, though they soon encounter fundamentalists with a much more sinister agenda. My Take The main problem with Kevin […]
Homefront (2013) Trailer
At first read I didn’t think much of this standard “Stathanator goes mental and kung fu’s everyone” action thriller. I love the Stathe, don’t get me wrong. But I will rarely get […]
Olympus Has Fallen (2013) (Spoiler) – Fun proof we will never get another die hard
Synopsis: Terrorists attack the White House, with REMARKABLE ease. Gerard Butler goes on a one man mission to stop them; refuses to wear a vest. My Take Have you ever watched a […]
Quickfire Review: Dredd (2012) – Urban Carnage
Synopsis: In a violent, futuristic city where the police have the authority to act as judge, jury and executioner, a cop teams with a trainee to take down a gang that deals the […]
Deja Vu (2006) – Time Travel Twoddle….Time Twoddle?
Synopsis: An A.T.F. agent, investigating a massive bombing on a New Orleans ferry, travels back in time to save a woman from being murdered, falling in love with her in the process. My […]
Quickfire Review: Welcome To The Punch (2013)
Synopsis: Ex-criminal Jacob Sternwood is forced to return to London when his son is involved in a heist gone wrong. This gives his nemesis, detective Max Lewinsky, one last chance to catch the […]
Trailer: American Hustle (2013)
I have been a huge fan of David O. Russell ever since I saw Flirting With Disaster in the late ’90s. I was even that one guy who loves I Heart Huckerbees. […]
Pacific Rim (2013) – Underwhelming Rim Job
Synopsis: As a war between humankind and monstrous sea creatures wages on, a former pilot and a trainee are paired up to drive a seemingly obsolete special weapon in a desperate effort to […]
Quickfire Review: Vehicle 19 (2013)
Synopsis: A foreign traveler (Walker) unknowingly picks up a rental car that will tie him to a web of corrupt local police. My Take As a fan of Ryan Reynolds’ uber-claustrophobic coffin thriller […]
This Is The End (2013): Celebrapocalypse
Synopsis: While attending a party at James Franco’s house, Seth Rogen, Jay Baruchel and many other celebrities are faced with the apocalypse. My Take 2013 seems to be the year of the ensemble […]
Cloverfield (2008) – Godzilla? Oh sorry, my mistake
Synopsis: First person perspective of a giant monster attack on Manhattan. My Take Seeing Cloverfield again after Man of Steel got me thinking; if you removed the monster and added Superman and […]
True Romance (1993) – You caught me in a vendetta kind of mood
Synopsis: Boy meets girl. Girl is a hooker. Girl falls for boy. Boy kills her pimp. They steal some coke and flee to Hollywood. A love story for the ages, with a […]
World War Z (2013) – Apocalypse How?
Synopsis: United Nations employee Gerry Lane traverses the world in a race against time to stop the Zombie pandemic that is toppling armies and governments, and threatening to destroy humanity itself. My Take […]
Will Smith Too Expensive For ID42, Randy Quaid Says “I’ll Do It”. Probably
Well the news that Independence Day 2 is being made for a 2015 release wasn’t hugely exciting. It just got a little less so with the news that Will Smith is too […]
Independence Day 2: Alien Boogaloo – Sequel Confirmed For 2015
I may have to take a career break in 2015 at this rate. Following on from confirmation of scheduled releases year after next for Avengers 2, Star Wars VII, Man of Steel […]
Lego Movie (2014) – Teaser Trailer
Ok, forget the terrible techno teenybop version of Aha’s Take On Me and focus on the action in this teaser trailer of next year’s potentially awesome Lego Movie. Chris Pratt (the always […]
Alan Partridge: Alpha Papa (2013) Official Trailer – Dog Day Partridge
I don’t know how well Alan Partridge travelled across the Atlantic, so apologies if this is lost a little on my American friends. But while World’s End is getting all the buzz, […]
Man of Steel (2013) – Possible Spoilers
Synopsis: An origin story of how the World came to know Superman and Clark Kent came to know his past My Take Let me make one thing clear; I am not a […]
Jack Reacher (2013) (possible spoilers)
Synopsis: A homicide investigator digs deeper into a case involving a trained military sniper who shot five random victims. My Take I was half way through reading One Shot when I decided to […]
Hit & Run (2012) – Driving Miss Crazy
Synopsis: Former getaway driver Charlie Bronson jeopardizes his Witness Protection Plan identity in order to help his girlfriend get to Los Angeles. The feds and Charlie’s former gang chase them on the road. […]
The Iceman (2013) Official Trailer
A little while ago I put together a list of 10 actors who I would watch in anything regardless of how shitty the movie they were in might be (http://wp.me/p32hec-e9). It was […]
Star Trek: Into Darkness (2013) – SPOILERS
Synopsis: After the crew of the Enterprise find an unstoppable force of terror from within their own organization, Captain Kirk leads a manhunt to a war-zone world to capture a one man weapon […]
R.I.P.D. (2013) Official Trailer – This Years Men In Black?
Wisecracking star known for his comedy/action chops, fast mouth and pretty face? Check. Grizzled old star known for being….well…grizzled? Check. Secret department trying to save the world from being overrun by monsters? […]
Lockout (2012) – Escape From Space
Synopsis: A man wrongly convicted of conspiracy to commit espionage against the U.S. (Guy Pearce) is offered his freedom if he can rescue the president’s daughter (Maggie Grace) from an outer space prison […]
New Pacific Rim (2013) Trailer – Go Big or Go Extinct
If the sight of a giant freakin’ robot picking up an OIL TANKER and using it as a BASEBALL BAT against a giant freakin’ MONSTER doesn’t get your geek juices flowing, then……….all […]
Iron Man 3 (2013) – Full (Spoiler Free) Review
Synopsis: When Tony Stark’s world is torn apart by a formidable terrorist called the Mandarin (Ben Kingsley), he starts an odyssey of rebuilding and retribution My Take As I sat in the surprisingly only 2/3 […]
