Will there ever be another Batman as good as Christian Bale? Maybe not. But if we want a Justice League movie in 2015/16 (and I really, really do) then it looks like […]
No More Batman For Bale
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 […]
Spam of the Day
It’s been a while since I posted a Spam Of The Day. But this one is just too good: “My spouse and i ended up being absolutely relieved Louis could conclude his […]
The Paperboy (2013) – Misappropriated Love
Synopsis: A reporter returns to his Florida hometown to investigate a case involving a death row inmate, and his strange love affair with a local woman My Take Some movies are so adept […]
Year One (2009) – Pre-historic Comedy
Synopsis: After being banished from their tribe, two hunter-gatherers encounter Biblical characters and eventually wind up in the city of Sodom. My Take Actors who rely on schtick tend to have short intense […]
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 […]
Flight (2013) – Crash Bang Wallow
Synopsis: An airline pilot saves almost all his passengers on his malfunctioning airliner which eventually crashed, but an investigation threatens to unravel his secret shame My Take Robert Zemeckis has a tendency to […]
Casey Affleck added to ever increasing interstellar cast
Like the cosmos that Chris Nolan will be exploring in his upcoming sci-fi epic Interstellar, his cast list also seems to be ever expanding and endlessly intriguing. You can now add Casey […]
Retrospective: The Sopranos (1999 – 2007)
Created By: David Chase – Not known for much before The Sopranos, he did some writing jobs for TV in the 80’s and 90’s. He was most noted for his producer credit […]
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 […]
RIP James Gandolfini (1961 – 2013)
Some actors spend their careers portraying generous, benevolent, kind hearted members of the community with great conviction. When in actuality they are bitter, hard nosed, self interested narcissists. Their ability to […]
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 […]
Primer (2004) – Now I Can’t Remember How To Drive
Synopsis: Two part time inventors, working from their garage, accidently create something more powerful than they are able to comprehend……..I think. I’m not entirely sure My Take The fact I had a […]
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 […]
Super-er-Man – Man of Steel 2 already in production
Having just booked my tickets to see Man of Steel on it’s opening weekend, it feels an appropriate time to report the news that the sequel is already in pre-production. According 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. […]
Django Unchained (2013) – Now the hype has gone, is it actually any good?
Synopsis: With the help of a German bounty hunter, a freed slave sets out to rescue his wife from a brutal Mississippi plantation owner. My Take When Django Unchained came out I had […]
Despite All His Rage, He Is Still Just Nicolas Cage – Our Top 10 Nicolas Cage Roles
Nicolas Kim Coppola. Better known to us as Nic “Craaaaazy Eyes” Cage. As the saying goes, you get two performances; stoic, and batshit crazy. Born into extended Hollywood royalty (his uncle is […]
The Man From Earth (2007) – I wandered lonely as a caveman
Synopsis: An impromptu goodbye party for Professor John Oldman becomes a mysterious interrogation after the retiring scholar reveals to his colleagues he never ages and has walked the earth for 14,000 years… My […]
Hans Zimmer To Score Interstellar
Chris Nolan has announced his first major off screen collaborator to join an impressive cast of Matthew McConnaughey, Anne Hathaway, Jessica Chastain and Michael Caine in front of the lens; Hollywood score […]
Retro Streaming: #9 Guarding Tess (1994) – Secretly Enjoyable Service
Synopsis: A former First Lady (Shirley MacLaine) wants a particular Secret Service agent (Nicolas Cage) to head her bodyguard detail, even though he can’t stand her. My Take “From the man who brought […]
Arrested Development – Series 4 (2013): A New Hope For Cancelled Shows
Network: Arrested Development is Netflix’s latest original production, although not entirely their own having originally been famously cancelled after three seasons on Fox. Background: Netflix is on a streak that other networks […]
The Killer Inside Me (2010)
Synopsis: When he is asked to protect the son of a local prominent business from ruinous scandal a West Texas deputy sheriff is slowly unmasked as a psychotic killer. My Take I knew […]
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 […]
Hannibal (2013 – ) First Thoughts
Last weekend one of my avid readers (and long time friend) Laura asked me a favour. She was intrigued by the new Hannibal TV show which received its premier in the UK […]
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? […]
Move Over Shoving Buddies, Hooray For Movies Is Here
For the observant of you out there you may notice some changes to the website. Mainly the fact it is no longer called Shoving Buddies, but in fact Hooray For Movies!! This […]
Christopher Nolan to Direct Bond 24 (2016)?
Now I don’t want to say this was anything to do with me………….because it really wasn’t. But, I did say I was going to start a campaign to get Nolan to fill […]
Face Of Stone, Heart Of Butter: 10 Greatest John C Reilly Roles
His face looks like it is made from stone, and he has a heart made from soft butter. It’s John C Reilly. The one the only. For me, these are his best […]
Dark Skies (2013) – Signs Mark II
Synopsis: As the Barret family’s peaceful suburban life is rocked by an escalating series of disturbing events, they come to learn that a terrifying and deadly force is after them. My Take Dark […]
Fox Announces New Seth MacFarlane Comedy “Dads”
As was so well covered by Dave over at Killing Time the various networks are in the process of announcing their full 2013/14 schedules. The raft of potential new and recommissioned content is […]
Celebrating 100 Shoving Buddies Articles With A Review Of Ghost Cat (2004)
Synopsis: Wes Merritt and his daughter Natalie (14) get more than they bargained for when they buy an old house that was formerly inhabited by the nice old Mrs. Ashboro and her pet […]
Joe Wright to direct Fifty Shades of Grey?
As soon as the inevitable news was broken that literary mummy porn favourite Fifty Shades was being adapted for the big screen, every leading actor with a 6 pack and penis has […]
Jesus Henry Christ (2012)
Synopsis: At the age of ten, Henry James Hermin, a boy who was conceived in a petri-dish and raised by his feminist mother, follows a string of Post-It notes in hopes of finding […]
Mansome (2012) – Perfectly Sculpted
Synopsis: A documentary that explores the question: In the age of manscaping, metrosexuals, and grooming products galore – what does it mean to be a man? My Take In 2012, what is masculinity? […]
Michael Caine signs on to Interstellar
Michael Caine today made Hollywood’s least surprising announcement by confirming he will be part of Christopher Nolan’s Interstellar (2014) project Joining Matthew McConawashboard and Anne “WHY WONT ANYONE MENTION MY […]
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 […]
Die Hard 6 Gets Screenwriter and Dumbest Title Yet
That’s right, in 2015 Bruce Willis will be returning as John McClane to fight the nurses who keep stealing his stuff at the home. Probably. I mean, dude will be like 70 […]
The Queen of Versailles (2012) – The House Built On Nothing
Synopsis: A documentary that follows a billionaire couple as they begin construction on America’s biggest private home, inspired by Versailles. During the next two years, their empire, fueled by the real estate bubble […]
6 Days To Air (2011) – South Park Behind The Curtain
Synopsis: Rare all access behind the scenes look at the making of a South Park episode, which typically go from initial idea to air in only 6 days. My Take I used […]
Doodle #2 – The Hurt Locker
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 […]
Zach Braff Kickstarter Project “Wish I Was Here” Reaches Funding Goal In 3 Days
A little while ago people started talking about the possibility of crowd funding website Kickstarter as being a potential game changing platform for funding medium budget Hollywood movies. When Veronica Mars fans […]
Doodle #1 – Bane’s Regret
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 […]
