Synopsis: Video game bad guy Wreck-It Ralph is sick and tired of seeing the good guys get all the medals. So he decides to go on a mission into the arcade and make […]
Wreck-It Ralph (2013)
Big (1988) – Celebrating 25 Years On
Tuesday evening marked a watershed moment in my marriage. Over dinner I made a reference to Big. A movie synonymous with mine and my friends’ childhoods. Many a Christmas holiday was spent […]
Spam of the Day
“hello there and thanks to your information ? I have definitely picked up anything new from proper here. I did on the other hand expertise some technical points the usage of this […]
The Descendants (2011) – A little slice of paradise
Synopsis: A Hawaiian land baron tries to re-connect with his two daughters after his wife is seriously injured in a boating accident…..with hilarious consequences! My Take Cinematic history is full of two things; movies […]
J. Edgar (2011)
Synopsis: A biopic of the rise of J. Edgar Hoover, the father of the FBI My Take The FBI has been, and continues to be, the subject of countless movies and television procedurals. […]
10 Potentially Terrible Director “Re-Imaginings”
We were in the movie store today and got into a conversation with the clerk who was spitting feathers about the news he’d heard that Steven Spielberg is remaking Old Boy. If […]
Reader Review: ParaNorman (2012) – From The Mouths of Babes
Synopsis: A misunderstood boy takes on ghosts, zombies and grown-ups to save his town from a centuries-old curse Editor’s Note: There are some films which need to be looked at in the context of […]
All Good Things (2013 UK Release Date)
Synopsis: David Marks (Ryan Gosling) was suspected but never tried for killing his wife Katie (Kirsten Dunst) who disappeared in 1982, but the truth is eventually revealed. My Take I tend to be pretty […]
Editorial: Why 9 Months On Prometheus Still Fills Me With Rage
The spring of 2012 was a heady time. I had just bought a cute little Spaniel puppy who was bringing joy and frivolity to the house. My new house was basking in […]
Retro Streaming – #5 Going The Distance (2010)
Synopsis A love story traversing the ups and downs of meeting the person of your dreams and then trying to make it work with 3000 miles between you My Take I had […]
Ted (2012) – Smarter than your average bear
Synopsis: When he’s 8 years old lonely Boston kid John Bennett (Mark Whalberg) gets a teddy bear for Christmas. When he makes a wish for Ted (Seth MacFarlane) to come to life his wish […]
Underwhelming Spam
Given how over the top most spammers are I was almost hurt when I received this underwhelming piece of spam today: “quite interesting, still stick around” It’s like they’re just not trying […]
The Imposter (2012)
Synopsis: A documentary centered on a young Frenchman who claims to a grieving Texas family that he is their 16-year-old son, Nicholas Barclay who has been missing for 3 years My Take The […]
10 Alternative Valentines Day Movies
Try as you might there is little escaping Valentines Day this Thursday. We know it’s not for everyone and for those who want to completely escape it there are plenty of lists […]
TMATNB: Osombie: The Axis Of Evil Dead (2012) – Bargain Bin Laden
Synopsis The story follows Dusty, a yoga instructor from Colorado, who is on a desperate rescue mission to save her crazy brother Derek, a conspiracy theorist who is convinced Osama bin Laden is still […]
News: Paul Walker To Become Agent 47
Deadline.com has broken the news of a Hitman reboot with Paul Walker set to star. Following the critically panned but commercially viable Timothy Olyphant Hitman, Fox have decided that there is life […]
Retro Streaming – #4 In The Electric Mist (2009)
Synopsis A detective in post Katrina New Orleans area has a series of surreal encounters with a troop of friendly Confederate soldiers while investigating serial killings of local prostitutes, a 1965 lynching […]
Favourite Spam
I get about 5 spam emails a day into this site and most of them are dull. But occasionally I will get one that is a genuinely brilliant piece of twisted English […]
Lawless (2012) – Bootleg Mumblecore
Synopsis: Chronicles the efforts of three bootlegging brothers in prohibition era Franklin, Virgina to evade the law, make some money and stay alive under threat from crooked D.A. Charlie Rakes (Guy Pearce) My […]
Zero Dark Thirty (2013) – Kathryn Bigelow, War Gigolo
Synopsis: A chronicle of the decade-long hunt for al-Qaeda terrorist leader Osama Bin Laden after the September 2001 attacks, and his death at the hands of the Navy S.E.A.L. Team 6 in May 2011. […]
In Remembrance: Six Feet Under (2001 – 2005)
Created By: Alan Ball – Also known for super campy vampire knob-fest True Blood and Sam Mendes career kick starter American Beauty (or the movie with the naked chick covered in the roses […]
TMATNB: Conan (2011)
Synopsis Cut out of his dying mothers belly on a battlefield (gross) Conan is the ultimate warrior! Unfortunately this does not stop the Evil Warlord Zym (Stephen Lang) from burning down his […]
Happy-Go-Lucky (2008)
Synopsis Perpetually happy North Londoner Poppy (Sally Hawkins) tries to see the best in everything and everyone. Even uptight, miserable driving instructor Scott (Eddie Marsan). My Take This little gem had been […]
Retro Streaming – #3 Jonah Hex (2010)
Synopsis Scarred ambiguously supernatural cowboy bounty hunter sheriff (seriously…) Jonah Hex (Josh Brolin) tries to stop hobo looking super-villain Quentin Turnbull (John Malkovich) from blowing up the US East Coast while exacting […]
10 Actors Who Are Always Great Even in Shitty Movies
There are some actors whose talent and screen presence transcends the quality of any movie. They are those actors who when they turn up on screen, even in the midst of the shittiest […]
Barack’s Got 99 Problems But Mitt Aint One
Rapping President’s only second to rapping grannies
Retro Streaming – #2 Unstoppable (2010)
Synopsis Grizzled old train driver Frank (Washington) and cocky young buck conductor Will (Pine) must overcome their differences to stop an unmanned train carrying toxic chemicals from ploughing into a local town […]
Cocoa the Narcoleptic Daschund
Sleepy puppy
Gangster Squad (2012) – A Bit Gangster Squib
Synopsis: Los Angeles, 1949: A secret crew of police officers led by two determined sergeants work together in an effort to take down the ruthless mob king Mickey Cohen who runs the city. […]
Hot Buzz – Oscar Reaction
Yeah yeah yeah I know there are a million newsites, commentators, critics, blogs, radio shows, podcasts, men, women, children, sentient mammals and all other manner of energy talking about Oscar shit. But, […]
Retro Streaming – #1 Payback (1999)
Synopsis Mono-monikored gruff crook Porter (Gibson) wakes up with two bullets in his back after being double crossed out of his share of a $140000 score by his partner (Henry) and wife […]
New Regular Feature – Retro Streaming
My wife is fit. This is both a subjective visual observation and an objective medical fact. Three times a week or more she goes to the gym with our neighbour and leaves […]
Walton Goggins: A Forehead For The Ages
A couple of years ago I started watching Justified and reaaaaallllly enjoyed it. So much so I totally forgot to look up when the second series was airing, missed it, fell behind and […]
Life of Pi: Definitive proof Ang Lee can direct action and Hulk was an anomaly
I’d like it known now I can admit on the rare occasion when I am wrong. Usually I am right. But I can admit when I am wrong, which in intself makes […]
