Film Reviews

In 1988, Chilean dictator Augusto Pinochet came under international pressure to legitimise his 15-year regime. A plebiscite was called so the public could vote “yes” or “no” to another eight years of having him in charge. In the Oscar-nominated NO, we find out how Chile’s own Mad Men went about bringing down a dictator. The assumption was... [Read more of this review]

Before he was dead Marlon Brando had pretty much cornered the market in super rich morbidly obese, mad as a hat stand reclusive movie stars. He worked rarely, being very choosy over what he did. Not with artistic discretion like a geriatric Daniel Day-Lewis, but purely with an eye to how much he would be paid for the least amount of work. Indeed he... [Read more of this review]

There’s a severed foot on the floor. Bit of bone, a lot of blood, not much body. It also looks rather fake. The flier for the Texas Chainsaw DVD launch had taunted us with the threat of “Leatherface’s room upstairs!”, and before being led up to a room out the back of Islington’s (rather charming) metalworks, we’d been made to sign waivers.... [Read more of this review]

Six. 6. Siiiix. 10-4. Sex-minus-E-plus-I. Six whole films. And plans are already in place for Fast And Furious eight. Eight! That’s more sequels than Police Academy! How did this happen? Who is to blame?! Well, you are. Or at least, we as a species are: the films keep making money. After the comparative failure of the Vin Diesel-less second and... [Read more of this review]

Small Apartments In cinemas now If you made a list of British comedians you’d expect to find leading an ensemble in an American comedy/drama, chances are Matt Lucas (of ‘he’s a baby’ and ‘yer-buh-no-buh’ fame) wouldn’t be at its peak. This is no indictment of his ability – far from it, he was the one member... [Read more of this review]

Trailers

The much loved underwater animation features the unforgettable Marlin, his forgetful friend Dory and the lovable young Nemo as they return to the big screen making a splash in spectacular 3D. Follow the momentous journey as never seen before in 3D as an overprotective clownfish named Marlin (voiced by ALBERT BROOKS) and his young son Nemo (ALEXANDER... [Read more of this review]

The crit: “An elite FBI squad are caught in an intense game of cat and mouse against four of the world’s greatest illusionists. Pulling off a series of daring heists against corrupt business leaders during their performances, they shower the stolen profits on their audiences while staying one step ahead of the law.” OnTheBox expectation... [Read more of this review]

Our fingers are but a blur as we excitedly fumble our way towards getting this little news story up online, but we are delighted to announce that the first teaser trailer for Anchorman 2 is out there on the web. Obviously there’s not much in the way of content (seeing as this ridiculously anticipated sequel won’t start filming later this... [Read more of this review]

We absolutely can’t wait to see Ted. It’s the story of Johnny (Mark Wahlberg) a regular guy who falls in love with a girl (Mila Kunis). The thing is, he’s constantly dogged by a rather special friend – a hard-drinking, pot-smoking teddy bear that came to life as a result of a childhood wish and just won’t leave. It’s... [Read more of this review]