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Director: Katie Aselton Writer: Mark Duplass Starring: Kate Bosworth, Lake Bell, Katie Aselton Running Time: 83 minutes Year: 2012
Director Katie Aselton has conjured up a masterful stalk n’ shoot thriller, slamming through the expected turns before sliding into an assault of unusual twists with a fresh eye. Dreaming up the idea herself before handing over scripting duties to her partner, Mark Duplass, Aselton has created a winner in Black Rock.
It’s a trifle unfair of me to hog all the limelight with my bibble all the time, so I thought I’d introduce you to the wonderful lyrical skills of my buddy, Rob Simpson. A published children’s poet, this guy can spin a limerick out of a couple of boring nouns and a very questionable adjective. He’s onboard the site now to offer a different kind of review. Without further ado about much, here’s Rob’s rhyming review on Mama.
Seeing Guillermo Del Toro’s name attached to a film guarantees the audience a certain type of content wrapped up in his signature style. As his slate becomes ever more full, the Spanish director has taken to instead producing his horror content…
This week sees the release of zombie behemoth, World War Z. Undead fan favourites such as Zombie Flesh Eaters and Dawn Of The Dead insinuate from their titles and their artwork that an impending bout of necrotic zombie tomfoolery is imminent. What most cinema goers fail to realise is that Hollywood is continuing to force the undead upon us without us realising it.
Director: Steven Soderbergh Writer: Richard LaGravenese, Scott Thorson, Alex Thorleifson Starring: Michael Douglas, Matt Damon, Rob Lowe, Dan Aykroyd Running time: 118 minutes Year: 2013
There’s mixed emotions when you head into the cinema knowing the film you’re about to watch is the last ever from a director. Steven Soderbergh has truly run the gamut during his career as a filmmaker. Never opting for one specific genre to make his mark, he’s laid his hand to a diverse range of features. From his breakout indie hit Sex, Lies and Videotape right through to the recent actioner Haywire, he always keeps his audience loyal through a directorial hand that knows when to go bold and when to pull back.
Man Of Steel has finally arrived in cinemas. The red-pantied crusader who’s had more faces than Joan Rivers is back! Understandably, the internet is ablaze with everyone and their mother, their mother’s tennis partner and their mother’s tennis partner’s husband throwing in their two cents about ole Supes.
To get a bit of variety into the debate, here are a few of my favourite reactions overheard while I blatantly eavesdropped outside a cinema toilet:
Here are my recommendations for the best films on Freeview this week.
Director: Zack Snyder Writer: David S. Goyer, Christopher Nolan Starring: Henry Cavill, Amy Adams, Michael Shannon, Diane Lane, Russell Crowe, Kevin Costner, Laurence Fishburne Running time: 143 minutes Year: 2013
Man Of Steel is why we see movies on the big screen. It’s that rare beast of summer blockbusters with a brain driving forward the story. You’ll have no doubt heard about Zack Snyder’s rebooted take on Superman. In the months building up to its release, every form of media has been saturated with previews, yet none of them truly prepare you for what is an absolutely breathtaking contribution to cinema.
Director: Justin Lin Writer: Chris Morgan Starring: Vin Diesel, Paul Walker, Dwayne Johnson, Michelle Rodriguez, Luke Evans Running time: 100 minutes Year: 2013
The Fast And The Furious franchise has become a big deal following the success of last instalment Fast 5. Fast & Furious 6 is what you’d call a Ronseal film. It does exactly what it says on the tin. For a series which careened into public view by putting the everyman (Paul Walker) in the driver’s seat, six films in that formula remains steadfast. If it ain’t broke and all that.
When characters unite across rival franchises and studios, it can often cause the blood of fans to reach a steady simmer. I’m prepared to throw big handfuls of caution to the wind in proposing this mashup. I believe it will satiate audiences until they start screaming “Mashup! Mashup!” every time they see two things in the world that are completely unrelated.
