By Thomas Ward @IngloriousTward “It’s like you said, bitch. We’re the Guardians of the Galaxy” A fast-paced, kinetic, hilarious and incredible space romp that introduces us to Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy, a team of misfits who form an uneasy alliance to take on Ronan the Accuser, a Kree radical who targets the Guardians after they interfere…
by Becky Lea @beckygracelea A victim of the 2007-2008 Writer’s Strike, Moonlight was cancelled just four episodes after the enforced hiatus, giving it sixteen episodes in total. Audience figures had been decent enough, but it wasn’t so popular with the critics. It follows the exploits of private detective Mick St John (Alex O’Loughlin, now an action…
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r8HPIH5JCak Hello it’s Bastnerds time yet again and we’re taking on the Hollywood heavy weight Michael Bay with no too damming praise and spoiling things left right and centre. Joining me @CinemaTronix is one of my go to guys and now currently in my will mr Raghav Modi @raghavmodi and regular contributor and YouTube star @awarmann Transformers 4 sees…
by Barry Cox @Baz_Film DIR: Richard LinklaterCAST: Ellar Cotrane, Patricia Arquette, Ethan Hawke, Lorelei LinklaterCERTIFICATION: 15UK RELEASE DATE: 11th July 2014Winner of the ‘Golden Bear’ at the 2013 Berlin Film Festival, Richard Linklater’s 18th film marks a groundbreaking achievement for the director. The idea and execution of using the same actors – only shooting for three…
By Sophie Vickers @froleyfilm There are good actors, and there are bad actors. There are good actors who, given the right role, can give perfect, faultless performances. And there are also good actors who, when miscast, can be absolutely diabolical. Here’s my list of eight actors who have given brilliant performances in one or more films,…
by Becky Lea @beckygracelea This is the first in an ongoing feature that will look at mini-series and series that were cancelled within their first season. They may be good, they may be bad, they may be Firefly, but any and all could get a look in (any recommendations welcome!). May I also extend a hearty…
by Curt Milner @CurtMilner The other week, I was waiting for a bus on a muggy summer day when another double-decker passed me travelling in the opposite direction. On the side of the bus was an advert for Seth McFarlane’s latest comedy A Million Ways to Die in the West. It’s a film I was keen…
By Daniel Burden https://twitter.com/Danburden1138 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r8HPIH5JCak “The age of the Transformer is over” So says Kelsey Grammer’s villainous Harold Attinger near the beginning of the 4th film in this seemingly unstoppable franchise. But judging from a $300+ worldwide opening weekend, I’d say he’s probably wrong. I’m an apologist for these films (the 1st and 3rd at any rate, no…
By Tracey A.M @hostile_17 A cold October afternoon, dressed in a sequined dress, with three hours to kill before a red carpet event, I decided to shelter from the rain in the Odeon Covent Garden. The film choices were two: Midnight in Paris or Drive. Woody Allen’s latest was attracting quite a crowd of ‘Silver Screeners’ and so, as I…