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In times past the crimes of kidnapping, torture and rape were considered heinous, and when mentioned in the news they were always represented in a negative light. Well, when Amanda Berry, Gina DeJesus and Michelle Knight were finally freed from years of captivity and rape resulting in forced...

The majority of films these days – especially those manufactured by the Hollywood system – are utterly forgettable, stunningly disposable and, most disappointingly, bereft of ambition. Being a card-carrying movie geek makes me part of the problem and loads that previous statement with...

New Danish film The Hunt is some kind of marvel. It harks back to socially aware films of the 1970s, films that had the balls to tackle prickly, difficult subjects that often offered no easy answers. It may not make for comfortable viewing — in fact, The Hunt could be the feel bad film of...

What the hell has happened to the Iron Man franchise? The first film was a financial gamble by Marvel studios, one that featured the unusual union of a wayward, burnt out movie star, a director more known for starring in comedies and an obscure, second-tier (to the uninitiated) property. But...

Though there is still a struggle for true equality, homosexuality in entertainment no longer carries the stigma that it used to. Trailblazing television shows like Queer as Folk and Queer Eye for the Straight Guy introduced mainstream audiences to relatable characters who were not only...

At a glance, Oblivion looks like a ridiculously safe bet. How safe?  Money making genre? Check. Bankable A-list star? Check. Visual-stylist director? Check. Huge special effects budget? Check. Hell, it sounds like a Will Smith film (and that is not a good thing). But despite ticking all the...

Many people believe Mel Gibson’s greatest achievement was the movie Braveheart. The fact it made $210,409,945 notwithstanding, it was a huge hit – being nominated for 10 Academy Awards and winning five. In light of the last few years not being Gibson’s best, the anti-semitic...

Is no genre safe? We currently live in a cinematic climate where every single genre is being homogenised for teenage cinemagoers. I’m not talking about genre films that put teenagers directly in peril. No, that would actually be a good thing (and straight up genre filmmaking), I’m talking...

Rock n roll stars are widely known for being gentlemen and lovers of women. And Johnny Rotten of the Sex Pistols is no exception. In an interview on the insipid television show The Project, Rotten relates his well-measured and reasonable views on female/male relations. Although his views...

Geez, kids can be inconsiderate. Not only do they need to be fed, clothed and (some would argue) loved, they also often demand entertainment. One of the more demanding entertainments for a child is the ‘aeroplane ride’. Despite requiring two people, the joy of the aeroplane ride is...

Terribly disfigured and lying bedridden, this man’s passion for blondes will be the last thing he thinks of, often cared for by his nurse, Dr Geoffrey Edelsten is known for high flying ways and being a old man with a young buxom wife. Count Lazlo De Almasy, better known as ‘ the...

More like Try-Hard with a Vengeance. This latest entry in the durable Die Hard franchise is less like a film and more like a gigantic coffin nail. A Good Day isn’t just a substandard sequel (something that 20th Century Fox seems to specialise in), but seems to be made by people who haven’t...