Captain Phillips is based on a true story, but serious questions have been raised about the veracity of the events portrayed in both the eponymous gentleman’s book on the subject and this film. For the sake of this review, I… Continue Reading
This should perhaps be considered an addendum to the B movies post of a few weeks back as it’s a continuation of that theme. It’s not quite the big dumb action movie that Sly and Arnie used to specialise in,… Continue Reading
Everybody knows one or two songs by the Proclaimers. If nothing else, you could 500 Miles out of your locker, and probably Letter From America too. After that you might be struggling. I was a bit, I have to say.… Continue Reading
Mark Thomas – 100 Acts of Minor Dissent – Ashcroft Arts Centre, Fareham – Friday September 13, 2013 I’ve been delaying writing this review, not because I didn’t enjoy myself, but because I really wasn’t sure how to approach writing… Continue Reading
Stewart Lee – Much A-Stew About Nothing – Mayflower Theatre, Southampton – September 15, 2013 Honestly, this isn’t going to be much of a review. Stewart Lee is one of the best comedians around, but he operates on such a… Continue Reading
I think all the faults I could find with How I Live Now stem from the position of my perception and not from the film itself. And faults aside, it starts from a position of strength by blaring Amanda Palmer‘s… Continue Reading
There are two types of B-movie – the big, brash and bold, and the simple idea followed through until the end – and this double bill provided me with one of each. White House Down is the second ‘terrorists take… Continue Reading
Fans of Denmark’s The Killing will love Prisoners. By which I mean it’s a not very good pot-boiler murder mystery (well, abduction mystery here) that has been made arty (in The Killing’s case this just means subtitled really) which means… Continue Reading
You shouldn’t read anything into the fact that, when playing catch-up on my reviews, I totally forgot I had seen this. It’s actually a really enjoyable diversion. no, it’s not the greatest film in the world, but it’s a highly… Continue Reading
The most interesting thing about Rush is that it avoids doing what you would expect every other film to do with its lead characters – it doesn’t take sides. Rush is the story of the rivalry between James Hunt, the… Continue Reading