film review: Savages (2012)

September 20, 2012 // No Comment

I don’t know what Oliver Stone was thinking when he made Savages. I’m not sure he knows himself. Perhaps it was the same thing he was thinking during Alexander.

movie news: First Full Trailer for The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey (2012)

September 19, 2012 // 1 Comment

Good news everybody! They’ve released the first full trailer for The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey. And it’s not just dwarves singing!

movie news: First trailer for Lincoln released

September 14, 2012 // No Comment

I’m not sure how interested I really am in Abraham Lincoln when he’s not slaying vampires… but it’s Steven Spielberg and he’s often surprised me. So… ok.

movie news: Taken 2 featurette released

September 13, 2012 // 1 Comment

I have to admit, I feel like a bit of a fraud reporting on Taken 2 when I still haven’t seen the first one… After all this time. The shame.

film review: St. George’s Day (2012)

September 12, 2012 // No Comment

You’d be forgiven for thinking that the British film industry only churns out gritty dramas about gangsters or hooligans. I’m sure it’s not actually true but you can’t deny that those are generally the ones that make it to the cinema.

competition: Win Savages Goodies!

September 11, 2012 // 3 Comments

–### COMPETITION CLOSED ###– It’s competition time again! This week, courtesy of Universal Pictures Ireland I have 3 Savages goody bags to give away.

clips and trailers: The Sapphires (2012)

September 5, 2012 // No Comment

Starring Ireland’s very own Chris O’Dowd, The Sapphires tells the tale of four aboriginal girls who became Australia’s answer to The Supremes.

movie news: Seven Psychopaths gets a new trailer

September 1, 2012 // No Comment

A few weeks ago we got our first look at Martin McDonagh’s Seven Psychopaths and now we’re getting another.

film review: Samsara (2012)

August 31, 2012 // No Comment

I wished I’d seen Baraka. Because I think it might have made this film easier to review. Samsara is a stunning piece of work. The film takes us across a world damaged by disaster, mechanised by industry, shrouded in ritual and punctuated by beauty. This world.

Competition: Win Ted Goodies!

July 25, 2012 // 1 Comment

***## COMPETITION CLOSED ##*** It’s competition time again! This time we’ve got prizes for Seth MacFarlane’s feature film debut, Ted. You may remember Seth as the creator of such hit shows as Family Guy, American Dad! and The Cleveland Show. The film stars Mark Wahlberg, Mila Kunis and a walking talking reprobate teddy bear called […]