A biopic of Professor Stephen Hawking is a goldmine for Hollywood. He is arguably the most influential living physicist, akin to Albert Einstein. he has a crippling disease and was only given a few years to live, but recently celebrated his 73rd birthday. The Theory of Everything is based on the memoirs Travelling to Infinity: My Life with Stephen of his first wife Jane and … [Read more...]
Review: Pride (2014)
If the idea of Dominic West dancing to win over a group of stuffy homophobic miners makes you laugh, chances are you'll enjoy Pride. A historical comedy that looks back at a group of lesbian and gay activists who supported the miners during the strikes of the 1980s, director Matthew Warchus and writer Stephen Beresford have combined to create something similar in tone to The … [Read more...]
Review: Birdman (2014)
To attempt to summarise the visual and dramatic flair of Alejandro Gozalez Inarritu's latest film Birdman, would probably result in a breakdown similar to the main character experience's throughout this weaving, trippy nightmarish comedy. … [Read more...]
Review: The Fast and the Furious (2001)
For a franchise that latterly revolves around huge international heists and globe-spanning adventures it's sometimes easy to forget that The Fast and the Furious started as a simple street racing film. Proving an unqualified success, it is now one of the longest-running and multi-parted film franchises that continue to draw people into cinemas with the promise of high-octane … [Read more...]
Review: Fast & Furious 6 (2013)
The Fast & Furious films have to be one of the more interesting franchise stories. Blowing out the gate with the mediocre original before going off the boil with two pretty terrible sequels, it was given the breath of life by director Justin Lin and with the best instalment of the lot Fast & Furious 5. It became a global money-spinner, and thus with the melodrama … [Read more...]
Review: Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (2009)
In 2007 director Michael Bay took the formerly popular children's toy franchise Transformers and turned it into a multi-million dollar film franchise. With the success of the first, a sequel was immediately green-lit and Bay given the reigns once again. Having introduced the main characters in the first film, he took the opportunity to expand the Universe considerably in … [Read more...]
Review: G.I. Joe: Retaliation (2013)
Toy giant Hasbro continues its run of films based on its merchandise with G.I. Joe: Retaliation. After continued box office success with the Transformers films, Battleship and its predecessor G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra, Retaliation removes most of the major characters from the first film and installs a small team lead by action favourite and WWE wrestling star Dwayne 'The … [Read more...]
Review: The Transformers: The Movie (1986)
The first visit to the cinema for anyone can be a memorable and important experience. Growing up as a fan of all things film-related, being taken to the my local cinema as a young five-year-old whippersnapper, the thrill of seeing one of my favourite television shows turned into a feature-length film proved more influential than I could possibly have imagined. Accompanied by my … [Read more...]
Review: Prometheus (2012)
The wait is finally over. Prometheus has landed. For months leading up to its launch Ridley Scott's first foray back into science fiction for three decades, Prometheus was teased and trailed with outstanding viral videos letting slip small pieces of information about the film that 'shared DNA' with his 1979 masterpiece Alien. While this is true to an extent, those expecting a … [Read more...]
Review: Fast & Furious 5 (2011)
The Fast & the Furious was a surprising hit in 2001. Teaming untested males leads Paul Walker and Vin Diesel, both riding high after the success of their respective breakout films (She's All That and Pitch Black respectively) the two men proved their ability to carry a Hollywood film on their shoulders. Since then there have been 3 sequels ranging from the abysmal The Fast … [Read more...]