In Greek mythology ‘Argo’ was the name of the ship upon which Jason and the Argonauts ventured forth on their voyage to retrieve the fabled Golden Fleece. Ben Affleck’s Argo portrays an undertaking of equally insurmountable odds, as a group of CIA operatives strive to rescue six stranded US embassy workers from a late seventies […]
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Over a period of three decades Anton Corbijn has repeatedly situated himself amidst the most challenging periods of several artists’ creative existence; not only documenting and immortalising these iconic strands of time via visual medium, but undoubtedly crafting them through his role as creative director to a generation of icons. Corbijn’s intrinsic ability to cultivate […]
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Today, very rarely do truly epic cinematic events rise from ambiguity in such a spectacular manner as Christopher Nolan’s Batman Trilogy. Following The Caped Crusader’s eight year absence from cinemas little was expected from 2005’s Batman Begins in the wake of previously disappointing additions into the beloved franchise. Nolan’s previous filmsultimately hinted at the vast […]
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Following his enlistment into Marvel’s Avengers as the deadly marksman, Hawkeye, Jeremy Renner continues his action-packed summer, starring as Aaron Cross in the latest entry into The Bourne Saga. The fourth instalment in the series, The Bourne Legacy, solidifies the fact that when it comes to government bred super-soldiers “There was never just one”. Interweaving […]
Read MoreWithout a sudden eruption of blood and guts or a suburban home’s transformation into the devil’s playground it would seem that horror can no longer shock or more importantly legitimately evoke fear in its audience. There is a subtle distinction between shock and fear and an understanding of this is why The Women in Black […]
Read MoreMAN ON A LEDGE FALLS FLAT ON ITS FACE After being sentenced to twenty-five big ones in Sing Sing correctional facility, ex-cop Nick Cassidy (Sam Worthington) executes a plan to not only escape his incarceration but clear his name of the high-profile crime for which he was framed. Following an action packed origins story indebted […]
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