Super Mario Bros: The Motion Picture Review

  Words: Emmett Barlow Twitter: @EmmettBarlow OUR MOVIE IS IN ANOTHER CASTLE We’ve all sat through the countless film adaptations of video games. Some hit the relative high notes, for me, Mortal Kombat, whilst others the bottom, Max Payne and the Resident Evil series being the main culprits. Yet there is hope for this genre. […]

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Day of The Mummy Review: Bandaged Up

Words: Andy Procter Twitter: @Procodile Tomb of the B-Movie Horror You can imagine the thoughts of screenwriter writer Garry Charles before he sat down to write Day of The Mummy. It probably went something like this… “What type horror film hasn’t been done in a point-of-view/handheld format?…I know! Mummies!” Day of The Mummy is filmed […]

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Gone Girl Review: Crimes of Passion

Words: Brody Rossiter Twitter: @BrodyRossiter  THE PERFECT CRIME? There are many different ways in which you can process David Fincher’s Gone Girl. On the surface it appears to be contemporary murder mystery – a sleek, stylish “who done it” of the highest order. Those initial press shots of lead protagonist Nick (Ben Affleck) comfortably resting […]

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Netflix Film of the Week: Network

The FILM IN WORDS Netflix Film of the Week: helping you navigate the filmic minefield of the nation’s favourite video streaming service.

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The Wind Rises Review: Blown Away

Words: Brody Rossiter Twitter: @BrodyRossiter GRAND DESIGNS As with any celebrated director, it is their former cinematic glories which so often shape the reception of their latest offering. In the case of Hayao Miyazaki, the renowned seventy-three-year-old Japanese master responsible for such unforgettable pictures as My Neighbour Totoro, Princess Mononoke, and Spirited Away, those former […]

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