Movies

Dec 172012
 
Blackthorn: The return of Butch Cassidy...

Blackthorn (15) DVD review Directed by Mateo Gil, written by Miguel Barros. Running time: 102 minutes approx. Starring: Sam Shepard, Eduardo Noriega, Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, Stephen Rea. This is quite possibly the surprise movie of 2012 (released theatrically 2011); a Western, in this cinematic age where they are a rare breed indeed, about a character so entwined […]

Dec 172012
 
'Jimmy's End', the new film from Alan Moore

Alan Moore is better known as the visionary writer of such comic book classics as Watchmen and V for Vendetta, but he’s recently turned his hand to scripting short films in collaboration with director Mitch Jenkins, the latest of which – Jimmy’s End – is now available to view online.  Given Moore’s much-publicised disgust with […]

Nov 242012
 
Star Wars: Where Now?

  Griff Williams, the newest operative to join the geekzine’s ongoing crusade, applies his literary scalpel to the latest Disney shopping binge….   If you’ve ever been to one of the Disney theme parks, chances are you’ll have at least seen, and more than likely ridden, Star Tours. For those not in the know, Star […]

Nov 132012
 
Adapting to Zombies: The First Trailer for 'World War Z'

Next summer’s zombie blockbuster looks epic in scope, but will it do justice to its celebrated source material? After its original December release date was pushed back to June 2013 following two script re-writes and a reported seven weeks of re-shoots, internet doomsayers immediately began to predict that World War Z would be a cinematic […]

Nov 042012
 
Skyfall: reviewed (and spoiler free)

Skyfall Review [Spoiler-Free] by Griff Williams I went into Skyfall with cautiously high expectations, and I mean really high and really cautious. Casino Royale was, in my opinion, the best Bond movie (indeed, in my opinion, the only good Bond movie ever); it was mature, suspenseful and visceral, somehow managing to transcend the ‘classic’ series […]