Geek Overture

The general consensus surrounding In Time seems to be that this wasn’t what was expected of director Andrew Niccol, renowned for his more successful films Gattaca and S1m0ne. However, I would beg to differ and say that I actually enjoyed it, in fact it was better than I had originally expected it to be. The [...]

Next autumn will see the release of Charles Dickens’ Great Expectations, directed by Mike Newell who is well known for his work with the Harry Potter series, and it seems he’s bringing half the cast along (slight exaggeration there) for his new film. Great Expectations will feature the weirdly wonderful Helena Bonham Carter as tortured [...]

Originally a book by Lionel Shiver, this is a spine-tingling dramatic thriller surrounding two crucial characters: Eva played by Tilda Swinton, a mentally tortured character , who struggles to bond with her son Kevin, played by Ezra Miller, from the get-go. The book was based around a string of letters which Eva had sent to her estranged [...]

I’m not usually the biggest fan of scary films, so I’m not quite sure what came over me on Saturday when I decided “yeah, lets see Paranormal Activity 3 instead of The Lion King” – oh how I regretted swapping cute and fuzzy lions for an hour and a half of absolute terror. That’s not to [...]

It’s been announced that Fox entertainment have signed a deal to release a film based on lovable fairy-tale character Gepetto, otherwise known as Pinocchio’s creator/father (when he’s a ‘real boy’). The film - another tweaked fairy-tale set to be released – will follow the wood carpenter’s life before Pinocchio came along. Gepetto will be struggling with [...]

Melancholia is an apocalyptic drama written and directed by a somewhat controversial director and screenwriter, Lars Von Trier. The film was apparently inspired by a previous depressive state experienced by Lars himself, exemplifying how a depressive person can act in a stressful situation.