To state an opinion about Weekend (2011) turns out to be harder than it seems. Especially since it has been lauded as a wonderful surprise and one of the best movies of the year in every major review it received. One feels that they’ve missed something since recommendations as enthusiastic […]

Steve Carell, Miranda Cosgrove and Kristen Wiig star in the return of Gru and his minions in Despicable Me 2, a film just as funny and enjoyable as the first. Now that Gru (Carell) has adopted Margo, Agnes and Edith, his days as a villain are over, deciding instead to […]

Pixar’s Monsters University is the prequel to Monsters INC. It was a weird choice for Pixar to make this film now since there was no real demand for it like there was for the Toy Story and Cars franchises. It is especially odd as Pixar have released Monsters University now; […]

Everyone loves a good zombie film! Which is probably why World War Z is dominating the box office this summer. Starring Brad Pitt, this film is one of this year’s most anticipated blockbusters. Adapted from Max Brook’s very popular novel, it is the story of what would happen to the […]

Is the era of the Hollywood blockbuster at an end? The question might seem ridiculous to some, after all, there are still more Transformers movies in the pipeline, more Fast and Furious films to come and announcement of a new Robocop, a new Godzilla and a new Jurassic Park movie. […]

Judging by the striking mise-en-scéne and effective use of colour from posters and trailers, The Great Gatsby is quickly identified as a typical Luhrmann film. It marks his first film since 2008 and only his fifth in total. Once again, like every other Luhrmann feature, The Great Gatsby consisted of […]

Liam Neeson returns as Bryan Mills, in a sequel to the smash hit Taken. When his wife is kidnapped it is up to Neeson to once again save the day! With the help of his daughter (Maggie Grace) he runs around Istanbul looking for her in this action packed thriller […]

In 2009, J.J. Abrams surprised us with his marvellous reboot of the Star Trek franchise and once again, he embarks on another spectacular ride into space with this sequel. There have not been many Hollywood reboots that have played kindly to audiences in recent years and, quite frankly, neither have […]