2014

The Grand Budapest Hotel Review

My first Wes Anderson film! Seems I picked a corker. The Grand Budapest Hotel is a quirky and whimsical tale with surprising amounts of melancholy, punching and profanity. Fiennes’ Gustave is a truly memorable character, […]

100 Word Review

100 Word Review – The Guest

Borrowing the simple plot ideas, snyth soundtrack and general ambience of many a horror film, The Guest is a fantastic slice of retro handled by a team who have the skill to do it justice. […]

2014

Dracula Untold Review

Though it lacks any real bite, Universal’s needless rewriting of the Dracula mythos is nonetheless a perfectly OK distraction for ninety minutes. Evans makes for a convincingly troubled hero, all furrowed brow and quietly commanding […]

Paddington
2014

Paddington Review

Did I need my hard stare or my emergency sandwiches to get through Paddingon? No! This film is just delightful. From the old recording detailing the discovery of talking bears to the final confrontation, Paddington […]

2014

Comic Review – TMNT #41

Here it comes. After 3 years the Technodrome is ready to rumble! The IDW series has been building up to this for a long time. Judging by this first issue in ‘Attack on Technodrome’ it’s gonna […]

2014

Comic Review – TMNT/Ghostbusters #2

Now we’ve got the initial intro issue out of the way, TMNT/Ghostbusters is on the up. That doesn’t mean it’s hitting the same heights as my crazy expectations though. Quickly proving themselves to be a thorn in the […]