Category: entertainment
Trance
| April 4, 2013 | Posted by Sep Gohardani under entertainment, reviews |
Film Information: Released in the UK March 27th 2013; Certificate 15 Cast: James McAvoy; Rosario Dawson; Vincent Cassel; Tuppence Middleton; Danny Sapani; Matt Cross; Wahab Sheikh Director: Danny Boyle Screenwriter: John Hodge (Originally by Joe Ahearne) Running Time: 101 Minutes Plot Simon (McAvoy) is a fine art auctioneer. When a heist is carried out at his auction house, he follows protocol and attempts to remove the most valuable art in question and get it to a safe house. He is, however, apprehended by the leader of the robbers, Franck (Cassel) who orders him to hand the picture over, and hits him when he resists. This blow has severe repercussions for all involved when the painting turns out to have been pre-emptively stolen, with Simon the only possible… more
Side Effects
| March 28, 2013 | Posted by Sep Gohardani under entertainment, reviews |
Film Information: Released in the UK March 15th 2013; Certificate 15 Cast: Jude Law; Rooney Mara; Catherine Zeta-Jones; Channing Tatum; Vinessa Shaw Director: Steven Soderbergh Screenwriter: Scott Z. Burns Running Time: 106 Minutes Plot When Emily Taylor’s (Mara) husband Martin (Tatum) is released from jail after four years of imprisonment for insider trading, things are supposed to be looking up for her. Instead, Emily continues to struggle with a depression that has dogged her life for vast periods. Having tried extensive therapy, she finally turns to Dr Jonathan Banks (Law) who is more than happy to help her through. After trying various drugs, Banks finally settles on a new antidepressant called Ablixa but rather than helping, it seems this drug sets in to motion a… more
Video Games – a violent menace?
| March 21, 2013 | Posted by Ellys Sugarman under entertainment, lifestyle, satire, technology |
I love video games, despite not owning an Xbox or any other assorted games console – I have in the past owned a console, just not right this minute. I brother and myself got our first serious game – for the play station – in 2004 – age eight, we got a couple of games for Christmas our favourite of which was Grand Theft Auto: Vice City. It should be noted for my parents benefit that we bellowed for San Andreas, but it was decidedly too violent. Vice City however, had been what we will call “product tested” by our 13-year-old friend from up the street and our uncle, who said it wasn’t too inappropriate. And so we tucked in. Being excited… more
Mama
| March 12, 2013 | Posted by Emily Grieve under entertainment, reviews |
Film Information: Released in the UK Friday 22nd February 2013; Certificate 15 Cast: Jessica Chastain; Nikolaj Coster-Waldau; Megan Charpentier; Daniel Kash; Isabelle Nélisse Director: Andrés Muschietti Screenwriters: Andrés Muschietti; Barbara Muschietti; Neil Cross Running Time: 100 Minutes Plot When two missing girls are found in the woods after 5 years of living feral, they are taken in to care by their uncle (Coster-Waldau) and his girlfriend Annabel (Chastain), but the mysterious figure who the girls adore known as ‘Mama’ follows them to their new home, with the intent of taking them back. Review There came a point in popular horror where we thought all that remained to be salvaged from this genre was the possibility some other means of capturing film was invented so… more
Heroes VI: A Review
| March 9, 2013 | Posted by L. Wollny under entertainment, reviews, technology |
For those not in the know, Heroes is a turn based tactical fantasy game series, set roughly in the Might and Magic universe (with a few exceptions.) It’s always been reliable for a relatively decent game, and dominated my childhood. A lot of kids grew up with Pokemon; I grew up with Heroes III and IV. With that said, I’ll begin. The first thing to hit me about Heroes VI was the absolute graphical overhaul. With the notable exception of the fifth game, the series has always relied on ‘false 3d’ 2d sprites, something which was notably apparent in the fifth; the designs looked like an upgrade, an approach which felt more like a 3d imagining of a two-dimensional design.… more
I Am Error- Why are sporting games so damn popular?
| March 2, 2013 | Posted by S.A.Perkins under entertainment, I Am Error, reviews |
Sport games are a strange mystery to me. Not because I myself am possibly the worst person in the world at physical activity- not going to lie, I believe that I could be bested at most competitive sports by one-limbed sealions fed a copious amount of weed and vodka- and not because I have a particular dislike for them- although I do have a dislike for the people who play them as though they are the sportsman within (if you can press B, X and A, that does not make you the next Lionel Messi/Koby Bryant). The reason they remain mysterious is because I do, in fact, enjoy them. A lot. Why? Partly because they make me feel as though… more
The Perks of Being a Wallflower
| March 1, 2013 | Posted by Sep Gohardani under entertainment, reviews |
Film Information: Released on DVD in the UK February 11th 2013; Certificate 12A Cast: Logan Lerman; Emma Watson; Ezra Miller; Mae Whitman; Paul Rudd; Johnny Simmons; Erin Wilhelmi; Dylan McDermott; Kate Walsh; Nina Dobrev; Melanie Lynskey Director: Stephen Chbosky Screenwriter: Stephen Chbosky (Based on eponymous book by Chbosky) Running Time: 102 Minutes Plot Charlie (Lerman) is anxious about beginning his first year of school. His anxiety may seem similar to that of every freshman but he has a harrowing past. Having to deal with the suicide of his best friend and the death of his Aunt Helen (Lynskey) which he believes he caused, Charlie is shy and introverted and only makes a connection with English teacher Mr. Anderson (Rudd) on his… more
Wreck-It Ralph
| February 27, 2013 | Posted by Sep Gohardani under entertainment, reviews |
Film Information: Released in the UK February 8th 2013; Certificate U Cast: John C. Reilly; Sarah Silverman; Jack McBrayer; Jane Lynch; Alan Tudyk; Rich Moore; Raymond Persi Director: Rich Moore Screenwriters: Phil Johnston; Jennifer Lee Running Time: 108 Minutes Plot Ralph (Reilly) is a bad guy who spends his time wrecking a penthouse in the game Fix-It Felix Jr, an arcade game. While he had previously accepted this fact and even embraced it, the final straw comes for him when, after the kids have gone home from the arcade, the other members of the game shun him from the anniversary party, showering Felix (McBrayer), the protagonist, with cake and medals. While he bears no ill will to Felix, a hurt Ralph goes to try to prove… more
Lincoln
| February 24, 2013 | Posted by Sep Gohardani under entertainment, reviews |
Film Information: Released in the UK January 25th 2013; Certificate 12A Cast: Daniel Day-Lewis; Sally Field; David Stathairn; Joseph Gordon-Levitt; Tommy Lee Jones; James Spader Director: Steven Spielberg Screenwriter: Tony Kushner (Based on Team of Rivals: The Political Genius of Abraham Lincoln by Doris Kearns Goodwin) Running Time: 150 Minutes Plot The United States of America is at one of the most important times in its history. President Abraham Lincoln (Day-Lewis) is intent on passing the Thirteenth Amendment to the US Constitution that would bring about the abolishing of slavery, but he has other problems to deal with. The American Civil War is raging, and Lincoln is faced with the task of balancing the two and appeasing the House of Representatives, many of whom are… more
Django Unchained
| February 9, 2013 | Posted by Nathan Scatcherd under entertainment |
Directed by: Quentin Tarantino Written by: Quentin Tarantino Starring: Jamie Foxx; Christoph Waltz; Leonardo DiCaprio; Kerry Washington; Samuel L. Jackson Certificate: 18 Plot In the American South in 1858, a slave named Django (Jamie Foxx) is freed by the charismatic Dr King Schultz (Christoph Waltz), a bounty hunter. It isn’t long before the pair are embarking on a blood-soaked journey to find and rescue Django’s wife, Broomhilda (Kerry Washington) from captivity; a journey which eventually brings them up against Calvin Candie (Leonardo DiCaprio), a sadistic plantation owner. Review A new Quentin Tarantino movie is always something which, at least for me, inspires a unique kind of film-geek enthusiasm. Sure, he appears obnoxious to some; he rips off other movies and wallows in his own… more
