★★★★☆ Aardman is back doing what it does best with the tremendously fun and silly The Pirates! In an Adventure with Scientists (2012), a stop-motion claymation adventure set on the high seas, out now on DVD and Blu-ray. Star of the film – the vain, yet lovable Pirate Captain (suitably Continue Reading
★★★★☆ With the recent economic climate resulting in the current cinematic release schedule becoming saturated with affordable, yet no-less poignant documentaries it comes as a refreshing change to see a film like Nostalgia For The Light (2011), Patricio Guzmán’s philosophical venture into his countries troubled history.Guzmán’s film is shot in Continue Reading
★★★★☆ The 2012 StudioCanal Collection brings together some of cinema’s most iconic films, both past and present. The latest classics to make their way onto Blu-ray courtesy of the UK distributor’s 5000-strong catalogue of titles come from Orson Welles, Luis Buñuel and Marcel Carné in the forms of The Trial Continue Reading
★★★☆☆ Jason Statham (aka ‘the Stath’) returns to the action fold with Safe (2012), a mostly by-the-numbers, yet surprisingly involving and dynamic thriller from writer/director Boaz Yakin. The film centres on Statham’s Luke Wright, an ex-cop who, after stumbling upon a prized 12-year-old Chinese girl called Mei (Catherine Chan), finds Continue Reading
★☆☆☆☆ Casually disregarding four previous non-canonical franchise outings (Band Camp, The Naked Mile et al), American Pie: Reunion (2011) returns to the characters and relationships of the original American Pie story, for apparently one last slice of smut and nostalgic camaraderie. Directed by series newcomers Jon Hurwitz and Hayden Schlossberg, Continue Reading