Retro Review: ‘Martin’
As we have written about elsewhere in the House, film and popular culture as a whole were dealt a massive blow recently with the passing of horror director George A. Romero. Romero singlehandedly… Continue reading
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Movie Review – ‘Berlin Syndrome’
Earlier this year at Sundance, filmmaker Cate Shortland was set to debut her indie thriller Berlin Syndrome to a waiting audience. What should have been a career highlight turned into a nightmare as… Continue reading
Retro Review: ‘Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan’
It seems as though fans of science fiction and fantasy are keen to classify themselves into distinct groupings to show their allegiance to the aspect of fandom which they love best. On the… Continue reading
Movie Review: ‘Terminator 2: Judgement Day 3D’
Director: James Cameron Cast: Arnold Schwarzenegger, Linda Hamilton, Robert Patrick, Edward Furlong Plot: A second Terminator is sent back in time to destroy John Conner before he can lead a rebellion against the… Continue reading
Movie Review: ‘Logan Lucky’
Director: Steven Soderbergh Cast: Channing Tatum, Adam Driver, Riley Keough, Katie Holmes, Dwight Yoakam, Katherine Waterson, Hilary Swank, Daniel Craig, Sebastian Stan, Seth MacFarlane Plot: Three siblings, rumoured to have carry a family… Continue reading
TV Review: ‘Game of Thrones’ Season 7 Episode 4: ‘The Spoils of War’
WARNING!!!! BELOW THERE BE: Synopsis: Arya returns to Winterfell while Bran grows more distant. Littlefinger returns a special dagger to Bran. Jon and Dany explore the dragonglass on Dragonstone. Jamie transports the Highgarden… Continue reading
Spotlight On: Karyn Kusama
Karyn Kusama’s career started out with two films that mostly flew under the radar. While neither Aeon Flux (2005) nor Girl Fight (2000) is lauded with much praise, they’re both solid entertaining pieces.… Continue reading
Book Review: ‘The Essex Serpent’
I remember once hearing an interview with a literary agent on NPR, where he discussed regularly receiving manuscripts where the writer made no attempt at hiding the influence Victorian-era authors had on them.… Continue reading
Who Are the New Mutants? A Handy Guide
We’ve got a cast, the production is greenlit…the official New Mutants movie is under way and the cinematic ‘X-Men’ universe is about to get bigger. But who are they? The New Mutants, whilst popular… Continue reading
Top 10 TV Show Intros (Part V)
There’s something pure about how a TV show introduction is constructed, and yes, saying that does make me feel like an arty wanker. But there’s few other places that creative types can… Continue reading
