The Sorcerer’s Apprentice Directed by: Jon Turteltaub Written by: Matt Lopez, Doug Miro & Carlo Bernard Starring: Nicolas Cage, Jay Baruchel, Alfred Molina The Sorcerer’s Apprentice might be the least amazing film about magicians I’ve ever seen — but, walking hand in hand with my expectations, it’s also one of the most honest. The trailer [...]
Thanks for checking out our Salt Review Genre: Suspense Thriller Directed by: Phillip Noyce Staring: Angelina Jolie, Liev Schriber, Chiwetel Ejiofor Released: July 23, 2010 THE GENERAL IDEA As a CIA officer, Evelyn Salt swore an oath to duty, honor and country. Her loyalty will be tested when a defector accuses her of being a [...]
Smokin’ Aces 2: Assassin’s Ball is the straight-to-DVD sequel (actually it’s a prequel, but is being marketed as a sequel) to the big screen flick that starred Alecia Keys, Andy garcia, Ben Affleck and more. The star power is considerably less this time out (erm… Vinnie Jones? Seriously?), but there are appearances from Tom Berenger, [...]
2009 draws to a close with a bang thanks to James Cameron’s epic Avatar movie doing huge business around the world, but there have been a number of milestones this year that have seen the geek community rejoicing (and flaming each other, as ever). It has been a pretty good year for genre entertainment as [...]
We don’t get sent books a great deal from publishers, but when we do they tend to be superb. This excellent hardcover of George Zebrowski’s latest, ‘Empties’ is beautiful even before you start reading it. The edition is printed on heavy stock with a very glossy and well composed dust-jacket. Despite the book’s scant length [...]
As the lights dimmed for our screening of The Dark Knight, there was a hushed reverence throughout the entire cinema, as though everyone, adult and fidgety child alike, knew they were about to witness something special. As one of the most anticipated films of the year this was hardly surprising, and as expected, it didn’t [...]
TARDISWATCH 2008: DOCTOR WHO FEATURE REVIEWS EPISODE 10: MIDNIGHT An independent, unofficial series of Doctor Who reviews and analysis from a lifelong fan of the showThe ‘moneysaver’ episodes have really been a mixed bag of delights and terrors since the series came back. They are a necessary thing- so much cash and effort goes into [...]
TARDISWATCH Our new series of review features begins!PART ONE: PARTNERS IN CRIME Well, possibly the most controversial series of Doctor Who since its return has begun, and expectations have been high to see if comedian Catherine Tate would cut it as the Doctor’s new companion, Donna Noble. Fans were set upon one another following Tate’s [...]
