The trouble with kids films is that by and large they are for kids, each new bright and shiny animated or live action movie released has been meticulously designed to appeal to youngsters but that doesn’t stop us grown-ups enjoying them as well. Aardman Animations has a natural home on a Sunday afternoon, their warm [...]
In the now frustrating words of River Song: Spoilers River: Professor River Song. The Doctor might have mentioned me. Clara: Oh yeah. Oh yeah, of course he has, Professor Song. Sorry, it’s just that I never realized you were a woman. Strax: Well, neither did I. This is it! The big one! After the Series [...]
These days even movie reviews have sequels. As Fast and Furious 6 races into cinemas today it becomes baffling to the point of admiration that the franchise built of speed (and little else) has managed 5 sequels in 12 years. This week marked a rare and unusual event for me, not only did I venture [...]
Horror films have long been criticised as immoral, inspiring all manner of antisocial behaviour in their impressionable audiences. The Texas Chain Saw Massacre in particular was singled out as a bad influence: Banned by the British censors in the 70s, several of its sequels were caught up in the ‘video nasties’ panic of the subsequent [...]
Orson Welles is a name you should probably be familiar with. If you are not suitably familiar, and have no desire to redeem yourself by becoming so extremely swiftly, then you should probably leave and never darken my doorstep again. Go on. And pull the door to as you go. There. Now that we are [...]
