Room – ★★★★
SYNOPSIS: For the past few years, Joy (Brie Larson) and her young son Jack (Jacob Tremblay) have been held captive inside a garden shed. Whilst going about their daily routines, the pair plot their escape…
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The Revenant – ★★★★ (1/2)
SYNOPSIS: In the 1800s, legendary explorer Hugh Glass (Leonardo DiCaprio) is brutally attack by a bear. Seemingly on the verge of death, Glass’s hunting team are forced to leave him with two of their members…
2016 Oscar nominations: Multiple mentions for The Revenant and Mad Max: Fury Road
Ladies and gentlemen, the Oscar nominations are finally here! Following its Golden Globe-winning success on Sunday evening, the fact-based western The Revenant has collected a whopping twelve mentions, including a place on the eight-film Best…
Die Hard and Harry Potter actor Alan Rickman dies aged 69
Alan Rickman, the renowned British actor famed for his magnetic voice and villainous roles, has died at the age of 69. He was confirmed to have passed away earlier today after battling cancer. His family…
Creed director Ryan Coogler to helm Marvel’s Black Panther
With the Rocky spinoff Creed garnering a lot of praise from critics and audiences recently, director Ryan Coogler (Fruitvale Station) is starting to show plenty of promise as one of cinema’s best young filmmakers. As…
Miles Teller, Dave Franco and Logan Lerman amongst contenders for Han Solo spinoff
With Disney and LucasFilm raking in the profits from the current box-office juggernaut Star Wars: The Force Awakens, the two corporations are now looking to focus on the next film from the Star Wars revival….
The Hateful Eight – ★★★★
SYNOPSIS: In 19th Century Wyoming, gunslinger Major Marquis Warren (Samuel L. Jackson) hitches a ride on a stagecoach with deadly bounty hunter John Ruth (Kurt Russell) and his sadistic prisoner Daisy Domergue (Jennifer Jason Leigh)….
2016 EE BAFTA nominations: Bridge of Spies and Carol share the lead with nine nods apiece
Award season is starting to heat up intensively after the British Academy announced their full line-up of film nominees for 2016. The Cold War drama Bridge of Spies, and the romantic drama Carol lead this…
2016 BAFTAs: John Boyega and Dakota Johnson amongst nominees for EE Rising Star Award
As BAFTA prepares to announce the main nominations for this year’s film event on Friday, the organisation has continued their annual tradition of revealing the five individuals competing for the EE Rising Star Award. First…
A rabbit officer and a con-artist fox work together to solve a conspiracy in new trailer for Zootopia
A wacky new trailer has been unveiled for Disney’s Zootopia. The latest animated offering from the beloved studio takes us to a fascinating world with a unique animal-related twist. Co-directed by Bryon Howard (Bolt,…