Alan Partridge: Alpha Papa – ★★★★
Knowing me, knowing you, A-HA! After making his screen debut nearly twenty years ago in The Day Today, hapless TV personality Alan Partridge has endured a career of highlights and (more) lowlights in which he…
Film and TV Reviews
The World’s End – ★★★
Almost a decade ago, the terrific trio of director Edgar Wright and actors Simon Pegg and Nick Frost worked together to make the horror comedy Shaun of the Dead (2004) which became a cult British…
Monsters University – ★★★
Over a decade ago, Pixar released its fourth major animated film in the form of Monsters Inc (2001) which told the story of two harmless monster friends who had to frantically hide a human child…
Man of Steel – ★★★ (1/2)
Back in 1978, Richard Donner was responsible for bringing the story of Superman to life with his universally popular blockbuster Superman: The Movie. The film made lead actor Christopher Reeve a major star and was…
The Hangover Part III – ★★
Four years ago, scores of audiences were reduced to fits of laughter by Todd Phillips’ hysterical comedy The Hangover (2009) which became a box-office smash and even won the Golden Globe for Best Picture –…
Star Trek Into Darkness – ★★★★
Back in 2009, cinematic visionary J.J Abrams helped to reinvent the Star Trek franchise with his acclaimed reboot which allowed fans to embrace Kirk, Spock and co again after some previous big-screen disappointments. This caught…
Iron Man 3 – ★★★★
Following the enormous box-office success of last year’s The Avengers, Marvel are back to making standalone films for those superheroes involved in the blockbuster hit. The one to start it all was Iron Man, who…
Trance – ★★★
Last summer, Danny Boyle became the toast of Britain after the Oscar-winning director helped to create the spectacular opening ceremony of the 2012 London Olympics (complete with Mr Bean, James Bond and a sky-diving Queen!)…
Cloud Atlas (2012) – ★★★ (1/2)
Imagine watching a film that combines various story elements such as a political thriller, a sci-fi adventure or even a British sitcom? That is exactly what you get from Cloud Atlas, the Wachowski sibling’s bold…
Flight – ★★★
Over twelve years since helming his last live-action film Cast Away, director Robert Zemeckis has decided to mark his comeback to film-making with a bang courtesy of his new drama Flight. Having dealt with Delorean…