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If there’s one genre of film I am really excited about, it’s animation.  No, seriously. Having arguably evolved more than any other type of film in the last twenty years, animation has thrived as technology has developed. But it’s not just technologically that these cartoon creations have progressed.  With each generation children become better media readers. As such, storylines can be beefed up, ...

Film critics. You gotta love ‘em. They have their place on this earth aiding the indecisive movie-goer in their quest for a good night’s entertainment….but sometimes you just gotta tell them to shut the F up and ignore their arses! AccessReel hosted their latest screening; a preview of the new Ben Stiller, Jonah Hill, Vince Vaugn and Richard Ayoade comedy, The Watch. See the trailer and you think ...

Be reminded of how cinema-going can be an experience, and discover your purpose in life by listening to the wise words of a six-year-old squatter in Beasts of the Southern Wild. Watching the trailer for this film I felt an excited buzz in my tummy that had nothing to do with the large quantities of popcorn I had already consumed. I had no idea what on earth the film was about; all I knew was I HAD...

Wes Anderson proves how lazy Hollywood really is with his latest flick Moonrise Kingdom. It’s been three years since writer/director Wes Anderson last graced us with a quirky creation on the big screen, and five years since his last live action film. His return is most welcome with his bizarre gem Moonrise Kingdom. I’ll be the first to admit that Wes Anderson films have never really “captured” me ...

Meryl Streep and Tommy Lee Jones take us on an exploration of the death of intimacy in long-standing marriages in Hope Springs, a tale of a couple who embark on intense relationship counseling after thirty-years of married life. I’m a granny at heart. I love grey brigade movies and I always jump at the chance to join the oldies in a quiet Sunday afternoon at the cinema. The trailer for Hope Spring...

I love it when I’m right! For years I have been defending Jack Black’s talent in the face of many dreadful film choices,  but here comes a flick that finally gives him the scope he needs to flex his dramatic / comedic muscles and (as always) his vocal chords! Typically, it’s a film that hardly anyone will see…. check out the review below! Based on a quirky true story that&#...

“Let’s get f*cking started!” Yep. That’s the first thing we hear before a picture even hits the screen – It’s that kind of film. When a snappy statement like that blasts out of the speakers as a means to usher in the opening credits, you know you’re in for an interesting ride. Set in a somewhat glamourised version of the world of male strippers Magic Mike tells of star stripper Mike (Channin...

How many unknowing old biddies will toddle to the cinema this weekend, grandchild in tow, thinking they are treating their little ones to a family movie? Seems like a safe bet right; A film about a living breathing Teddy Bear? Grannies be warned: living and breathing ain’t all this stuffed toy gets up to! Family Guy creator Seth MacFarlane lives up to his name as a ‘boundary-pusher’ in the realm o...

Daniel Radcliffe a.k.a Harry Potter takes it down a notch going from worldwide blockbuster franchise to small, limited release British horror flick. Based on the novel of the same name, The Woman in Black is set in Edwardian England. Young widower and solicitor Arthur Kipps (Daniel Radcliffe) lives with his four-year-old son. Haunted by the loss of his wife during childbirth, Kipps’ professional a...

Emily Blunt and Jason Segel explore the many stumbles and trips couples face on the long walk down the aisle. After only one year of dating, Tom (Segel) proposes to his girlfriend Violet (Blunt). Yet the happy couple is forced to mute those wedding bells as ‘life’ proceeds to get in the way, delaying the big day…again…again…and again. The Five-Year Engagement presents a very simple, but ultimately...

E – 11?  Miss.  D5?  Miss.  K7? Hit! You sunk my Battleship! Come on, admit it – you’ve played it before. Compared to the immersive video games of today the old two-man guessing game seems a little stiff, but it must still spark major excitement in some rich Hollywood types, as it’s inspired an epicly gung-ho, monumentally moronic action extravaganza. Battleship, Directed by Peter Berg (who has be...

Could this movie scream “Seniors’ Sunday Movie” any louder? An all-star greying cast leads this feel good comedy about a group of British retirees in India. A modern -day Cocoon (with the addition of Maggie Smith practically smacking you in the face), this film is an interesting one… Based on the novel These Foolish Things by Deborah Moggach (who also penned the screenplay of the sumptuous P...