Scout’s guide to the zombie apocalypse – Review
Rebecca Gouldbourne
It’s Halloween season and Paramount Pictures have distributed the perfect film for gore lovers and not so perfect for the squeamish. Scouts guide to the zombie apocalypse is due to…
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‘Cake’
India Van Spall
Having been so used to seeing Jennifer Aniston play the cutesy rom-com, girl-next-door for the last 20 years, it is no wonder her portrayal of drug-addled, suicidal “bitch” Claire in…
‘American Sniper’
Anthony Waterworth
Clint Eastwood and Bradley Cooper have delivered a tense, insightful and action-packed thriller based on the true story of sniper Chris Kyle, which brings home the reality of war. The…
‘Birdman’
Tonje Odegard
As the camera zooms in on Michael Keaton floating in mid-air meditating, wearing only white briefs, for the opening shot of Birdman, you start wondering what kind of weird film…
‘The Theory of Everything’
Caroline Svinsholt Raanes
The Theory Of Everything, directed by James Marsh, provides a fascinating and touching insight into the life of Stephen Hawking (Eddie Redmayne) as a young Cambridge student. The film is…
A look forward to Bond 24: SPECTRE
Joe Barclay
A deep resonant voice is heard as a hand slowly strokes a white cat watching two Siamese fighting fish attack each other while another hangs back, looking for the opportunity…
Review: ‘The Hunger Games: Mockingjay, Part 1’
Gabrielle Denzey Parker
The first of the two-part Mockingjay film in the Hunger Games franchise begins in a rebel base in the dystopian District 13, where the heroine Katniss Everdeen (Jennifer Lawrence) is…
Review: Frozen
River Reporter
The latest chilly treat from Disney will certainly warm you up this Christmas
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