Gone Girl, see it for yourself, don’t let anyone tell you about it. Last night I attended a preview of soon to be released thriller “Gone Girl”. Now let me say at the outset, I went into this movie cold. No research, nothing more than I knew someone’s wife has gone missing. That is how […]
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Guardians of the Galaxy – Bandits to the rescue
In the latest release from Marvel, the studio that brought you the blockbusters of Iron Man, Thor, Captain America and The Avengers, comes a new team, the Guardians of the Galaxy. It’s an action packed epic space adventure where American pilot/outlaw hero Peter Quill (Chris Pratt) after stealing a mysterious orb, is hunted down and […]
The 100 Foot Journey, Feast for the Senses
In “The Hundred-Foot Journey,” Hassan Kadam (Manish Dayal) has a culinary gift, an innate instinct for food and cooking. Displaced by political unrest in their native India, the Kadam family, led by Papa (Om Puri), set out to make a fresh start in Europe. Fate has them break down in the quaint village of […]
Laugh along with Mrs Brown's Boys D' Movie
From the moment the lights went down you begin the hilarious journey of Mrs Browns Boys. Unlike the TV show this one is all about Mrs Brown and her fruit and veg stall in Moore Street, Dublin. Don’t expect a complex plot as it’s not unlike what has been seen before, with Anges Brown having […]
Sex Tape – you said you deleted it
For all the benefits we gain from modern technology and communications, “Sex Tape” demonstrates the kind of unintended consequences of what just seemed like a good idea at the time. The ever youthful Cameron Diaz teams with Jason Segal to play Annie and Jay a married couple trying to revive their once copious sex lives, […]
Godzilla The Legend Lives On
The name and reputation of Godzilla as the epitome of the monster genre, precedes this new adaptation of the Godzilla legend. True to legend, your guaranteed that there will be one angry monster that wreaks havoc and destruction wherever it goes. What we find out though, is that its not wan ten destruction, rather […]
Bad Neighbours – It's not for everyone
It’s your worst nightmare. You have purchased your dream house in a quite street, into which you bring your new baby, intent on settling in to live life quietly when new neighbours move in and dismantle your perfect world. So what do you do when you get “bad neighbours”. This is the situation when Seth […]
Captain America – The Winter Soldier
The story goes; after the cataclysmic events in New York with The Avengers, Marvel’s “Captain America: The Winter Soldier,” finds Steve Rogers, aka Captain America, living quietly in Washington, D.C. and trying to adjust to the modern world.But when a S.H.I.E.L.D. colleague comes under attack, Steve becomes embroiled in a web of intrigue that threatens […]
Tracks, a visually spectacular journey
“I just want to be by myself!” – Robyn Davidson How many of us have had this thought and how many have deliberately and consciously pursued it as a goal in life? In 1977, young Australian woman Robyn Davidson set out to trek 2700 kms across the Australian desert, from Alice Springs to the Indian Ocean […]
Lone Survivor, in your face action honouring the fallen
When you know you are seeing a war movie called Lone Survivor you can be pretty sure how it will end. Perhaps what you won’t know is how visually real and graphic the story will be as it unfolds. Lone Survivor is based on a true story, which for me at least, always […]