Director Martin Scorsese brings us his latest film, an unexpected foray into family-friendly 3D. Quite what very young audience members will make ofHugos leisurely pace and nods to silent film is anyones guess. For those who share the directors love of cinema,Hugos a treat. Then again, his character does utter the films most unexpectedly moving line. A word or two aboutHugos 3D. Look, Scorsese appears to say, Heres how great 3D can look when its applied correctly....
How do we deal with an avalanche? What shorts do we wear while mountain climbing? The pair are later reunited when they team up to help some climbers trapped on the same mountain range. Heres what we learned on a recent re-watch of the film. Now, imagine you lost a loved one, and this was someones response. It would appear that Gabe skipped the course on how to comfort someone following such an event....
A great theme tune forms the backbone of any classic war movie, but which are the best? Just hearing some of the music stirs up the emotions. This has, without exception, some of the best examples of the genre. I dont really need an excuse to talk about war movies, so which were the most stirring themes? Heres my pick of favourites. Its music with real gusto, if something of a cliche these days....
Seth Gordons bawdy black comedy Horrible Bosses arrives on Blu-ray. Colin Farrell takes on a different method, echoing Tom Cruise inTropic Thunderand dressing down for the part. These nuggets of interest are brief, however, and everything feels a little rushed. All in all, this is a pretty standard collection for an above-average comedy. Film: you’re free to rent or buyHorrible BossesatBlockbuster.co.uk. Rating: 2 out of 5
Marilyn touches down in Blighty amidst a barrage of frenzied media coverage. To Oliviers increasing consternation, this same level of professional conduct doesnt extend to her work. The film is not a miserable dissection of fame, however. The affection for the period and the characters that occupy it is forever apparent. Redmaynes Clark is a likeable, naive lead. Yet Monroe herself never quite strays far enough away from the Aphrodite-lite image of her we all have....
Macabre comedy fantasy Rare Exports arrives on Blu-ray just in time for Christmas. But is it good enough to make Glens list of festive favourites…? Ad content continues below Rare Exports: A Christmas Taledoes a lot right. This will certainly take some beating. Fortunately, it delivers where it counts. It really is one of the finest visual transfers of the year. Film: you’ve got the option to rent or buyRare Exports: A Christmas TaleatBlockbuster....
If you start on the 19th November of every year, that times the last episode for Christmas Eve. Over the next six weeks, well find out ifThe Box Of Delightsreally is worthy of its reputation. To get you in the mood for it, here is the marvellous opening credits sequence. Feel free to hum the tune. Ad content continues below The opening episode, then. Its by turns charming, engaging and bluntly utterly puzzling....
Three strong performances distinguish this low-budget debut thriller from director Carl Tibbetts. The virus is airborne, extremely contagious and all accounts recorded have led to fatalities. Jacks demanding presence in Fairweather Cottage makes him undeniable yet supremely questionable. Is he really an army soldier? Is the virus he preaches about a reality? Is he truly concerned for everyones safety or is he merely manipulating an already tense and taut situation?...
Russell T Davies sci-fi series Torchwood goes transatlantic for Miracle Day, out now on DVD. Heres James review… Everything has its time and everything dies. And then there wasTorchwood. Ad content continues below However, the brilliantly executedTorchwood: Children Of Earthchanged all that. It seemed that, finally,Torchwoodhad stepped out of the shadow of its parent show. That being the case, how do you then make this seemingly amorphous idea both present and threatening?...
If only Bella Swan had heeded Coach Carrs sage advice, we could have been saved all this melodrama. Breaking Dawn Part 1is the payoff of theTwilightsaga, the instalment in which all the crazy stuff happens. So: how does Oscar-winning director Bill Condon deal withBreaking Dawns more difficult moments? Well, basically, he glosses over them. (And since the film is 117 minutes long, thats a lot of scenery and grimacing.) And then its time for the Twilight franchise to finally stop delaying the inevitable....
Lucky McKees horror The Woman arrives on Blu-ray. Shes discovered by a lawyer, Chris Cleek, while hes out on a hunting trip. Cleek lives nearby with his long-suffering wife and daughters, and his twisted son. Coming across the woman in the woods, Cleek abducts her and drags her back to his ranch. He trusses her up in his barn, and begins to try and civilise her. But the woman in the barn wont bend to his will, and eventually, somethings got to give....
Segas groundbreaking arcade racer of the 90s, Daytona USA, arrives on XBLA. Can it still hold pole position? The arrival ofDaytona USAin arcades across the world was met with almost unanimous awe. The problem is here, that it really is a copy, and nothing more. The terrible clipping, tracks floating in space, weird scrolling clouds and other odd glitches are reproduced exactly. Thanks to the lack of polish applied, it looks naff, pure and simple....
Setup stars Bruce Willis, Ryan Phillippe and Curtis Jackson. How bad can this straight-to-DVD thriller be? Setup, out on DVD now, is one of those under-the-radar movies. Its that kind of tomfoolery. Jackson performs admirably considering the material. Why Marvel Studios hasnt hoicked him into the comic book movie wagon-train asLuke Cage: Powermanis worth a mystery. Its not his only one this year either, asCatch .44is heading the same way on the 20th December....
