After surviving the Hunger Games, Katniss and Peeta return to District 12. They are now required to take a victory tour of the country. During the tour Katniss witnesses the brutal suppression of the people and by her very presence causes further rebellions. President Snow declares there will be new Hunger Games and this time… Continue reading

Max Lewinsky is a cop obsessed with apprehending Jacob Sternwood, a criminal who had shot him whilst Max was attempting to apprehend him. He gets his chance when Sternwood comes out of hiding after his son was shot duringa heist. But was the heist part of a deeper conspiracy? This film looks great, with some… Continue reading

Dr. Ryan Stone (Sandra Bullock)is aboard the Space Shuttle Explorer. She is accompanied by Matt Kowalski, who is commanding his final expedition. During a spacewalk to service the Hubble Space Telescope, Mission Control orders the mission to be aborted after a Russian satellite blows up, forming a cloud of space debris. The debris strikes the… Continue reading

Simon, an art auctioneer, helps with a theft of a painting from his own auction house. When one of the raiders Franck tries to take the painting, Simon attacks him but gets a blow to the head that leaves him with amnesia. When Franck gets home, he discovers that the package contains only an empty… Continue reading

Teenager Joe Toy who, along with his best friend Patrick are sick of their controlling parents, decided to get away from it all and build a house in the woods and live in it along with a sidekick, Biaggio. Every lads dream I think?? I thoroughly enjoyed this film, its very quirky, the characters are… Continue reading

Had an afternoon out with the Corkys a couple of weeks ago and we went to see Captain Phillips. The true story of Captain Richard Phillips, who was taken hostage by Somali pirates in the Indian Ocean during the Maersk Alabama hijacking in 2009. An extremely well made film by Paul Greengrass. This could have… Continue reading

Curtis, (Michael Shannon) starts to have really scary, apocalyptic dreams. The dreams terrify him, become all consuming and he starts to doubt his sanity, as does his family and friends. Believing his dreams might be true he focuses on building a storm shelter in his garden much to his wife’s annoyance. Written and directed by… Continue reading

Two boys Ellis and Neckbone (!?) travel to an island to see a boat stuck high in a tree but discover Mud, a fugitive who had lived in the area. Mud needs help to avoid the police and some dodgy characters, reunite with his girlfriend and skip town. The Boys decide to help mainly because,… Continue reading

Luke Glanton an ex Motorbike stuntman robs banks to provide for his child who lives with an ex-girlfriend putting him on a collision course with an ambitious cop. I don’t want to tell you too much about the story because its actually really good and anything I tell you will ruin the twists and turns… Continue reading

Its 2154, the very wealthy live on a man-made space station called Elysium while the rest of the population lives on a ruined Earth. Max, an ordinary guy in desperate need to get to Elysium, reluctantly takes on a dangerous mission that could save his life and the lives of millions on Earth. Plenty of… Continue reading

Shortly after her husbands release from prison Emily drives her car into a wall in an apparent suicide bid.Once she is released from hospital she attends sessions with a psychiatrist who prescribes Ablixa. The drug works and occasional sleepwalking seems to be the only side effect. But can she be held responsible for what she… Continue reading

A true story of one family’s fight to survive and to be reunited after the 2004 Tsunami that struck Thailand. The film starts off with an incredible re-enactment of the tidal wave and its devastation, directed by Juan Antonio Bayona (who directed the Orphanage) in the most graphic and brutal way with amazing cinematography. Naomi… Continue reading

The story centres on Maya, a CIA officer who has spent her entire career in pursuit of Osama Bin Laden. Like Hurt Locker I think this film is character study of people who are in an all consuming role. unfortunately you never really now much about Mayas character outside of her obsession with Bin laden… Continue reading

Marion Cotillard plays a Killer whale trainer who after losing her legs in an accident forms a relationship and falls in love with Alain a self-centred, selfish bare knuckle fighter. Alain doesnt pity or coddle Stephanie and just treats her as he would anyone else which endears him to her. Eventually she falls in love… Continue reading

This film documents the worldwide spread of a virus, attempts by health officials to identify and contain the disease, the chaos caused by a pandemic,and eventually the introduction of a vaccine. I’m not a fan of Steven Soderburghs Films. Erin Brockovich was fantastic but apart from that I can take them or leave them and… Continue reading

Or the Intouchables depending on where you watch it. This is a fantastic story about Driss, who is fresh out of prison, who ends up employed as a carer for Phillipe, a rich quadriplegic who owns a luxurious Parisian mansion. Even though Driss didn’t really want the job he discovers that he has a talent… Continue reading

Paranormal researchers Matheson and Buckley debunk psychic phenomena by detecting the subtle tricks behind every staged supernatural occurrence. However when the legendary blind psychic Simon Silver comes out of retirement after 30 years, matheson warns Buckley to back off, fearing reprisal from the powerful Silver. Determined to discredit Silver, Buckley and his star student use… Continue reading

During Prohibition the Bondurant Brothers are running a successful Moonshine business. Special Deputy Charley Rakes (Guy Pearce) wants his cut to stay off their back but despite the other bootleggers paying up the brothers refuse But Rakes wont take no for an answer.. Over all, this film is pretty boring. If it wasn’t for Guy… Continue reading

Dr Schultz a bounty hunter buys Django, a slave, to help him identify the brittle brothers, a trio of ruthless killers. In exchange for helping locate the brothers, Schultz will free Django from slavery and give him $75 and a horse. The arrangement goes very well and through the winter Django continues to assist Schultz… Continue reading