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Review – Calvary

Calvary is set in a village in the Irish county of Sligo.  Brendan Gleeson, a Catholic priest, is taking confession at his church when he is given a death sentence by a member of his congregation with a grudge against the Church.  He is given a week to put his affairs in order. The film […]

Review: The Grand Budapest Hotel

My father and I often disagree about the rewatching films.  I maintain that watching a film is a reciprocal process.  Simply put, when you watch a film – especially a great film – not only is much brought to you by the film, much is also brought to the film by us.  So much is […]

Review: Macbeth NTL

Friends, gamers, readers lend me your ears. I have a confession.  I am a whore: a theatre whore.  However, the theatre can be a costly habit.  As a result I was overjoyed to learn of National Theatre Live, a commemorative project celebrating the NT’s 50th anniversary.  The premise: theatre productions are broadcast direct to cinemas.  […]

Review – August: Osage County

With an all star cast, this stage production makes the movie from the theater to the silver screen and Jack jumps at the chance to take on 'August: Osage County', a dark comedy from Tracy Lett.

Arrow: Season 2 Overview

With many revelations coming to light and resulting twist and turns having taken place, the imminent return of Arrow to our screens would seem to warrant an overview of its second season.  When I agreed to do so I did not appreciate the difficulty of the task, not at first that is.  Not only is […]

Review – The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug

Tis the season to sit down and enjoy some LOTR and it's all the season that Peter Jackson releases the second movie in his Hobbit series! Jack checks 'The Desolation of Smaug', to see what all the fuss is about!

REVIEW: HUNGER GAMES CATCHING FIRE

Last time I walked into a screening of The Hunger Games I had no expectations.  You may recall I was impressed (click here to see!).  Going into the sequel screening my expectations were very different.  Fortunately, the verdict is in a similar vein. Jack Dempsey
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