Gripped by the spread of crack cocaine and associated gang violence, New York City in the late 1980’s was one of the most violent places in North America. In East New York, a war was waged between powerful drug cartels and police struggling to stem the constant flow of bloodshed. The most deadly battles were […]
There is great appeal to the world of espionage: international travel, funky spy toys, the opportunity to seduce beautiful women and save the world from devious villains! It is a rich world for storytellers, whether telling fantasy tales of megalomaniacs trying to take over the world, realistic threats of foreign agencies and terrorists or personal […]
I’m going to talk about Avengers: Age of Ultron in detail, so be warned there are SPOILERS! Avengers: Age of Ultron has now been out for almost a week in the U.S., giving fans ample time to see and digest the latest tentpole movie in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. It is a dense movie, nearly 2 […]
We Brits are going to the polls for the 2015 General Election and with so much political campaigning happening on these islands, now is the time to look a very British political drama. Based on a 1982 novel by then servicing Labour MP Chris Mullen, A Very British Coup was a TV miniseries for Channel 4 […]
British actor Martin Freeman has made a name for himself playing Bilbo Baggins in the Hobbit trilogy, which wrapped up its final installment, The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies, last December. Combined, the trilogy has grossed almost $3 billion worldwide. With the popularity of the movies, it appears Freeman has been given quite the […]
With the Collector’s Edition of Mad Max and the 25th Anniversary Edition of Goodfellas getting a release this week, the new on Blu-ray features had some major competition. A pair of Oscar-nominated films headline our new releases for the week, and the opportunity to trump the poor decision making of the Academy lead to our choice of Selma as Recommendation […]
The Marvel Cinematic Universe has been a glorious success for Marvel, turning many of the popular titles into success blockbusters. The MCU have all been meet with positive critical reviews, the lowest Rotten Tomatoes rating is 65% and collectively have made over $7.1 Billion worldwide, excluding Avengers: Age of Ultron. The MCU has raised the […]
