In putting such an iconic, widely beloved figure to the screen, the pressure is most definitely on. The film shouldn’t offend, nor should it be an unbiasedly kind portrayal, as even the most celebrated people have flaws to speak of.
Dwarves are useless and can’t do anything, whilst Wood Elves and their fluid, slick gymnastic movements are awesome and humans haven’t yet had the chance to shine: that’s the message to take away from Desolation of Smaug, the second entry to Peter Jackson’s overblown Hobbit trilogy.
It’s an unbelievably touching story of human survival, love, and forgiveness.
“Thank god for me”, says Rosalyn Rosenfeld (Jennifer Lawrence), after setting fire to her brand new microwave, ignoring her husband’s advice to not put something metallic in there.
Remember how awful it is when an American actor tries to unsuccessfully imitate an English accent? Well here is the perfect example of where the opposite has gone completely wrong.
What starts off promisingly enough heads for a rapid decline in quality when director Luc Besson doesn’t quite know what to do with the impressive cast he has assembled.
There are far better movies out there that are based on the assassination of American President John F. Kennedy.
Incest. Rape. Murder. Witches. Voodoo. Resurrection. Zombies. Slavery. Blood. Goats. Snakes. Limbs. A severed tongue. Yes, Ryan Murphy is back doing what he does best – laying on the dark and twisted in the new season of his hit anthology, American Horror Story...
Philomena Director: Stephen Frears Writers: Stephen Frears, Jeff Pope, Martin Sixsmith (novel) Starring: Judi Dench, Steve Coogan Runtime: 98 minutes Certificate: 12A
Television Editor John Park reviews three new comedy shows on CBS
Nashville: Season 2 In a battle for the top of the country charts, let the cat-fights commence between an older living legend who is struggling to keep up with the evolving music industry, and a younger, fresh-faced new star who is experiencing success as a crossover artist between country and...
Things were looking good for Starling City and its masked vigilante hero at the end of its highly successful first-season run.
