It’s a great shame that Yari Film Group Releasing had to declare bankruptcy just before the release of Nothing but the Truth. This meant that the sharply-written, well-acted, legal/political thriller would never get a proper wide release date in the States or anywhere else in the world.
Subtitled Berandal in the US (much like the original was subtitled Redemption), The Raid 2 picks up (chronologically-speaking) exactly where the original left off, with rookie cop Rama having survived the brutal tower block that claimed the lives of (almost) all of his squad.
The obvious point to be made here is that not only is this yet another sequel, it’s also a sequel to a reboot to a film series that was barely a decade old the first time around. And so it is again, with this reboot sequel coming ten years after the best film in the original trilogy.
The original Rio (I’ve noticed the fact I seem to be using ‘the original’ or variations on that theme a lot of late – probably says something about just how many sequels have been coming out this year) was an entertaining-enough blast of colour and samba, propped up by decent vocal performances and
The sweeping, captioned opening of Darren Aronofsky’s Noah is reminiscent of its cinematic heritage, the Biblical epics of years past, all elegantly flowing cursive script and delicately composed shots, until it promptly swoops down to the dark brutality of humanity.
Muppets Most Wanted’s opening song, “We’re Doing a Sequel” successfully nails almost every criticism that could be thrown at it from a “ugh, the sequel’s not as good as the original” point of view which makes reviewing it slightly difficult.
Imperial Cinema is back to give you some well-needed relaxation time away from central library! This week we’re showing the new remake of the 80s classic RoboCop.
Primetime television shows (i.e. the ones that are not on cable channels and therefore lack sex, nudity, violence and swearing) are often unfairly overlooked when it comes to providing an answer for that question “what’s your favourite tv show”?
Emily Fulham reviews the highlights and lowlights of the series so far
The quest to find the next Hunger Games finds it next entrant in Veronica Roth’s series of YA novels, and this time (after a few misfires that will go un-named, and an excellent second Hunger Games film) it looks like the studios might just have found what they’re looking for.
Phase 2 continues apace. The third Iron Man started things off in a typically Shane Black fashion of quips and action, the second Thor trod a darker path while beginning to introduce the elements that will come together in an inevitably glorious fashion...
Following on from their previous effort The Guard, director John Michael McDonagh (brother of Marty) have teamed up again for Calvary, the tale of a well-meaning, innocent priest told in the confessional that he has only a week left to live.