Given that the setting is a suburban game night, it should be expected that this film plays plot-charades, mimicking themes of David Fincher’s The Game and the Steve Carell and Tina Fey rom-com Date Night while the audience tries to work out just what is going on. The twists and turns (and fundamental premise) of […]
Stunning visuals accompany you as you follow Dr. Steven Strange as he, along with the audience, is told to “forget everything they know”. For Strange (Benedict Cumberbatch) this means a new way of looking at the world; for us it means a new way of looking at Marvel films. After the cast-heavy Captain America: Civil […]
5 o’clock. It’s closing time and hunger is beginning to strike. It’s been a long day and the thought of yesterdays shepards pie when I get home is not an appealing one. I don’t think I’ll be able to make it. I can’t possible survive the 20 minute drive without sustenance; I’ll have to stop. […]
Fifteen years after we first encountered “model idiot” Derek Zoolander, we are subjected to a sequel that really doesn’t live up to the original film’s playful simplicity. Zoolander, played by a really, really, ridiculously boring Ben Stiller, along with fellow male model Hansel (Owen Wilson) travels to Italy in search of his estranged son. When […]
I don’t think anyone is expecting the new series of Top Gear, airing later this year, to be business as usual. Chris Evans is no Jeremy Clarkson. His days of TFI Fridays, FHM covers and being an all round ‘lad’ are far behind him – after all, it’s not the 90s anymore. I did think, […]
I’ve sat exams. I’ve had job interviews. I’ve performed on stage in front of hundreds of people. All have an element of pressure; but nothing compares to the sheer unbridled terror of having to pack your bags at a supermarket checkout. What is it about this monotonous of all tasks that causes people to flap […]
Hello if you have somehow managed to stumble across me. I’m Jack, I’m a student and when I’m at home I live on a boat; you may refer to me as The Captain. Here, I’m going to post some reviews and columns on a variety of things. I have quite varied interests so there should […]