I'm the film reviewer for BBC Radio Devon. I utterly adore all things cinematic and love to highlight hidden gems that may have passed people by. Catch my on air review every Saturday lunchtime.
The wave of 80s nostalgia that threatens to drown 2010 continues unabated this week with The Hole In 3D retreading a popular subgenre of that decade: ‘kids going on a supernatural adventure.’ Which is hardly surprising considering that this film is directed by Joe Dante, the anarchic presence behind Gremlins (still a must watch Christmas [...]
As we no longer get the summers we remember or deserve in this country it’s up to cinema to provide them. This week’s ray of sunshine is brought to us by Tamara Drewe.
Stephen Frears, who guided Helen Mirren to her Oscar for The Queen has turned his hand to adapting Posy Simmonds’ graphic novels [...]
There aren’t many careers that have a shelf life as short as a top American comic actor. You probably get 5 to 6 years tops before for whatever reason you start making films that aren’t funny. It’s always sad to see this happen, but Steve Carell seems to be deliberately trying to break my heart.
Following up earlier [...]
Lets get this out in the open from the get-go; “Hello, my name is Paul Moxham and I’m a film loving, computer game playing comic book reader.” So imagine my delight at the arrival of Scott Pilgrim Vs The World. Directed by Edgar Wright, the man almost wholly responsible for making British films cool again [...]
We are tightly wedged into the middle of the Summer blockbuster season and there’s no escape. The most important thing to remember is not to panic. Relax, let some blood flow back into your knuckles, maybe take some deep breaths. That was all I could think to do this week when faced with the double [...]
You know that time is getting on when your childhood television memories are being raided by Hollywood for blockbuster material. Along with the remake of The Karate Kid (which is actually about kung-fu now if that makes any sense – anyways I digress) this weekend is something of an 80s revival. So in case you’ve never been [...]
Well here we are folks; grab a hanky and prepare to pretend that your hayfever is playing up. It’s been a magical journey but finally after 15 years we’ve reached the end of the Scalectrix track. Toy Story 3 waves Woody, Buzz and the rest of the toy cupboard off into the sunset as Andy prepares to leave them behind for [...]
My fingertips are rattling against the keyboard, there’s more red in my eyes than white and I can feel my kidneys shrinking as their neighbours, the adrenal glands struggle to push more of their go juice into my blood stream. It feels like I haven’t slept in days when in reality I’ve been in a dream [...]
After 23 years and numerous let downs (I’m looking at you Alien Vs Predator) a proper sequel to 1987′s Predator is with us. Yes they already made Predator 2 and God bless Danny Glover for trying but it seriously lacked the spirit and atmosphere of the original. Enter producer Robert Rodriguez and director Nimrod Antal [...]
Part three of the ‘saga’ as it’s now being referred to turns thriller as British director David Slade takes over and injects a very healthy dose of action and drama amid the slush and sexual abstinance. Bella and Edward are reunited in Forks again after the comings and goings of the last film; but danger is just around the nearest Alpine surrounded lake as [...]
How do you continue a story when the last installment gave the characters everything they wanted? Shrek Forever After shows how this week by probably displaying the first case of animated mid-life crisis. Shrek is tired of his sedate life as a married father and celebrity and just wants to return to mud wallowing and frightening pitch-fork [...]
If there is a more perfect piece of casting than hedonistic English rascal Russell Brand playing a hedonistic drug-addled rascal rock star then Hollywood has yet to make it. Get Him To The Greek; a spin off from Forgetting Sarah Marshall where Brand’s character virtually stole the show now takes front and centre in this comedy about Snow’s [...]
Friendly neighbours who turn out to be ruthless government super spies is a surprisingly well worn sub genre; although that’s never stopped Hollywood giving it a good dusting off now and again as this week proves. Spencer, played by Ashton Kutcher is a special agent who whilst on a mission in Nice spots cute-as-a-button and very ordinary Jen, the ever perky [...]
“There’s no such thing as right and wrong, only righter and wronger.” Thus begins our journey into the corrupt and dangerous, if grammatically incorrect world of New York cops. Brooklyn’s Finest follows the stories of 3 cops facing very different problems whilst trying to ‘Serve and Protect’. Don Cheadle is deep undercover in a criminal gang wanting his life back; Richard [...]
From looking at the photo on your left you’d be forgiven for thinking that we were still in Sex And The City territory. Fear not though, 4 girls walking side by side in slow motion is where the similarities most definitely end. Directed by Noel Clarke and Mark Davis 4.3.2.1 follows four girls through a 48 [...]
Okay before I start I have something to confess. Up until this point I’d never seen more than 10 minutes of anything Sex And The City related and here I am charged with giving an opinion on a sequel. So be patient with me, lets start with what serves as the plot shall we?
The four characters are [...]
