Guardians of the Galaxy – Review David Brake July 31, 2014 Reviews Remember when you last looked up at the stars? Recall that sense of humbling wonderment combined with a mind-stirring curiosity at its potential? Guardians of the Galaxy fulfils your dreams and makes every...
Hollywood’s Brightest Star: Channing Tatum David Brake July 29, 2014 Analysis, Features, Spotlight 2 Comments He weighs in at 83kg, 185cm tall and he’s the male acting equivalent of Anne Hathaway. A figure that’s often derided by critics for his apparent absence of talent, Channing Tatum is a by-word for “tries...
Second Chance: Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull David Brake July 28, 2014 Features, Nostalgia, Second Chance Here's an opinion: Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull is better than The Temple of Doom. Gasp! Cries of "sacrilege!" ring out. Fights break out on zeppelins. Nazi faces melt off. Alright,...
The Purge Anarchy – Review David Brake July 26, 2014 Reviews Sequels usually have to tick three boxes: darker, grittier and bigger, and The Purge Anarchy excels on all these fronts. The lean, mean flick adds further credence to this low-budget, high-return...
Number Cruncher: 8 Actors Who Are Surprisingly Bankable David Brake July 25, 2014 Analysis, Features, Top 10 You know who they are. Or rather: you know what they look like, you may know their names, but you almost certainly know what films they’ve been in. But would you be surprised to know how much those films...
Making It Big: Godzilla Heritage David Brake July 24, 2014 Features, Independent, Making It Big Whether you loved or loathed Gareth Edwards' latest Godzilla entry has put the giant lizard back in vogue. Whether it's a fond look towards the classic Gojira (1954) or a hearty laugh at Roland Emmerich's...
Podcast: Season One of The One Room With A View Show David Brake July 21, 2014 Analysis, Features, One Off Welcome to our round-up of The One Room With A View podcast! Season One has reached its conclusion so it's time to relive and recap the best bits and to encourage you to get subscribe, download and enjoy!...
A Love Letter To… The Marvel Cinematic Universe David Brake July 17, 2014 Features, Love Letter, Nostalgia The Marvel Cinematic Universe needs no explanation. There's little doubt that even just the letters M, C, and U arranged in that order are enough to get the message across. That's a hefty monopoly on the...
YouTube: Films To Watch After The World Cup David Brake July 16, 2014 Analysis, Features, One Off 1 Comment It's been 4 days since the World Cup ended. Sigh. How do we carry on with life? Can you even remember what we did before the seemingly all-consuming football phenomenon? Well, we must persevere and One Room...
Win The LEGO® Movie On DVD! David Brake July 4, 2014 Competitions 2 Comments To celebrate the release of THE LEGO® MOVIE, AVAILABLE ON DIGITAL HD FROM JULY 7TH AND 3D, BLU-RAY AND DVD ON JULY 21ST, we've got a competition for five lucky people to win a copy of THE LEGO®...
Making It Big: Elstree 1976 David Brake June 30, 2014 Features, Independent, Making It Big A long time ago in a galaxy far, far away. The opening titles crawl for Star Wars now act as an accurate punch line for the original trilogy. The cinematic journey began 36 years ago during the hottest...
YouTube: What Is The Bechdel Test? David Brake June 28, 2014 Analysis, Features, One Off Welcome one and all! Our YouTube is alive & well again so we'd like to share with you our latest video: What is the Bechdel Test? A test that has now become a staple evaluation tool to all to judge the...
Non-Stop Competition! David Brake June 23, 2014 Competitions COMPETITION TIME! We've got FIVE copies of Non-Stop to give away on DVD! To win - we want you to come up with sequel ideas/titles! Comment below with your ideas! The best ones win! How about Non-Stop 2:...
Belle – Review David Brake June 16, 2014 Reviews 1 Comment Proof that the costume drama can go beyond chocolate-box sweet and address issues greater than its genre, Belle is a sumptuous love letter to the classic period film that nevertheless asks you to stop and...
A Short History of the Period Drama, Part Three: Tear Up the Script (or, the present day) David Brake June 15, 2014 Analysis, Close-Up, Features Long before the superhero movie took the words "gritty reboot" and revolutionised a genre, period drama was working quietly away in the background doing exactly the same thing. As the '90s gave way to a...