Author David Brake

There’s something rather pleasant about this teen romance’s straightforward approach. With no eclectic pop soundtrack or "kooky" characters, Everything, Everything is a simple if saccharine take on its...

For many of us, it feels as though Samuel L. Jackson has never really been off the screen; he was simply born there, and we’ve been enjoying him ever since. Trawling through his entries on One Room With A...

Anton Chekhov is reputed to have said "Don't tell me the moon is shining; show me the glint of light on broken glass." The Russian playwright was clearly far from the minds of the team behind The Hitman's...

Captain Underpants has failed to find an audience in the US, and will likely fail in that regard on these shores – and that is a crying shame. This animated gem is a thoroughly entertaining, engaging and...

Everybody knows Jaws. The elevator pitch of a small town being terrorised by a great white shark is a great one. What transformed the film into the legendary tentpole of cinematic history it has become is not...

1. Malik and Mercury make a marvellous match Queen have finally found somebody to love for their biopic of their time with Freddie Mercury. Rami Malek, of Mr. Robot fame, will play the Tanzanian-born rock...

https://vimeo.com/170083208 On August 7 2014, Oleg Sirota heard how his beloved Russia was banning the import of all Western cheeses; a retaliation to the sanctions forced upon them for their invasion...

In the past 15 years, we've had three Spider-Man franchises, and three web-slinging crusaders. With Spider-Man: Homecoming out this week, we get our youngest of them all in Tom Holland, with able support from...

Have you ever wondered why the crime rate in Sandford is so low, yet the accident rate is so high? Ah, the plight of the middle child; stuck between the precocious first-born and the youngster who’s allowed...

“She did get so irritated with people calling it a romantic novel. Because she always said it was a study in jealousy.” Upon Rebecca’s publication in 1938, Royal Society wünderkind and critic V.S....

Rotten movies blame Rotten Tomatoes for rotten returns What happens when Pirates 5 and Baywatch lead the US domestic box office to its worst Memorial Day weekend showing in nearly 20 years? Do the teams blame...

Everyone involved in Snatched could (and should) have done better. They could have pushed themselves further, tried that little bit harder, and carved out a more original, and funnier, story. Sadly, they...

https://vimeo.com/196163571 December 2014. That’s when Abbas Alizada had his 15 seconds of fame. From simply glancing at him, you can see why. Aged 21, the martial artist from Afghanistan was the...

Jessica Chastain is a good actress. That sentence is not a shock to anybody. Miss Sloane, both engaging and middling, is a wonderful reminder of her excellent talent. From the first frame, Chastain grabs the...

"His job was to catch outlaws, and to collect taxes. And that's a pretty shitty gig, you know? In our version, the Sheriff was basically a decent guy, a civil servant and a war hero." In January 2007, Ethan...