World War Z reviewed by Simon Hooper A friend recently found himself in Glasgow via the wonder of an overcomplicated train table and, having arrived at the unintended destination, proceeded to drown his sorrows through the medium of strong lager.…
The Last Exorcism 2 Review by Simon Hooper Pub quiz fanatics may want to have a go at the following insultingly easy pop quiz. What prefix do the following all have in common? Stand, Samurai, Airbender, Emperor, Boy Scout, Action…
Byzantium Review I think it was the pop beat combo The Beach Boys who in their 1969 ditty, ‘Do it Again’, regaled us with the words, Suntanned bodies and Waves of sunshine the California girls and a Beautiful coastline Warmed…
Star Trek Into Darkness 3D There’s a story that a young lad who went by the name of Scott ‘Scotty’ Mc Scott, apparently of Scottish lineage, went to a rough school. So rough that when the Physics teacher asked his…
IRON MAN 3D I’ve always wanted to copyright my very own superhero, and I once spotted a niche that I felt could make me a packet. Every guy wants to look immaculate, right ladies? What the world needs is a…
Simon Hooper reviews SIMON KILLER DEVIANT SEX! A sure way to attract attention in a written article is to have something lurid in capital letters. It’s a failsafe, and used by many tabloid headline writers wanting to draw your eye…
Dark Skies Review Jason Blum is not exactly a household name, but his production company Blumhouse Productions has been responsible for some of the better scare-fests of recent years including Insidious and Sinister, in themselves about to become franchises. Dark Skies…
Evil Dead (2013) Sam Raimi’s original micro budgeted ‘experience in gruelling terror’ quickly gained notoriety in the early 80’s, falling foul of the UK’s video recording act but ultimately launching his career. Over the years the film has gained somewhat…
Out Now. Mediumrare. Certificate: 18. Death, destruction, cruelty, murder, madness. Not the impending results of the Tories’ planned NHS reform, nothing that apocalyptic. Rather a prophecy from a sightless seer for troubled times. As this is ‘un film de Jess…
Out Now. Network. Certificate: PG. Following hot on the heels of Network’s awesome Edgar Wallace Mysteries comes this equally treasurable selection of cosy crime dramas from the 50s and 60s. Shot like the Wallace shows as cinema support features at…
Out Now. 101 Films. Certificate: 15. The Lodge was made back in 2008 and the fact that it has only just been released over here might make you think it’s a bit of a turkey. But while the fim may…
Out Now. Universal Pictures Certificate: 18 Body modification would seem a plum choice for a genre movie. Makeshift, underground surgery to achieve, amongst other things, semi-bestial metamorphoses, performed in a torture chamber of gratification with further offers of voluntary amputation…