Review

Review: Star Trek: Into Darkness

J.J. Abrams’s  Star Trek: Into Darkness hits the ground running from the opening and keeps the audience hooked throughout. The plot in this sequel has a global impact, and is far less personal for Kirk (Chris Pine) than the first film. This is something I really enjoyed, as it truly highlights how determined and destructive Benedict Cumberbatch’s...

Review

Review: Oblivion

After watching the trailer for Oblivion I was sceptical more than intrigued. Humans leaving Earth, after a war or invasion, is nothing original when regarding post-apocalyptic settings… However, certain shots in the trailer, and the role(s) Tom Cruise’s character plays in the film, made the watching experience all the more tantalising. As the film opens we have...

Debate

Crowdfunding: Who’s paying for my films?

The world of film funding is changing. For the first time, thanks to websites such as Kickstarter, the public are able to fund creative endeavours. With donations of set amounts earning specific rewards offered by artists, Kickstarter has provided a total of $131 million to fund film projects. However, if a project fails to receive...

Film News

News Round-Up

Our team of handsome and the-last-Puple-One-in-the-box writers take you vaguely superhero related news. Becky McCarthy, Patrick Mcateer, Megan Jones, Johnathan Fagg

Review

Review: Iron Man 3

Iron Man 3 follows Tony Stark, and the US government, trying to bring down the Mandarin, a new terrorist threat. Even though it’s not necessary to watch the two previous Iron Man films, or The Avengers Assemble, I think any audience member would benefit by it. Even though the plot is straight forward, a number of things make it stand out,...

Review

Review: Billy Liar (50th Anniversary)

Billy is a liar. His excessive and inventive fantasies continually get the better of him, his family, his boss and his 3 fiancées. It’s definitely a different kind of comedy – more interesting (perhaps) than the Apatow factory…with the tommy gun Billy imagines firing at the infuriating people around him. I watched Billy Liar with...