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I’ll be the host for #MTOS at 20:00 BST on Sunday 23rd September 2012, on the topic of “Swords, Sandals and Togas” (films set in the time of Ancient Greeks and Romans).
#MTOS stands for ‘Movie Talk On Sunday’.  It’s an “initiative to get the Twitter Film Community together at one time …

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In search for some Saturday night entertainment I browsed the through the budget DVD shelves of Tesco. I was intrigued in a particular title called Rogue: an Australian killer croc movie starring Sam Worthington, star of recent blockbusters, Terminator Salvation and Avatar.  Could this be one of those funny ‘before …

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Robot Monster (1953) is one of director Phil Tucker’s few cinematic efforts has famously been documented as one of history’s worst movies, but Robot Monster does offer its own brand of entertainment. If you enjoy senseless dialogue, corny acting and ridiculous monster costumes then this could be 62 minutes well …

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Moonrise Kingdom, the latest film from Wes Anderson, tells the story of two 12-year-old pen pals, who arrange to run away together one summer.  Sam (Jared Gilman) is an orphan who is part of a Khaki Scout camp in New England, led by kindly Pack Leader Ed Norton.  Suzy (Kara …

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First of all – don’t let the title put you off.  It doesn’t say anything immediate about its subject (it’s not a fishing documentary for a start).  The title refers to a surprisingly insightful anecdote told by one of the doc’s subjects at the very end (surprising because it comes …

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Superman/Batman: Apocalypse follows the eight issue story arc from the S/B comics series called “The Supergirl From Krypton” where a capsule crash lands in Gotham harbour containing a strange blonde girl who happens to speak fluent Kryptonian. Along with Superman, Batman captures the girl and a rift begins between the …