Reviews

Meet Joe Street ‘…former education secretary. The fallen minister. The lost politician’. Thacker’s narrative, Charm Offensive, charts the somewhat bleak and miserable life of protagonist Joe Street as he attempts salvation from a political (and personal) crisis. Following a scandal ...

*Spoiler free* Marvel’s cinematic universe has tended to lean towards fun films, with lots of humour despite the serious good vs. evil type plots. It’s been a nice way for them to carve their own unique direction, in opposition to ...

Fear not lovely marshmallows, this review comes to you completely spoiler free. The Veronica Mars movie came out on March 14th, released worldwide (practically) in selected theatres and in almost every possible digital download format. After a record-breaking Kickstarter to ...

One of my favourite writing advisors of all time is Chuck Wendig. He tells it like it is – no sugar coating, no pointless ego stroking, just a real get up and do it attitude. But as much as I ...

So it turns out the future was designed by hipsters and that is in no way a bad thing. Her is a rare triumph for a Valentine’s day release; not in step with the When Harry Met Seattle rom-coms but ...

As a big Matthew McConaughey fan, I was really looking forward to seeing Dallas Buyers Club. While the film has been out in the US since November last year, it was only released in the UK in February. Well, it ...

Before Twilight, vampires were cool. They were edgy and sexy and everyone secretly wanted to be one. Most of my free time recently has been taken up by vampires. Not through the medium of books, film, TV or graphic novels ...

*Spoiler free review* It is always difficult when a film is surrounded by a whole lotta hype. Do you buy into the hype and build up your excitement until you almost burst? Or do you keep a cool, cynical distance, ...

Lust for Love is a 2014 Kickstarter-funded romantic comedy starring Fran Kranz, Dichen Lachman, and Beau Garrett. The film was released on February 7th in the US (on iTunes and VOD) and the film’s producers are currently working on an international release. ...

I have been trying to read more comic books and graphic novels. Locke & Key is a name that I keep hear coming up – it was included in a number of best of’s last year and is generally received ...