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Film Review: Stonehearst Asylum (2014)

June 22, 2015
5 mins to read

“A somewhat disappointing misfire of poorly judged screenplay, badly timed twists, and missed opportunities.” When freshly graduated doctor, Edward Newgate arrives at the remote, snow bound Stonehearst Asylum on Christmas Eve of 1889 to take up a position working under Dr Salt, he finds that all is not as he expected – Dr Salt has …

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News Round-up Week Ending 19 June

June 19, 2015
2 mins to read

Get ready to meet Meg Reports are circulating that Eli Roth has signed on to direct Meg, the big screen adaptation of Steve Altern’s New York Times bestselling novel Meg: A Novel of Deep Terror. After many false starts it looks like this crazy, massive shark project may finally be sticking its considerable fin above …

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The Cutting Room: Turbo Kid

June 18, 2015
2 mins to read

In a post-apocalyptic parallel future of 1997, an orphaned teenager called The Kid scavenges the Wasteland searching for relics from a better time (the 80s). During one of his expeditions he meets Apple, a mysterious girl with a rather large secret. As their relationship deepens, they accidentally run afoul of Zeus, the self-proclaimed leader of …

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Obituary – Sir Christopher Lee

June 17, 2015
9 mins to read

Sir Christopher Lee: May 27 1922–June 7 2015. How do you even start to do justice to Christopher Lee? His life, his career, and the scale of his personal and professional achievements are truly humbling. At six feet five inches, he was virtually a giant in physical terms; as an artist he was a literal …