The Wolverine, directed by James Mangold, is Hugh Jackman’s sixth film in which he portrays Marvel’s character Logan. Since 2000, when the first X-Men film was welcomed in cinemas, Hollywood’s approach towards comic-book adaptations on the big screen has changed. There’s Christopher Nolan’s Dark Knight trilogy and a well thought out series of movies from…
Elementary Season One Review
Sherlock Holmes, we all know the name, his adventures with Dr. Watson have been around for centuries. In recent years there has been an array of new adaptations of the world’s most famous detective, including Guy Ritchie’s films and the British modern retelling Sherlock. Now America has decided to modernise, and indeed Americanise, Sir Arthur…
Man of Steel Review
DC Comics are as good as Marvel ones. The company was founded in 1934, known as National Allied Publications. DC Comics produce material featuring a large number of well-known characters such as: Green Arrow, Batman, Wonder Woman, Green Lantern and, of course, Superman. Superman was brought onto the big screen when Ilya and Alexander Salkind…
The Iceman Review
‘The Iceman’ had it in his blood. He often used a gun with silencer or a mini revolver but he was not picky individual, he was able to kill using, literally, anything that came to hand. His name was Richard Kuklinski. In almost 40 years he assassinated over 100 people, however, in his confession,…
In Conversation with Boris Seewald
Boris Seewald is a film director who was raised in Central-West Germany, he first ventured into digital media through design and played music in various bands. He moved to Berlin in 2005 with a clear intention of pursuing a career in film, and began work on his own film projects and developing work experience. Owing…
In Conversation with Marijn Poels
Marijn Poels is a documentary and independent filmmaker, who stole my heart with his extraordinary film stories. He focuses on making reports and films worldwide for organisations, governments and educational films concentrated on human rights. Apart from being a filmmaker he is also a writer and photographer. Poels’ film style is characterised by real-life recordings,…
The Host Review
I believe everyone noticed the catchy annotation on the poster of ‘The Host’: Based on the best-selling novel by Stephanie Meyer. Well it says more about the film than any review, it’s not true of course it’s just my sarcasm talking to you. Those who are familiar with the previous work of the writer…
In Conversation with Ruud Lenssen
Ruud Lenssen is an independent documentary filmmaker. His films focus on socially relevant topics. In 2010 Lenssen graduated from the Willem de Kooning Academy in Rotterdam with a BA in Audiovisual Design. His graduation film ‘Kathem & Chris’, a short documentary about the friendship between former asylum seeker Kathem and the local villager Chris in the Limburg village…
Silver Linings Playbook Review
Silver Linings Playbook written and directed by David O Russell is based on an incredible novel by Matthew Quick. The film had its world premiere at the 35th Toronto International Film Festival and it is a story of former teacher Pat Solitano (Bradley Cooper: The Hangover, Limitless), who has a bipolar disorder and is admitted…
Life of Pi Review
Originally a novel by Yann Martel, Life of Pi is an elegant portrayal of the existence of God and the faith which is inherent in all of us. The story follows the incredible life story and journey of Piscine ‘Pi’ Patel, an Indian boy who, after the ship he, his family and their zoo are…
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