[Review] Prometheus

Relatively speaking, I'm a newcomer to Ridley Scott’s epic sci-fi masterpiece, having only seen Alien, Aliens, Alien 3 and Alien: Resurrection for the first time last year about 18 months ago. Since Alien was released over 30 years ago, it has taken me a long time to get round to watching it. The reason why...

[Review] Jane Eyre

Director: Cary Fukunaga STARRING: Mia Wasikowska, Michael Fassbender and Judi Dench After first reading about this film back in November 2010, it has certainly been a long time coming. Starring Michael Fassbender (Hunger, Inglorious Basterds, X-Men: First Class) and Mia Wasikowska (Alice in Wonderland, The Kids Are All Right), it is the latest adaptation of...

[Review] Fish Tank

Fish Tank (2009) Dir: Andrea Arnold Starring: Katie Jarvis, Michael Fassbender I spotted Fish Tank on BBC iPlayer a few weeks ago. I decided to watch it for one simple reason: Michael Fassbender. Mia (Katie Jarvis), is a volatile teenager living with her mum and little sister in an East London council estate. During the...

Happy birthday, Michael Fassbender!

Today - 2nd April - is the 34th birthday of the wondeful, and very sexy, Michael Fassbender. Courtesy of IMDb, Fassbender was born in Heidelberg, Germany. His family moved to Killarney, Co. Kerry, Ireland, when he was a child. After supporting roles in HBO's Band of Brothers and 2007's 300, Fassbender's breakthrough role was in...

X-Men: First Class trailer featuring Professor X and Magneto

"Before he was Professor X... he was Charles. Before he was Magneto... he was Erik." Last week the first trailer was released for X-Men: First Class which is due out in the UK  June 2nd. I am a big X-Men fan and I am really looking forward to this. Directed by Michael Vaughan, the film...

First look: Jane Eyre

*TRAILER RELEASED FOR JANE EYRE (2011) I really, really hope this will be released in the UK though, rather cryptically, there is currently only an American release date and it will only be released in 'select' cinemas. My reasons why I want to see it are three-fold: 1. Though I have not read the book,...