THE DESCENDANTS Guest review by Joe Cronin Stars: George Clooney, Shailene Woodley, Amara Miller, Nick Krause | Written by Tom McCarthy, Joe Tiboni | Directed by Tom McCarthy George Clooney delivers one of his finest performances in this well-balanced drama. Combining a deft delivery of comic moments with a character whose sincerity shines through was never going to be easy but Clooney succeeds with a...

We've just been given this UK exclusive clip, entitled "Grandma Shoots the Turkey", from former Grey’s Anatomy star Katherine Heigl’s new film One For The Money, which sees Heigl star as a bail bonds recovery agent. The film comes from another former Grey’s Anatomy alumni, director Julie Anne Robinson and is based on the book by Janet Evanovich. A proud, born-and-bred Jersey girl, Stephanie Plum’s got plenty of atti...

THE WOMAN IN BLACK Stars: Daniel Radcliffe, Ciarán Hinds, Liz White, Janet McTeer | Written by Jane Goldman | Directed by James Watkins The film adaptation of The Woman In Black is kind of a big deal in little ways. It's based on a well-known and loved book, which was also the inspiration for one of the longest running plays in the West End. And of course, it's Daniel Radcliffe's first film after ...

In preparation for its release in March, cast and crew members of the forthcoming Disney sci-fi extravaganza John Carter were in the capital this week to promote the film. I, along with seemingly every other film blogger and journalist not at the London Critic’s Circle Awards was in attendance at the Apollo cinema to see a selection of preview clips and partake in a Q&A with the film’s star, Taylor Kitsch, an...

CHRONICLE Review by Andrew Jones Stars: Dane DeHaan, Michael B. Jordan, Michael Kelly, Ashley Hinshaw, Alex Russell, Luke Tyler | Written by Max Landis | Directed by Josh Trank Andrew Detmer is a kid on the edge of society. He isn't popular at high school, unlike his cousin Matt, at home his ailing mother can't help protect him from his abusive father, and so his only protection is filming his whole life with...

THE MUPPETS Stars: Jason Segel, Amy Adams, Chris Cooper, Kermit the Frog, Miss Piggy, Fozzie Bear, Gonzo, Animal, Walter, Jack Black | Written by Jason Segel, Nicholas Stoller | Directed by James Bobin Before I go any further in this review let me say this: if you have any interest in seeing The Muppets don't read on, in fact don't read any reviews. Go see the film as it was clearly meant to be seen - cold....

THE SITTER Stars: Jonah Hill, Ari Graynor, Sam Rockwell, J.B. Smoove, Max Records, Landry Bender, Kevin Hernandez, Kylie Bunbury | Written by Brian Gatewood, Alessandro Tanaka | Directed by David Gordon Green Pineapple Express director David Gordon Green follows up the less-than-stellar Your Highness with yet another stoner comedy, this time teaming up with another of Hollywood's funny fat men, Jonah Hill, in ...

MERCENARIES Stars: Billy Zane, Vas Blackwood, Geoff Bell, Kirsty Mitchell, Robert Fucilla | Written and Directed by Paris Leonti It would be disingenuous to suggest that I had anything other than fairly low expectations for my first screening of 2012. A low-budget, war film starring a bunch of unknown actors ‘and Billy Zane’ (a title card that actually caused titters of mirth among some of the more openly dis...

It all started with SoulBlade. Ever since then i have been hooked... Of course I'm talking about the SoulCalibur series from Namco. Each installment has introduced new characters, new moves and a new way of playing the game. Some characters haven't made it through each and every game in the franchise (Rock, we miss you), and some characters have been re-introduced in later iterations of the games, but for ...