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Cosmopolis review

James Peaty Review Jun 13, 2012

Robert Pattinson teams up with maverick film director David Cronenberg for the claustrophobic drama, Cosmopolis. Here’s James’ review...

Rick McCallum interview: distributing Red Tails and independent filmmaking

James Peaty Interview Jun 7, 2012

With Red Tails out now, producer Rick McCallum talks about the making and distribution of the film, and the collapse of mid-budget movies...

Red Tails review

James Peaty Review Jun 5, 2012

Lucasfilm's Red Tails, relaying the story of African American WWII heroes the Tuskegee Airman, has finally arrived...

Rick McCallum interview: Dennis Potter, Star Wars TV series, George Lucas & Red Tails

James Peaty Interview Jun 3, 2012

We sat down with longtime Lucasfilm producer Rick McCallum to chat about the live-action Star Wars TV series, George Lucas, and more...

The Dark Knight Rises: the history of Bane

James Peaty Feature Jun 1, 2012

James looks back at the history of Bane, the villain Batman is currently limbering up to face in Christopher Nolan's The Dark Knight Rises

Prometheus review

James Peaty Review May 31, 2012

Ridley Scott revisits the Alien universe with Prometheus. But can his new film deliver?

The Dark Knight Rises: trailer analysis

James Peaty Trailer May 3, 2012

This week saw the launch of the third trailer for The Dark Knight Rises. James has been digging in to see what it all means...

Doctor Who Revisitations 3 DVD review

Dr Who Revisitations 3
James Peaty Review Feb 25, 2012

Doctor Who Revisitations 3 saves some of the best, classic stories for last…

The Dark Knight Rises trailer analysis

James Peaty Trailer Dec 20, 2011

What have we learned from the new trailer for The Dark Knight Rises? James goes through it in a bit more detail...

A tribute to the work of Ken Russell

James Peaty News Nov 28, 2011

Following the sad death of director Ken Russell yesterday, James looks back at his sometimes stunning body of work...

Torchwood: Miracle Day DVD review

James Peaty Review Nov 15, 2011

Russell T Davies’ sci-fi series Torchwood goes transatlantic for Miracle Day, out now on DVD. Here’s James’ review...

The Adventures Of Tintin: The Secret Of The Unicorn review

James Peaty Review Oct 14, 2011

Can director Steven Spielberg bring Herge's beloved comic book character to life? Here's James' review of The Adventures Of Tintin...

Doctor Who: Colony In Space DVD review

James Peaty Review Sep 26, 2011

A six-part Doctor Who story from the early 70s gets a DVD reissue. Here’s James’ review of Colony In Space...

The Sarah Jane Adventures series 5 episode 1 spoiler-free review

James Peaty Review Sep 19, 2011

The late, great Elisabeth Sladen stars in the fifth and final series of The Sarah Jane Adventures. Here’s James’ review of a superb first episode...

Doctor Who: Day Of The Daleks DVD review

James Peaty Review Sep 15, 2011

A classic Jon Pertwee story’s been dusted off and released on DVD, has Day Of The Daleks survived the ravages of time? Here’s James’ review...

The cast and crew of Scarface: where are they now?

James Peaty News Sep 7, 2011

Out this week on Blu-ray, the Brian De Palma’s gangster picture Scarface remains a classic. We find out what its cast and crew got up to in the years after its release...

10 low-budget thrillers that could teach Hollywood blockbusters a thing or two

James Peaty Odd List Sep 5, 2011

Ahead of the release of Drive, here’s our list of 10 great low-budget thrillers that transcend their humble roots...

Troll Hunter review

James Peaty Review Sep 5, 2011

The hills are alive with the sound of monsters in André Øvredal’s curious horror mockumentary, Troll Hunter. Here’s James’ review...

Al Pacino's greatest film roles

James Peaty News Sep 2, 2011

The Blu-ray reissue of the classic Scarface is out today. To celebrate, James looks back over the most memorable performances of its star, Al Pacino...

Scream 4 DVD review

James Peaty Review Aug 18, 2011

Wes Craven's post-modern slasher franchise makes a belated return with Scream 4. But has this once vital series finally run its course? James finds out...

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