Screen Noir

Gone is Matt Damon and in his place rises Jeremy Renner, for once in the leading man's shoes. Aaron Cross an agent of the Outcome project funded by the CIA is sent on a training exercise traversing the mountains of Alaska with pills which give him a boost in both mentality and physical strength, green and blue. When he arrives at his target finish and finds another agent he thinks things are done and dusted, unbeknownst to him across the world Jason Bourne is busy exposing the CIA's other pet projects to the world. Fearing the Outcome project could also come out if the FBI dig deep enough, Eric Byer is called upon to make sure that the project remains hidden, the decision being to terminate all existing agents part of the programme. When a Predator drone arrives to get rid of Cross however the CIA realize just how effective the Outcome project is, determined not to die at the hands of his employers Cross sets out to survive. Also surviving after witnessing her colleague mow dow...

A sweet and innocent tale... which turns into much more than a light hearted affair when Seth Macfarlane takes centre both behind and centre stage. Young loner John Bennett's life is turned around forever when one magical Christmas night he wishes to finally have a friend, only in the morning he finds that wishes can come true in the form of the living cuddly bear, Ted. Years later both bear and boy have grown to mischievous adulthood, gone are the days of innocence (By far, these guys like to party) but still the two are nevertheless inseparable. Though not all is as rosy as it once was when John's long-time girlfriend Lori highlights that his failures in life all lead back to his juvenile magical bear, not wanting to lose either friend or girl John tries to balance both alongside a career. Trying to move on and leaving his old Thunder-buddy behind is harder than he expected and for the best of friends they used to be John finds himself slipping back to the good ol' days. ...

In a dystopian future law and order have taken a drastic turn in the form of the judges, an ominous force assigned to keep the peace in Mega-City One. Among their ranks, the legendary Judge Dredd who will do everything and anything to keep and maintain justice prevails on the streets. However when damning evidence comes to light and Dredd is beileved responsible for first degree murder, he is forced to abandon his city, his law and his purpose. Dredd sets out to retain his Judge status and fight for the law he upholds with a vengeance, with his lawgiver fire arm primed to shoot a mass amount of deserved justice at his enemies, can Dredd prove his innocence and once again bring judgement to his enemies? Sylvester Stallone is Judge Dredd, as usual he brings forth the testosterone fueled rampage that can be expected from him, while it works scenes which should be handeled with saitre and irony are brought to the silver screen with far too much realism. You would think Stallone thought h...

Sam Raimi finishes his hat trick trio by sending Ash(Bruce Campbell) back in time to face against the darkness a third and final time. At first viewed with speculation and believed to be part of a conquering army, Ash is dragged forward by his captures to pay for his imagined crimes. However on seeing his amazing ability to survive(it's as if Ash were in Return of the Jedi vs a Rancor) the supernatural and his 'boom-stick' the primatives turn to Ash to aid them in their battle. Ticked off, chainsaw armed and out of time, Ash sets out to be as groovy and awesome as he can and how can he not with that chin! Only one name needs mentioning Bruce. Campbell. His badass and arrogant nature this time around win out as he's pushed to the limit (wouldn't you if it's happened twice before!) and Campbell makes us remember the character of Ash so much so that he's a cult hero! With brilliant yet terrible one liners and his cheesy completely off the page remarks generati...

In 2005 Batman began, in 2008 The Dark Knight fell from Gotham's grace at the hands of the Joker and Two-Face and after what feels like too long a wait The Dark Knight Rises as a new threat emerges from the darkness. It's been 8 years since the Dent act was put into motion clearing the streets of organized crime in the name of DA Harvey Dent who, to the people of Gotham, was brutally murdered by the Batman. Though Commissioner James Gordon keeps watch over the now quiet streets, an aged Bruce Wayne finds himself a recluse without his late-night activities to keep him occupied and Alfred questioning his life goals Bruce finds himself lost without the cape and cowl. Elsewhere prominent thief Selina Kyle sets her paws on the ex-billionaire playboy at the behest of her employers who are out for Wayne and his family business. All mysterious events from Wayne's cat-theft to people disappearing into the sewers begin to unfold as rookie-cop John Blake picks up on...

Peter Parker is swinging back across the Manhattan skyline for a more personal story of boy meets radioactive spider. Brilliant in the mind but a loner in popularity, Peter Parker gets by in his simple life of science that is until he discoveries a long hidden mystery that led to his parents death. Looking for answers Peter sneaks into Oscorp Industries in hope of finding out what his father was working on, while it leads him into a more personal relationship with intern and classmate Gwen Stacy, Peter also makes the acquaintance of Dr Curtis Connors a enigmatic old friend of his fathers. His journey through Oscorp tower takes Peter to a room filled with artificially enhanced spiders and one of which take a liking to Parker, being on the end of a nasty bite Peter soon learns he's gained some nimble new abilities, though on sharing a scientific algorithm Peter helps Dr Connors on his own scaly metamorphosis of chaos. D...

He paved the way for a better America, he stood for equality and justice, he had a fantastic beard... and a little known fact is that the 16th president to watch over the stars and stripes was secretly a vampire hunter. So it may not be exactly as history tells it but this version of Abraham Lincoln finds himself lusting the death of apparent vampire Jack Barts who he believes responsible for his mothers death. On carrying out his vengeful mission against the demonic creature Lincoln finds himself thoroughly outmatched and would have been the helpless prey of his nemesis without the help of the mysterious Henry Sturgess. Henry teaches young Abe all about the sinful enemies hiding in the shadows, taking Abe under his wing Henry shapes him into a weapon of mass vampire destruction with all the knowledge he possesses. Abraham Lincoln takes to his calling as vampire hunter with rage and hatred hoping to obtain the vengeance for his mothers death but soon finds ...