Screen Noir

Out with the old in with the new, the new law that is and his name is Dredd. Putting on the helmet and out to steal a better sense of law, Judge Dredd is back on the big screen and streets of Mega-City One to hand out justice to the masses. A new drug swamps the city streets and Judge Dredd is eager to kick start a crackdown after encountering a minor crime while at the same time he finds himself training the new flunky recruit and psychic, Anderson. Giving Anderson first pick of which call to respond to, she chooses the killing and skinning of three men in 200 floor slum, Peach Trees. Inside and finding a minor drugs exchange occurring, the judges set about bringing down the law until that is Ma-Ma the self imposed ruler of Peach Trees finds out. Sealing the whole complex into an emergency shut down, the judges find themselves in the deep end with no way out and a war waged against them by the lowest of the low and none of them are fond of the law. Dredd and Anderson have to make thei...

A horror based around a demonic possession, it seems to be all the rage in Hollywood these days. Divorced and newly moved Clyde finds himself struggling to be the all round father figure his two young daughters Em and Hannah need and most importantly they need plates for his new home. Em, the youngest of the two insists stopping at a local yard sale to purchase the essentials the house requires though finds herself more interested in an old antique box lined with ancient writing. Ending up with the pile of tat Clyde picks up his daughters new box is still the most horrific item they obtain, the consequences of the purchase soon begin to dawn on the splintered family as strange occurrences become the norm, plagues of insects appear and even death loiters over it. As events get stranger and Em becomes more distant, the more suspicious Clyde gets about the box she clutches so close. But it appears Clyde may realize to late that the box is actually more deadly and curse ridden than it seem...

As the year drudges on through the summer onslaught yet another remake is thrown into the mix to make the days of originality feel that bit more dull. An all out nuclear war leaves the world a desolate place, wiping out must of humanity only leaving the remnants of Australia now known as the Colony and the United Federation of Britain in it's wake. Down on his luck and stuck in a mundane life in the slums of the Colony, Douglas Quaid is eager to escape his everyday labour anyway possible. As if an answer to his sullen mood, he hears about Rekall from a co-worker, a place where you can have the dreams and memories you desire imported straight into your head. Quaid sees it as an opportunity to live the life of his dreams, but when the procedure begins it triggers what appears to be long lost memories of his real identity and life. Quaid soon realizes nothing is as it seems as he tries to recall his memories, avoid his decoy wife trying to kill him and find out why he's become a ...

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...