10 films to watch at Christmas
It's nearly that time of year again. Christmas is just around the corner! Now there are famous Christmas foods and famous Christmas songs but I am going to be running...
Barton’s Movie Reviews – The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug
Like everyone else, I have been waiting a year for The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug. Since Peter Jackson teased us with Smaug's eye opening at the end of An Unexpected Journey,...
Barton’s Movie Review – Frozen
If you want a film that all the family can enjoy this Christmas, look no further than Disney's Frozen. Based on The Snow Queen by Hans Christian Andersen, Frozen tells the tale of sisters Anna...
Barton Review – Carrie
Just when you thought it was safe to go to cinema and avoid the modern take on a classic horror story, along comes Carrie. We have seen it all before, in 1976, but,...
Review – The Hunger Games: Catching Fire
Undoubtedly one of the biggest releases of 2013, The Hunger Games: Catching Fire is the second entry in The Hunger Games franchise. It is another example of a successful series of books being adapted...
Barton’s Movie Reviews – The Counsellor
Michael Fassbender, Penelope Cruz, Cameron Diaz, Javier Bardem and Brad Pitt in a film directed by Ridley Scott and written by Cormac McCarthy, author of the novel No Country For Old...
Barton’s Movie Reviews – Gravity
I have always thought of going to the cinema as an experience. There are films you just see at the cinema but then there are experiences you have at the...
Scandinavian SciFi, Games and Film Convention roundup
This article was meant to be out much earlier, but due to my cat, who I treasured like a son, passed away yesterday after being ill since Saturday. Saturday wasn't...
Machinima – What is it, and what do you need?
I have always been a film buff. I have watched everything from Shakespearean dramas to Lovecraft horror and my big dream since I was a kid was to star in...