From superhero movies to techy sitcoms to captains of industry, geeks have been running the show for years. But now that ‘geek chic’ is in the dictionary, and Topshop is selling ‘dork’ T-shirts, what is the future for nerd culture?
Anchor Bay, rental and retail Produced largely by the same team as the delightful Little Miss Sunshine, this is never as successful or as funny as that surprise hit, but does have the performances of Amy Adams and Emily Blunt to commend it. Not only are these strong and empathetic, but they are playing very much against type: the usually imperious Blunt is the family screw-up, while Adams, sunny …
Articifial Eye, retail, cert U More of a starter than a main course, Mid-August Lunch has the following plot: a middle-aged Italian caring for his mother, has three other elderly women to look after for a couple of days.
Horror movies divide into several very different categories: slasher, zombie, vampire, mainstream horror, Asian horror and revolting Eli Roth films. Devotees of one category often have no interest in the others, a fact that is incomprehensible to snooty types who cavalierly make no distinctions. All of these subgenres rely on worthy, battle-tested cliches that appear again and again
In horror films, old dark houses have their place, but as hell is other people apartments are far spookier In Dream Home, the owners of the flat on which Josie Ho is about to exchange contracts suddenly jack the price up beyond her reach, so she goes on a killing spree in the apartment block. Who can blame her
If I can sit through the Saw movies or The Human Centipede without my pulse missing a beat, it just means the tipping points have shifted Back in 1976, when Taxi Driver first opened, I trotted off to see it with no idea what I was in for. Imagine that.
Doctor Who: Spearhead From Space | Robot & Frank | Arbitrage | Castle Freak | The Car Doctor Who: Spearhead From Space Jon Pertwee’s first outing as the Doctor – and the first time his adventures were shown in colour – is something of an oddity in the show’s long run. Due to industrial action in the BBC studios, this one was filmed largely on location and, unique for old Who, shot entirely on …
The prices plummeted this year, so Blu-ray players are likely to be under plenty of Christmas trees. Phelim O’Neill advises what to play on them BLOCKBUSTERS JJ Abrams’s rebooted Star Trek (Paramount) was not only the sole moment of unbridled fun in this year’s blockbuster season but the best, full bells and whistles Blu-ray issue, too.
The case: courtroom movies are a crime against cinema. The accused?
This sees Peter Greenaway in his element, examining Rembrandt’s The Night Watch in loving detail Some of Peter Greenaway’s films leave me cold, but this sees the writer-director in his element, examining Rembrandt’s The Night Watch in loving detail, spinning a murder mystery around it and providing fantastic compositions of his own. It is also notable for the surprise casting of Martin Freeman …