The Hobbit: The Battle Of The Five Armies (2014) Review

The Hobbit: The Battle Of The Five Armies (2014) Review

There’s something familiar and comfortable about Peter Jackson’s Middle Earth movies by now and it’s actually a little bit poignant that this will be (allegedly) the last time we’ll get to visit his New Zealand-infused take on Tolkien’s epic fantasies. Yes, there are a number of tricks and techniques which are starting to look a ..

The Hobbit: The Desolation Of Smaug (2013) Review

The Hobbit: The Desolation Of Smaug (2013) Review

When the decision was made to expand “The Hobbit” from two films to three, there was always a risk the material would feel too stretched and if the strain was going to show anywhere, it would be in the middle section, “The Desolation Of Smaug”. And the strain does show, there’s no denying it. “The ..

Into The Storm (2014) Review

Into The Storm (2014) Review

In my review of “Sharknado 2: The Second One“, I posed the question of what would those films be like if they had a proper effects budget and better production values? The answer, it turns out, is “Into The Storm”. Dispensing with the gimmick of improbably homicidal marine life (although the tornadoes do pick up ..