Colin Firth
LFF Review: Supernova
Anyone who has experience of a friend or relative suffering from dementia will know what an absolutely horrendous condition it is. It’s an illness which comes in all shapes and sizes but its impact is never less than devastating. Seeing someone you love gradually (or rapidly) fade away is traumatic. As scientific breakthroughs allow us …
Film Review – Kursk: The Last Mission
Whilst a whole new generation is learning about a nuclear disaster which occurred in the Ukraine in 1986, it’s not the only ‘mishap’ which has been swept under the carpet over the years. Chernobyl highlighted just how far the Soviet regime would go in order to save face and cover-up systematic failures. The Kursk is …
Blu-Ray Review: The Mercy
Adventure and discovery have always fascinating man, whether we’re born with the bug or merely excitable voyeurs. Whilst most challenges have now been conquered, even as late as the 1990s the press was full of Richard Branson’s failed attempt to circumnavigate the globe in a hot air balloon. Combine that with a soft spot for …
Film Review – Kingsman: The Secret Service
It’s funny when you see a film poster and you get heartsink. Colin Firth looking slightly Bond-esque framed by a woman’s open legs just doesn’t do it for me. Good job I didn’t let it put me off too much. Harry Hart (Colin Firth) is an old fashioned spy from an underground network fronted by …
Incoming – Kingsman: The Secret Service
Based upon the acclaimed comic book and directed by Matthew Vaughn (Kick Ass, X-Men First Class), Kingsman: The Secret Service tells the story of a super-secret spy organization that recruits an unrefined but promising street kid into the agency’s ultra-competitive training program just as a global threat emerges from a twisted tech genius. Kingsman: The …