Why do we love Star Wars?

Warning: contains mild spoilers It’s been announced. It’s coming. Ladies and gentlemen, Star Wars: The Force Awakens will soon be here. The first Star Wars film in 7 years, the first live-action Star Wars film in 10 years and the first non-prequel Star Wars film in 32 years. When the world was first told by Disney that they were producing new Star Wars films, generally … Continue reading Why do we love Star Wars?

Film Review: Ex Machina

There’s something off about Ex Machina, the latest film by ‘28 Days Later’ director, Alex Garland. It’s something indefinable but omnipresent, a sense of unease that permeates through the entire film. In my view that’s what makes this latest effort in a long line of science fiction films about the true nature of artificial intelligence stand out from the crowd. The movie follows Caleb (Domhnall … Continue reading Film Review: Ex Machina

Film Review: The Theory of Everything

Courtesy of Abbeygate Cinema, Editor Tony Diver reviews The Theory of Everything. In many ways, The Theory of Everything is a misleading title for the biopic of Stephen Hawking. Not least because his theory, which primarily concerns itself with the nature of black holes and ‘space-time singularities’, is not about ‘everything’. Academically, the film tracks Hawking’s study of cosmology – starting with his PhD thesis … Continue reading Film Review: The Theory of Everything