Simon Pegg

Brits to watch in 2012

Brits to watch in 2012

There is a new trend spreading across Tinsel Town as a wave of British talent is striking at the very heart of American culture – their beloved Sci-Fi, fantasy and comic book movies. While Hollywood may have the big bucks to deliver on the special effects, it’s an army of British talent who are journeying … Continued

Review: Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol****

Review: Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol****

Tom Cruise reviving his Ethan Hunt, special agent role for the fourth time was bound to raise a few eyebrows, considering the hit-and-miss reception of the other three films, the continuity clangers, the formulaic plots and daft set-pieces. The other films also take themselves a little bit too seriously – like their star. But thanks … Continued

Review: The Adventures of Tintin: The Secret of the Unicorn***

Review: The Adventures of Tintin: The Secret of the Unicorn***

With Indiana Jones getting way past his prime – watching an older Harrison Ford leaping over containers in the opening scenes of the 2008 Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull brought tears to the eyes, while the potential of Shia LaBeouf filling his screen father’s boots was silently quash after the same … Continued

Review: Attack The Block***

Review: Attack The Block***

Aliens landing on a South London estate are interesting enough to give new domestic schlock horror, Attack The Block, a moment’s consideration. Coupled with a stoned appearance from Anglo-US success Nick Frost (he of the Pegg-Frost partnership behind Paul and Shaun of the Dead) and Spielberg-backed Joe Cornish of Adam and Joe TV fame is … Continued

Paul

Paul

If the thought of yet another Pegg-Frost offering turns the stomach, click away now. Paul is the pair’s ultimate geek-worshipping buddy flick, with a little help from fellow US nerd Seth Rogen, voicing Paul. It all sounds distinctly ‘non-Valentine’, the decisive anti-date movie. But if a little bromance, escapism and a good consistency of chuckles … Continued

PAUL: New Trailer

PAUL: New Trailer

Simon Pegg and Nick Frost (Hot Fuzz, Shaun of the Dead) reunite for the comedy adventure Paul as two sci-fi geeks whose pilgrimage takes them to America’s UFO heartland. While there, they accidentally meet an alien who brings them on an insane road trip that alters their universe forever. For the past 60 years, an … Continued