Skindred

Ghost Stories

Ready Player One

April/May Films

Ghost Stories

Andrew O’Neill’s History of Heavy Metal

Films This Month

Oscars predictions 2018

The Shape Of Water

Films for December/January

Star Wars: The Last Jedi

John Mayall

Strange Bones

Films for Oct/Nov

Blade Runner 2049

mother!

Films Aug/Sept

Atomic Blonde

Dunkirk

Baby Driver

Dunkirk

July Films

June Films

Baby Driver

Alien: Covenant

May Films

Alien: Covenant

Ghost In The Shell

April Films

Guardians of the Galaxy II

Elle

March Films

March Films

Elle

The Lego Batman Movie

Stewart Lee

T2 Trainspotting

February Films

The Lego Batman Movie

January films

Trainspotting II

Andrew O'Neill Is Trapped Down A Well

Kula Shaker

December films

Rogue One: A Star Wars Story

Creature From The Black Lagoon (in 3D)

Nocturnal Animals

Prong

November films

Nocturnal Animals

Chuck Mosley

Ugly Kid Joe

The Girl On The Train

October films

The Girl On The Train

Hell or High Water

David Brent : Life On The Road

Bottom line - is it funny? Yes.

North

September films

The Magnificent Seven

Hard Skin

Jason Bourne

The Suicide Squad

The BFG

Ultimately, it’s the little things about this giant movie that, sadly, bring it down to size

The Neon Demon

Some of us will adore it

The Nice Guys

This is done right.

Raging Speedhorn - Lost Ritual

9/10

James @ UEA

Strong, relevant and vibrant, this is not a nostalgia act.

Captain America : Civil War

As Marvel enters its third phase, all bets are off.

John Carpenter - Lost Themes II

8/10

Batman V Superman: Dawn of Justice

Fair to middling.

Eye in the Sky

A well paced, intellectually intriguing thriller.

Trivium @ UEA

A winning rock n roll show.

Richard Herring @ Norwich Playhouse

A bit like Marmite.

Mark Thomas @ Norwich Playhouse

You definitely need to see Mark Thomas

Foxes @ the Waterfront

Lovely stuff.

Batman vs Superman: Dawn of Justice

"Knickers-worn-over-tights will be in a twist"

Soul II Soul @ UEA

They can still keep on movin' with the best of them

Zoolander II

Fashion over style.

Oscars preview 2016

Our lowdown on who should win what and why.

The Hateful Eight

It's time to paint the snow red.

Jack the Ripper Panto @ the Playhouse

Trust me – you might be surprised.

Orange Goblin @ the Waterfront

Goblin brought the whole place to its knees

Crobot @ the Waterfront

One of the best live acts about at the moment

Star Wars Episode VII: The Force Awakens

Help me J.J – you’re my only hope.

Evil Scarecrow @ the Waterfront

Equal parts insanely good, and insanely funny

Skindred @ UEA

I see no good reason that tonight’s gig will ever be forgot

The Hunger Games - Mockingjay Part II

These films have gone from strength to strength.

Spectre

This makes me feel sad for the rest.

Stereo MC's @ the Waterfront

Euphoric, catchy and vibrant

Spectre

Christoph Waltz oozes quiet menace

Maze Runner: Scorch Trials

It's not bad; it's just not amazing.

The Great Outdoor Cinema Club presents The Goonies

Catton Park transformed into a place of cinematic worship

Mission Impossible Rogue Nation

7/10

Ant Man preview

Maybe the best things do come in small packages

Ant Man

3/10. Oh dear.

Biohazard @ The Owl Sanctuary

A blinding night.

Jay and Smiley went to Download..

Jay and Smiley’s Arockalypse Now!

The Goob

Satisfying, stylish and well balanced

Jurassic World

In summary, this film looks like 10 tons of fun

Coal Chamber @ Waterfront, Norwich

Dope, The Defiled, Soil and Coal Chamber at the Waterfront

The Avengers - Age of Ultron

10/10!

While She Sleeps/Cancer Bats

A two for one deal at UEA

Tomorrowland

Shallow, artificial and over-rated

Hot Tub Time Machine II

This film makes me angry.

Chappie

Chappie is a robot movie that adds up to more than the sum of its parts.

Black Label Society @ UEA

..one of the most insane, intense, impressive guitar solos that it has ever been my pleasure to witness.

Jupiter Ascending

Visually stunning action scenes

Mortdecai

Sorry Johnny, but we don’t need another hero.

Raging Speedhorn

Welcome back boys, it truly was a pleasure.

Beardyman - Waterfront

One of the most impressive, engaging acts that I’ve seen in a while.

The Hobbit: Battle of the Five Armies

Where does Gandalf keep his army? Up his wizard’s sleevey.

Selecter & The Levellers at UEA

Paul Foot

Paul Foot delights in the absurd

Interstellar

Don't just watch the fireworks this November, go and see Interstellar.

Maverick Sabre

The young and the beautiful of Norwich got down to business.

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles

Cashabunga, dudes.

Sin City: A Dame to Kill For

You’ll love it. We did.

The Riot Club

This is Posh.

The Inbetweeners 2

Dawn of the Planet of the Apes // Review

This month we look at Dawn of the Planet of the Apes; the sequel to Rise of the Planet of the Apes, and the second film of the rebooted franchise.

Godzilla // Review

Why does Godzilla have two feet? Because six inches would look ridiculous.

The Amazing Spider-man 2 // Review

Rather than sack the chef (director Marc Webb) they seem to have sent him on a cookery course – apparently the Whedon school of cookery, and maybe, just maybe, it’s paid off.

300: Rise of an Empire // Review

Welcome to the re-match of the year: Sparta vs Persia

Robocop // Preview

Basically the reasons you should go see this are as obvious as an eleven year old trying to sneak a Robocop VHS out of Aylsham video shop.

The Wolf of Wall Street // Review

Who better than the guy who showed us gangsters being businessmen [Scorcese], to show us bankers being criminals?

The Hobbit 2: The Desolation of Smaug // Review

It’s time to catch up with Bilbo Baggins and his gang of burly, yet crockery-conscious dwarves

Hunger Games: Catching Fire // Review

Cue more fight or flight teenage quandaries and Jennifer Lawrence bringing sexy back to water proof anoraks.

Gravity // Film Review

Make some space in your calendar and go and see Gravity.

Insidious 2 // Review

Watch this film if you are a fan of the genre because it will be fun, but I don’t think you’ll be sleeping with the lights on.

Kick-Ass 2 // Review

See it if you like schoolgirls with swords, fast-paced fight scenes set to cool music or funny one-liners.

The World's End // Review

They return in The World’s End, the third instalment of Edgar Wright’s Three Flavours/Blood and Ice Cream trilogy.

Man of Steel // Film Preview

He could cut Batman in half with his eyeballs, put Iron Man in an Iron Lung and hammer Wolverine into the ground like a nail

The Crystal Fighters // Cave Rave

Second track ‘LA Calling’, an acoustic, indie sing-along classic [...] makes you reach for the BBQ rather than the lasers.

IMAX: Star Trek Into Darkness // Film Review

It’s the return of Kirk’s merry band of interracial, international, interstellar space cowboys...

Iron Man 3 // Review

He’s a millionaire playboy with the kind of reputation that would make Charlie Sheen’s biography read like Cider with Rosie

Jack the Giant Slayer 3D // Review

Before you can say “Fe Fi F-Oh Fu…” there’s more giants than you can shake an IMAX camera at, and they’re not happy.

A Good Day to Die Hard // Review

When our ageing, bald hero does get neck-deep in the exact kind of shit that he’s increasingly too old for, don’t worry, McClane Jnr is there to drag him out...

Django Unchained // Review

"Does Tarantino go too far? Hell yeah, and that’s why it works!" - Smiley reviews Tarantino's latest

The Hobbit // Review

Peter was in, Guillermo was out, and before you could say, “are you Tolkien the piss?” it was shot, edited and split it into THREE films!

Skyfall // Review

007, the suave secret agent with Britain in his heart, blood like ice and the collective libido of plentyoffish.com.

Taken 2 // Preview Screening

"See it if you are a fan of that sort of thing, or have just had a daughter and want some tips on ‘extreme parenting’ Neeson style" - Smiley and Jay Freeman review the new Taken 2 movie

Dredd 3D // Review

Nolan took the darkest side of the knight for his Batman trilogy and now we get Dredd - the lawman that puts the mental in judgemental.

Ted

Meet the beer swilling, pot smoking, stripper loving, foul mouthed, un-cuddly toy that is Ted.

21 Jump Street

This reboot is handled with an air of genuine affection towards the kind of 80s action films and trash TV, whilst simultaneously poking fun at it.

The Dark Knight Rises

I like Bale’s Batman. He’s dark, vicious and the kind of superhero that would punch his mum and sister...

Woman In Black

"It’s not what you see, but what you don’t see; scares lurk in the shadows, and director James Watkins has the patience to build the tension until it is almost unbearable." - Jay Freeman on Woman In Black's impact...

The Boy with Tape on His Face // NNF2012, The Spiegeltent - 24.05.12

"Using hand gestures and the most expressive eyes since Wallace and Gromit, he connects and communicates with the audience despite the obvious vocal barrier." - Smiley reviews the show at the Speigeltent

The Wau Wau Sisters // The Spiegeltent, NNF2012 - 17.05.12

"They only believe in sex outside marriage if you’re related - as they tell the audience before they launch into a song about having sex with Jesus!" - Smiley reviews the naughty Wau Wau Sisters.

Men in Black: 3

"You won’t be disappointed, and if you are, simply look into the light here…" - Smiley reviews the latest MIB instalment...

Skrillex // UEA - 20.02.2012

"Skinny jeans next to baggies, punk hair next to Bieber-esque bouffant, the common factor that unites them is that whatever they are doing, everyone is loving it." - Skrillex draws a mixed crowd, as Smiley finds out...

The Avengers Assemble

"Will it be a Hulking smash hit or a Thor point for Marvel? See it to find out."

Thirty Minutes or Less // Review

It’s two losers Vs two violent morons. Both of which pairings start to grate on you like mozzarella on the pepperoni of your nerves...

Kaiser Chiefs // UEA - 06.02.12

"They play with an air of professionalism that showed that whilst they wanted to preview some new material, they were more than happy to give the crowd the classics that they wanted" - Smiley takes reviewing reigns at the UEA

Chronicle

A group of three teenage friends develop superpowers, and what starts off as an amazing discovery soon starts to corrupt them

The Muppets

Muppet Treasure Island starred TIM CURRY for Fozzie’s sake, giving some of the best acting the world has ever seen to, essentially, someone’s right hand!

Drive

Ryan Gosling stars in this stylish, moody action thriller about a Hollywood stunt driver who moonlights as a getaway driver for criminals.

The Guard

Brilliantly dark UK comedy as Brendan Gleeson plays a confrontational Irish cop with a subversive sense of humour...

I'm Still Here

Here is the chicken-and-egg documentary about who’s the bigger pretentious ball-sack – him or the rest of Hollywood!

Troll Hunter

Norwegian film about a group of student film makers investigating bear attacks, when they stumble across a hunter tracking something much more interesting...

The Grey

Liam Neeson heads up a group of oil rig workers whose plane crashes in Alaska.

Coriolanus

Make it your new year’s resolution to get a bit of culture and start with this adaptation of a lesser known Shakespeare play...

Underworld: Awakening 3D

Kate Beckinsale returns in PVC for the fourth instalment in the Vampire/Werewolf series.

Shame

It’s written and directed by UK artist Steve McQueen, so it should be “arty”. And by that I mean borderline porn!

Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy

"This is a perfect way to spend a January afternoon on the sofa - chilling out with a turkey sandwich and a story of espionage and betrayal."

The Iron Lady

"It looks like this film is in much safer hands than the coal mines (again, ask your dad)..."

MIssion Impossible 4

Crazy stunts and explosions galore - definitely one for the action fans.

The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo

My initial distrust for US remakes gives way when faced with the idea of David Fincher directing, and with a soundtrack from Trent Reznor. If it doesn’t work, you can always just shut your eyes.

Sherlock Holmes 2

The plot thickens as Robert Downey Jr. returns as the world’s most famous fictional detective. I prefer Columbo personally, but the last one was pretty good.

The Thing

Atmospheric horror remake, lots of snow and blood – sounds like last Christmas.

Inbetweeners

Everyone has a mate that’s a bit like one of them so we can all relate. And if you are there thinking “I don’t” – it’s you!

Happy Feet 2

"It also includes the new post Ice Age trend for having incidental comic relief. Instead of a squirrel with an acorn, it’s a pair of existentially pondering krill named Will and Bill..."

Transformers 3: Dark of the Moon

The robots look amazing; so does Rosie Huntingdon-Whiteley.

Cars 2

They’re back, and this time they take on the world as Lightning McQueen tries to be the fastest… oh, who cares!

The Green Lantern

Special effects-laden superhero flick starring Ryan Reynolds.

Bridesmaids

"Whilst this comparison provides the closeted movie-goer with a shield of masculinity as their testosterone threatens to tear itself from their bodies it doesn’t go anywhere near to describing why this film works..."

The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn, Part 1

"Glittery vampires, werewolves with six packs, yet somehow less than six nipples..."

The Rum Diary

"Fewer bats and more ex-pats than Fear and Loathing..."

The Human Centipede 2: Full Sequence

"Another sicko, another centipede..."

Machine Gun Preacher

"Gerard Butler finally shows that he can act..."

Immortals

"The job falls to a peasant who appears to have been groomed by Zeus since birth like some Olympian rent boy..."