Author: Carl Doherty

  • Reign Over Me Movie Review

    Reign Over Me Movie Review

    2007 Dir: Mike Binder Script: Mike Binder Cast: Adam Sandler, Don Cheadle, Jada Pinkett Smith, Liv Tyler, Saffron Burrows, Donald Sutherland, Mike Binder Happily married but isolated, dentist Alan Johnson (Cheadle) is suffering something of a mid-life crisis. But a chance encounter with former university roommate Charlie Fineman (Sandler), whose family were killed in the…

  • Vacancy Movie Review

    Vacancy Movie Review

    2007 Dir: Nimród Antal Script: Mark L. Smith Cast: Luke Wilson, Kate Beckinsale, Frank Whaley Bickering couple David and Amy Fox (Wilson, Beckinsale) spend the night in a rundown motel when their car breaks down in the middle of nowhere. Discovering a stash of horror movies, the couple soon realise that the cassettes are a…

  • Ghost Rider (Extended Cut) Movie Review

    Ghost Rider (Extended Cut) Movie Review

    2007 Dir: Mark Steven Johnson Script: Mark Steven Johnson Cast: Nicolas Cage, Eva Mendes, Wes Bentley, Sam Elliott, Peter Fonda, Donal Logue When young stunt motorcycle rider Johnny Blaze (Cage) gives his soul to Mephistopheles (Fonda) in exchange for his father’s recovery from cancer, he is cursed to serve as the devil’s hitman when need…

  • Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer movie review

    Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer movie review

    2007 Dir: Tim Story Script: Mark Frost, Don Payne Cast: Ioan Gruffudd, Jessica Alba, Michael Chiklis, Chris Evans, Doug Jones, Julian McMahon, Kerry Washington, Laurence Fishburne The marriage of Reed Richard (Gruffud) and Sue Storm (Alba) is postponed by the arrival of the Silver Surfer (Jones/Fishburne), intergalactic herald to the world devourer known as Galactus.…

  • 28 Weeks Later Movie Review

    28 Weeks Later Movie Review

    2007 Dir: Juan Carlos Fresnadillo Script: Juan Carlos Fresnadillo, Enrique Lopez-Lavigne, Rowan Joffe, Jesus Olmo Cast: Robert Carlyle, Rose Byrne, Jeremy Renner, Harold Perrineau, Catherine McCormack, Idris Elba, Imogen Poots, Mackintosh Muggleton A modern day Dawn of the Dead with hearty helpings of humanity, 28 Days Later revived the zombie movie, resuscitated the British horror…

  • Batman and the Monster Men TPB Review

    Batman and the Monster Men TPB Review

    Originally published 2006, DC Vertigo Writer: Matt Wagner Artist: Matt Wagner Colours: Dave Stewart Matt Wagner presents the Dark Knight’s first foray into the bizarre, in this Frankenstein flavoured pseudo-sequel to Miller’s Year One. The Batmobile, Robin and crew are all absent, and Batman’s relationship with James Gordon, not yet commissioner, is under development. Wagner’s…

  • Civil War: Iron Man TPB Review

    Civil War: Iron Man TPB Review

    Marvel, 2006 Writers: Christos N. Gage, Daniel Knauf, Charles Knauf, Brian Michael Bendis Pencilers: Jeremy Haun, Patrick Zircher, Alex Maleev Inkers: Mark Morales, Scott Hanna Colours: Morry Hollowell, Guru EFX, Jose Villarrubia This is an odd volume, occurring both before and after the death of Marvel’s finest, Captain America, but like the Frontlines series it…

  • Batman Year 100 TPB Review

    Batman Year 100 TPB Review

    2006, DC Story, art: Paul Pope Colours: Jose Villarrubia Strangely, the Year 100 trade paperback has not been tattooed with the Elseworlds tag; like Miller’s The Dark Knight Returns, Pope’s rendition is more a possible future for our current Batman. When he inevitably reaches his 100th birthday, I am confident the caped crusader will have…