Geek of Oz

Gavin Hood’s Eye in the Sky is about a moral quandary in wartime. The film serves as an autopsy for our current love affair with drone technology, carefully dismantling a routine drone strike in order to evaluate each stakeholder in the decision making process. It craftily weighs up the loss of human life against political gain; resulting in a taut thriller, that’s constantly morphing as fresh perspectives are added to the mix. Colonel Katherine Powell (Helen Mirren) has spent years tracking some unsavoury terrorist types across the globe. Through hard work she’s finally corralled her targets under the one roof in an African hideout. So time to pull the trigger, right?! Not so fast there Quickdraw! Colonel Powell must now liaise with the wet-blanket Political-types to get final clearance. It’s here where the film truly shines; as contentious moral and strategic points are debated between various bureaucratic combatants, amidst the real-time drama unfolding on the ground in ...

Need For Speed is yet another video game adaptation resulting in a dull, lifeless and tedious film proudly joining the ranks of Silent Hill, Prince of Persia and Resident Evil. Proving Hollywood has a unique skill for picking up popular franchises, taking them for a cheap ride then dumping them battered and bruised in the toilet of a roadside diner. I don’t know about you, but growing up I played tonnes of video games that could easily have been adapted into brilliant films. As a card carrying Nintendo devotee, I may be a smidge biased but picture Zelda as a swashbuckling fantasy epic, Castlevania in all its ghoulish glory or Super Mario Bros as … well lets not go there. It's so frustrating that studios can't develop these stories into films without thoroughly butchering them in the process. Tobey Marshall (Aaron Paul) is a mechanic who dabbles in the shady world of underground street racing. Known for his dangerous racing style, Marshall’s world is left in tatters ...