Author: Chris Singh

As they wrap up another year of slaying the Golden Globes, the much adored duo of Tina Fey and Amy Poehler bring their dynamism to the bring screen in upcoming Universal Pictures film Sisters. Universal have released a first-look trailer for the Jason Moore directed film, and it’s every bit as hilarious as you would…

Australian zombie flick Wyrmwood: Road of the Dead may seem like your standard post-apocalyptic zombie film, but this trailer is telling us that it’s something much more than that. Made possible by the wonders of crowd-funding, the film is the debut feature from Australia’s Roache-Turner brothers: Kiah (writer-director) and Tristan (writer-producer-production designer), and is quite…

A&E’s Bates Motel has two excellent seasons to speak highly for the vision creators Carlton Cuse, Kerry Ehrin and Anthony Cipriano have used to turn this classic thriller into a prolonged and in-depth psychological timeline. Freddy Highmore’s Norman Bates and Vera Farmiga’s Norma Bates are put under the microscope and their unhealthy relationship has been…

That spin-off/prequel we have all been waiting for is finally here, bringing us back into Vince Gilligan’s beautifully dark world of Albuquerque, New Mexico. It has been almost a year and a half since we said goodbye to the universally acclaimed Breaking Bad so a chance to re-visit one of the show’s most memorable character,…

It’s hard to not like Liam Neeson, the delicate mix of tender and tough-as-nails be brings to the now well-known character of Bryan Mills gives us a lead that we can really get behind, but Neeson isn’t so much the problem in Taken 3, it’s that damn dead horse they keep flogging. When Taken first…

With Netflix’s debut in Australia and New Zealand in March 2015 coming up, it’s only right that they announce more than a few television shows which will be available for us all to consume at our leisure. The increasingly popular streaming service has set premiere dates for new original series as well as a bunch…

Paramount Pictures Australia are gearing up the release of side-splitting comedy Top Five from the always peppy mind of Chris Rock with a red band trailer that looks very promising, showcasing the huge cast in what we are expecting to be one of the genuinely hilarious comedies this year. The blend of star-studded comedic romp…

“Is it too late to change the name”, Paul Rudd asks in our first official look at Marvel’s hotly anticipated Ant-Man. With the trailer being released earlier today we begin to witness Marvel and Walt Disney’s marketing campaign for the long-overdue transposition of Marvel’s classic superhero to the big screen. Ant-Man continues the sometimes trend…

With television shows increasingly becoming more impressive in terms of production, scale, and story, it comes to little surprise that HBO plan to transpose their fantasy epic Game of Thrones to the big, big screen. The New York Times reports that HBO plans to show an exclusive trailer for the coming season along with the…

As expected, the final chapter of Peter Jackson’s The Hobbit, The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies has topped the box office with a mammoth $12 million, miles ahead of it’s closest competition which comes from critically acclaimed Disney gem Big Hero 6. Reports are indicating that the close of this trilogy has managed…

Russell Crowe doubles as director and lead actor in Australia’s latest global contender, The Water Diviner, bringing something to the world which deals with the hellish Battle of Gallipoli, Australia’s most impactful war and the primary reason for our national day of mourning – ANZAC day. While the story may be a bit too complex…

Just try to keep your neighbours away when you bake up this bad boy. The summer strawberry pie has that look and feel that perfectly captures everyones favourite season; just try not to picture this cooling on a window sill and letting that freshly baked smell let everyone know that you’re the most valuable person…

More than three years after we last saw the crew of Ari, Turtle, E, Johnny Drama, and of course, Vince, we are to be pulled back into their world through a continuation of a film adaptation of Entourage. Promises of a film have been flying around for awhile now, so it’s only right that those…

Initially, St. Vincent may seem like a rather bland story, and it’s far from the most original idea. Take a grumpy, cynical aging man who lives on his own and gradually dig into his heart by way of teaming him up with the endearing 10 year old boy who he is roped into babysitting. A…

Nominees for the 72nd Annual Golden Globe Awards has been announced, reflecting upon the year that was in the world of entertainment. In celebrating the best cinema and TV had to offer, the January 11th ceremony comes off of an amazing year in cinema with films like Richard Linklater’s Boyhood and Morten Tyldum’s The Imitation…

The home release of this year’s long awaited film reboot of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles is now in stores, bringing the epic Michael Bay remake to homes around the world and packing on the special features to really play on nostalgia as well as give insight into how the reboot came together as well as…

“Everybody’s gone out of their mind, you’re not the only one Max”. The hopeless, lawless post-apocalyptic world of iconic Australian film franchise Mad Max is about to make a return and re-introduce itself to a whole new generation, reaffirming it’s dominance as one of the most influential in the trendy film genre. The trailer has…

The home release of Michael Bay’s latest foray into the iconic Transformers franchise is here just in time for Christmas, and home release is as epic as the blockbuster itself, with a barrage of features to demystify the blockbuster blend of cutting edge visual effects and masterful production. The Iris’ Carina Nilma reviewed the film…

Over the years, the festive season has become associated with excessive, and indulgent eats, and so what better way to further this connection than with a series of dessert recipes? First up we have some Strawberry and Cream cookies, so no matter what the dynamic is in the annual (obligatory) family get-together, there is no…

Love is Now is ultimately a testament to DSLR film making, with striking photography and some superb production coming together to ensure the film never dips below a certain visual standard, playing out as something photographers the world over will herald as a marvel achievement. Backed by Nikon Australia, the film succeeds at capturing the…

Treasure hunting TV series Black Sails has enjoyed a successful first season this year, with the Michael Bay-produced show filling the need for a pirate-themed television show in the current landscape of popular fantastical TV. Anchor Bay Entertainment has now delivered the Starz Originals series on home release, following the show’s premiere season on Foxtel’s…

Ridley Scott’s latest shot at epic storytelling Exodus: Gods and Kings as is as grand as one would expect, making full use of cutting edge visual effects and immersive, atmospheric set pieces to ensure the film is never dull to look. In terms of plot, the other side of the coin is balanced much better…

This past week saw legendary West Coast emcee Ice Cube return to Sydney on his current Australian tour for the first of two shows at the famed Enmore Theatre. Fans were not only treated to a set list of some of Cube’s best tracks, but they also became some of the first in the world…

Get ready for those quotable, robotic one-liners because Arnold Schwarzenegger is back on the big screen for the upcoming reboot of the Terminator film series. Terminator: Genisys will be the first film in what is apparently going to be a trilogy reworking the iconic franchise. The impressive cast line up also includes Australian actors Jai Courtney…

You don’t bring a knife to a gun fight, not in The Walking Dead and not anywhere (unless it’s a katana and you are Michonne). This seems like an obvious survival rule to someone who has been built up as an increasingly capable survivor, but good decisions don’t always make for good TV do they?…

Director J.J Abrams has allowed us a small peek into the upcoming Star Wars: Episode XII – The Force Awakens, giving us a nice little trip of nostalgia as well as giving us the impression that next year’s latest installment in the iconic film series will be bigger and more epic than ever before. For…

It will be a sad goodbye to a very long-running Australian program as At the Movies with beloved film critics Margaret Pomeranz and David Stratton bring their 28-year show to a close. From SBS to ABC, they have been the most trusted and most respected of film critics and so their final episode is guaranteed…

SBS 2’s The Feed has aired the full version of “Broadcast Battleground” as part of their final episode of 2014. Capping off a year of news done a bit differently, the increasingly impressive program has managed to convince the country’s top news broadcasters from rival channels to, well, kill each other. In a totally real…

“Crossed” had a lot of table setting to do for the mid-season finale, cutting back and forth between four segments of the group in order to bring them all back into the scope and establish where they are and where they will be when the final episode for 2014 airs next week. After a few…

It’s a full blown, technologically advanced dinosaur theme park that is to serve as our island setting for the fourth installment in the iconic Jurassic Park series. Jurassic World, due for release June 12th next year, has itself an official trailer now, giving us a nice scope of just how chaotic this film is going…