The Media Worm

It's that time of year again where it's time to look forwards to the films due out this next year. Last year when I made this list...

So 2013 is done and I thought I would write a brief summary of the films I saw throughout the year. New (to me) films watched:           ...

Why did I watch it? It's not so long ago that I watched the original Wall Street  for the first time so it made sense to see how Ol...

Why did I watch it? I remember seeing the trailer for this dark take on the fairy tale and thinking it had some potential, especially in...

Why did I watch it? I really enjoyed the first season of Veep , chiefly because of the show's writing. It's probably my favourit...

Why did I watch it? Recorded this one sometime ago on the back of Sean Penn's Academy Award for Best Actor. Didn't know too mu...

Why did I watch it? I watched this because I read that the Danish series it is based on, The Bridge , was well received. A little shame...

Why did I watch it? Sounded like a fun mash-up. What's it all about? Young future president Abraham Lincoln (Benjamin Walker) witness...

Why did I watch it? I loved the trailers for this film and I read so much about the technical production decisions Cuarõn and his son ma...

Why did I watch it? I'm not always that keen on the Stephen Merchant/Ricky Gervais writing duo, sometimes it grates on me a little,...

Why did I watch it? A recommendation from a friend this one. I had never heard of it before. What's it all about? A hobo (Rutger Haue...