Tag Archives: life

‘Journey 2’ Review: Island built on a Rock

February 10 Featured, Films, Uncategorized no comments

One of my most cherished childhood birthday presents was a collector’s edition of Jules Verne’s Journey to the Center of the Earth, complete with handsome ink illustrations. It was given to me by intrepid relatives who g...

‘The Woman in Black’ Review: Harry Potter and the Phantom&...

February 4 Featured, Film, Films no comments

[rating:3.5/5] Sometimes what seems dead has a way of being revived again over time. This could be the theme of James Watkins’ The Woman In Black, which does a hat trick of refurbishing the reputation of Hammer studios, ...

‘Tree of Life’ Trailer

March 8 Video no comments

‘Barney’s Version’ Movie Review

February 18 Film, Films 3 comments

PCN RATING: Let’s hear it for Paul Giamatti. Is there anyone else who can take self-loathing schlubs and make them as dimensional, as sympathetic or as likable? Certainly the actor has got his work cut out for him ...

The Weekly Creepy: A hand-made case of ‘Parasomnia’

July 5 Featured, Film 2 comments

William Malone's 'Parasomnia' is a visually inventive throwback to the fiendishly goofy and imaginative horror thrillers of the 1980s.

The Weekly Creepy: Nosferatu Family Values in ‘Thicker than Wate...

June 29 Film 7 comments

Never heard of 'Thicker than Water'? This dark indie drama has the cure for Meyer's lightweight vampirism

Netflix Roulette: Lorna’s Silence

June 28 Film no comments

The Silence of Lorna is an elegant and observant character piece from the Dardenne Brothers, who previously brought us the classic,The Son

International ‘Predators’ Trailer

June 23 Video no comments

Cinema Retro: The Son of Frankenstein

June 23 Featured, Film 2 comments

Basil Rathbone and Boris Karloff find themselves being outacted by Bela Lugosi's Igor in 1939's 'Son of Frankenstein'

Foreign Matter: Wing Chun tonight with ‘Ip Man’

June 22 Film 5 comments

In anticipation of 'Ip Man 2', PCN returns to the 2009 original, one of the best of the modern martial arts films.

Meet the ‘Predators’! Loads of new images online

June 16 Film 1 comment

More than one ugly mother! Grab a look at the latest monsters from the upcoming horror thriller 'Predators'

Summer Flashback 1997: Twin Town

June 14 Film 9 comments

PCN's Summer Flashback enters 1997 with a look back at little seen Brit indie 'Twin Town'

Foreign Matter: ‘Daytime Drinking’ without the hangover

June 14 Film no comments

Another stellar example of the Korean film scene, 'Daytime' is an often funny, always observant peek into the culture of sul drinking.

Now Playing: ‘Beetle Queen’ docu buzzes with life

June 7 Film 1 comment

Entomologist turned filmmaker, Jessica Oreck casts a patient, reverent eye towards creepy crawlies in 'Beetle Queen Conquers Tokyo'

Now Playing: ‘Splice’ is a cinematic aberration

June 3 Film 5 comments

Vincenzo Natali follows up his successful thrillers Cube and Cypher with Splice, a muddled cross pollination of monster movies and sci-fi morality fables.