The Movie Waffler The Movie Waffler: June 2013

The 5 Best Movies of June 2013

The five mainstream new releases most enjoyed by the Waffler this June.
Click the titles for full reviews.

New Release Review - The East

A private intelligence agent infiltrates an eco-terrorist group.

New Release Review - Paris-Manhattan

A Woody Allen fan is torn between two men.

New Release Review - A Field in England

Psychedelic folk-horror set during the English Civil War.

Happy Birthday Mel Brooks!

Mel Brooks was born in Brooklyn, New York, in 1926, and was already working as a comedian in his neighborhood by the time he was a teenager. After serving in World War II, Brooks returned home and worked as an entertainer in various resorts in New York’s Catskills region, performing standup comedy and even working as a drummer at times.

Waffling With...Tobias Tobbell

The writer-director of new UK thriller 'Confine' spoke to TMW's Jason Abbey.

New Release Review - Confine

A reclusive former model is terrorized in her apartment.

Top 10 Movies for a Girly Night In

If you’re turned off by the idea of a night on the town full of long queues, spilt drinks and waiting around in the rain, you’re not alone. According to a survey by Ladbrokes Bingo, the majority of women prefer a night in when they’re having a girly night.

Documentary Review - The Act of Killing

A group of mass-murderers recreate their crimes for a low-budget film.

New Release Review - Renoir

A vibrant young model enters the lives of the painter and his sons.

Entity DVD Winners

The Movie Waffler and Metrodome offered you the chance to win a copy of the new UK horror flick 'Entity'.*

New Release Review - Now You See Me

Four illusionists are brought together by a mystery figure.

New Release Review - Black Rock

Three women are trapped on a remote island by a pair of vengeful army veterans.

Stardate 2013 - Insurrection (1998)

The crew of the Enterprise choose to fight alongside the inhabitants of a planet being exploited by Starfleet.

TV Waffle - Hannibal

For many, the Hannibal Lecter mythos has had its time. But, following the success of forensics-themed shows like 'CSI', 'Bones', and 'Dexter', NBC has seen fit to return to the cannibal in yet another "re-imagining".

Top 5 'Gladiator' Moments

'Gladiator' remains a seminal classic of a film. Stellar performances from a very buff Russell Crowe (Maximus), an epically evil Joaquin Phoenix (Commodus) and of course acting royalty including the late Oliver Reed as well as the very much alive Derek Jacobi combined to create something moving, awe-inspiring and enthralling.

New Release Review - The Bling Ring

A group of privileged teens burgle the homes of their celebrity idols.

New Release Review - Monsters University

Prequel to 2001's 'Monsters Inc.'

New Release Review - Hello Herman

Examination of the events that follow a school shooting.

The 25 Best Movies of 2013 (Mid-Year Edition)

We're halfway through 2013 already! Time flies when you spend your days in a series of darkened auditoriums. Here are the 25 best movies I've seen in said auditoriums so far this year. (Click the titles for the full review)

New Release Review - Entity

Not to be confused with the 1982 Barbara Hershey breast molestation poltergeist thriller.

New Release Review - Of Silence

A depressed widowed man begins to hear strange noises.

New Release Review - Snitch

A father takes desperate measures to have his son's prison sentence reduced.

Stardate 2013 - First Contact (1996)

The Enterprise travels back in time to save the earth from Borg assimilation.

Win 2 Tickets to the 'Lone Ranger' UK Premiere


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The 10 Best Zombie Movies

With 'World War Z' hitting cinemas, TMW's Andy Comer counts down his top ten zombie flicks.

Infographic - The Saga of Superman

The folks over at SuperScholar.org shared this informative graphic with us, packed with info on the history and lore of the Man of Steel.

Documentary Review - Stories We Tell

Sarah Polley examines her family's reaction to her mother's infidelity.

The 10 Best Comic Book Movies

With 'Man of Steel' about to hit cinemas, TMW's Andy Comer counts down the ten best movies based on comic books.

New Release Review - Before Midnight

Third installment of Linklater's chronicle of a transatlantic couple.

TV Waffle - Boss


In 'Boss', Frasier Crane has left the building. This is Kelsey Grammer playing in grown up cable telly. That's grown up in the sense of swearing and nudity as opposed to grown up witty storytelling. Grammer attempts to destroy the iconic image of fastidious, aspiring cultural snob in his performance as Tom Kane. Venal, corrupt, slowly dying of a degenerative brain disease Mayor of Chicago.

Cameo Chameleon

The world of cinema is a love-in, as we all know. Actors pop up in the strangest of places playing cameo roles. We look at the top eight cameos in movie history.

New Release Review - The Last Exorcism Part II

Sequel to the 2010 found-footage flick.

New Release Review - Spike Island

A group of Mancunian youths travel to an early nineties Stone Roses concert.

New Release Review - The Company You Keep

A young journalist blows the cover of a former activist wanted for a 30 year-old murder.

Great Movie Posters - Crown International (The Eighties)

Over three decades, Crown International Pictures produced some of the craziest exploitation flicks, all of which were promoted with outlandish posters. Here's the best of their eighties output.

Great Movie Posters - Crown International (The Seventies)

Over three decades, Crown International Pictures produced some of the craziest exploitation flicks, all of which were promoted with outlandish posters. Here's the best of their seventies output.

Great Movie Posters - Crown International (The Sixties)

Over three decades, Crown International Pictures produced some of the craziest exploitation flicks, all of which were promoted with outlandish posters. Here's the best of their sixties output.

Stardate 2013 - Generations (1994)

The Next Gen crew make their big-screen debut.