Luke Holland, Author at NME

9 Reasons Why ‘The Dark Knight Rises’ Was A Massive Let-Down

Warning: spoilers ahead! So…was it worth the wait? The vast majority of reviews seem to think so, as do the swathes of gushing opinions swirling...

A-Z Of Batman And The Dark Knight Rises

Holy twiddling thumbs, Batman! It’s been a hell of a long wait, but the closing chapter of Christopher Nolan’s superlative Batman trilogy is finally...

10 Truly Inspired Movie Casting Decisions

It is said that every time Ray Winstone attempts an American accent a kitten dies. Who says this? We don’t know. Did we just...

8 Heroically Awesome Reunion Gigs

The Stone Roses titanic homecoming gigs at Etihad Stadium are next week. While you probably can't control yourself at all, just remember how long...

Brave Backlash – Is Pixar Paying The Price For Being Too Damn Good?

Is Toy Story the best, most consistent trilogy of all time? There’s a strong case: not only did it take almost $2bn at the...

The 18 Mightiest Action Movie One-Liners

The characteristic that separates an action hero from an imitator is not the breadth of their arm, nor the calibre of their hand cannon....

Seen A Hollywood Stinker Lately? Blame The Unfinished Script

Did you see Men In Black III? Did you think it was very average? Well, it was, but it’s actually miraculous the film hung...

12 Nerve-Shatteringly Tense Movie Scenes

You only have to watch any of the thousands of shit horror films that have been vomited into existence over the years to appreciate...

10 Spectacularly Vicious Movie Insults

How to fire a gun in a way which means it never needs reloading. How to fall through a window without giving yourself so...

‘Prometheus’ – Those Mysteries And Plot Holes Explained

The long-awaited release of Prometheus a couple of weeks ago was met with a pick-and-mix bag of wildly differing critical appraisals: it was either...