<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[Scatterani]]></title><description><![CDATA[A UK based film lover, writer of 20 years, sharing thoughts about the movie industry]]></description><link>https://scatterowan.wixsite.com/scatterowan/blog1</link><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Fri, 26 Jun 2026 05:33:11 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://scatterowan.wixsite.com/scatterowan/blog-feed.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Project Hail Mary (2026)]]></title><description><![CDATA[All the stars are dimming, except one. Eleven light-years from Earth, a science teacher and a rock-like alien engineer, the sole survivors from their respective ships, are their people's only hope to save their planets. ]]></description><link>https://scatterowan.wixsite.com/scatterowan/single-post/project-hail-mary-2026</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69e6126a8e63193b95d2bca3</guid><category><![CDATA[Films]]></category><pubDate>Thu, 16 Apr 2026 23:00:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/03a6c4_5df02b0c1821412aa1dc54c056f3ffff~mv2.webp/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>scatterowan</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Iron Lung (2026)]]></title><description><![CDATA[Director: Mark "Markiplier" Fischbach Cast: Mark Fischbach, Caroline Kaplan, Troy Baker Certificate - 15 Premiered in LA, California in December 2025. Released in the UK January 29th 2026 All the planets have gone; humans are on the brink of extinction. A lone convict is condemned to dive into an ocean of blood in search of anything that might help with humanity's survival. A passion project that sat in post-production hell for years, Iron Lung could easily have been a shot-in-the-foot for...]]></description><link>https://scatterowan.wixsite.com/scatterowan/single-post/iron-lung-2026</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69e5f93fa96d49e56ec4ef24</guid><category><![CDATA[Films]]></category><pubDate>Mon, 02 Feb 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/03a6c4_3ad97416c0c840ecad0db26dc763f867~mv2.webp/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>scatterowan</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Knock at the Cabin]]></title><description><![CDATA[Director: M. Night Shymalan Cast: Dave Bautista, Jonathan Groff, Nikki Amuka-Bird, Rupert Grint, Abby Quinn Certificate: 15 Premiered in New York City in Jan 2023, released in the UK January 24th 2023. Once heralded as the King of the Plot Twist, M. Night Shyamalan's filmography reads as one hell of a rollercoaster ride, flying from soaring highs to the true depths of embarassment. Failures that sting that much more because Shyamalan has shown himself to be more than capable of hooking and...]]></description><link>https://scatterowan.wixsite.com/scatterowan/single-post/knock-at-the-cabin</link><guid isPermaLink="false">65f4e0e313c1892b0501ecd4</guid><pubDate>Mon, 27 Feb 2023 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/45a275_71d509ec840344ebbffe603ff6d9e387~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_477,h_755,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>scatterowan</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Book of Life (2014)]]></title><description><![CDATA[Directed by:  Jorge R. Gutiérrez Starring: Zoe Saldana, Channing Tatum, Diego Luna Premièred in 2014 in Rio de Janiro, Brazil, released in the UK on October 24th 2014. Manolo (Luna), and Joaquin (Tatum) have been best friends since childhood and are both in love with the beautiful Maria (Saldana). Their plight draws the attention of La Muerte and Xibalba who place a bet on who the young woman will ultimately choose. Their lives are thrown into disarray when Xibalba tries to cheat, resulting...]]></description><link>https://scatterowan.wixsite.com/scatterowan/single-post/book-of-life-2014</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5f9a926fc86a6f0017a2e3a5</guid><category><![CDATA[Films]]></category><pubDate>Thu, 23 Oct 2014 23:00:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/40ddc2_6730460d2f844256b4fa6c7512aefb85.jpg/v1/fit/w_645,h_484,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>scatterowan</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Maze Runner (2014)]]></title><description><![CDATA[Directed by: Wes Ball Starring: Dylan O'Brien,  Aml Ameen, Ki Hong Lee, Blake Cooper, Thomas Brodie-Sangster, Will Poulter, Kaya Scodelario Premièred in 2014 in Buenos Aires, Argentina, released in the UK on October 10th 2014. Thomas wakes up in the middle of a maze, and he and the other 'Gladers' search each day for a way to escape. Though when the first girl, Teresa enters the mix, everything changes and the pressure is on to escape. The latest in an ongoing run of YA dystopian book...]]></description><link>https://scatterowan.wixsite.com/scatterowan/single-post/2014/10/11/the-maze-runner-2014</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5f9a926fc86a6f0017a2e3a7</guid><category><![CDATA[Films]]></category><pubDate>Thu, 09 Oct 2014 23:00:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/40ddc2_ccb279b884d94ca3bdf94d8f90d6d641.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>scatterowan</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pride  (2014)]]></title><description><![CDATA[Directed by: Matthew Warchus Starring: Ben Schnetzer, George MacKay, Matthew Flynn, Andrew Scott, Imelda Staunton, Premièred in 2014 in London, UK, released in the UK on September 12th 2014.  It's the 1980s and Thatcher's threats to close the mines that many villages depend on to provide work has resulted in nationwide strikes. So in steps LGSM (Lesbians and Gays Support the Miners) who do their best to raise money to help the miners who are now being beaten by the policemen who weeks before...]]></description><link>https://scatterowan.wixsite.com/scatterowan/single-post/pride-2014</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5f9a926fc86a6f0017a2e3a8</guid><category><![CDATA[Films]]></category><pubDate>Sun, 05 Oct 2014 23:00:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/40ddc2_fd35e728e9064bd2a9b04579970e9855.jpg/v1/fit/w_666,h_499,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>scatterowan</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Lucy (2014)]]></title><description><![CDATA[Directed by: Luc Besson Starring: Scarlett Johannson, Morgan Freeman Premièred in 2014 in Toronto, Canada, released in the UK on August 22nd 2014. Lucy, as its name might suggest, follows the plight of a young woman named Lucy as she is used to smuggle a drug that enhances a person's mental capabilities from thought processes to understanding of complex ideas, to the potential to use pyschokinetic abilities.  While there is a lot of flack for the fact that this film is working on a long...]]></description><link>https://scatterowan.wixsite.com/scatterowan/single-post/lucy-2014</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5f9a926fc86a6f0017a2e3a9</guid><category><![CDATA[Films]]></category><pubDate>Thu, 21 Aug 2014 23:00:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/40ddc2_8053326e7c7d430b99f3f21fa9e07ade.jpg/v1/fit/w_808,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>scatterowan</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 1 (2014)]]></title><description><![CDATA[Directed by: James Gunn Starring: Chris Pine, Zoe Saldana, Steve Bautista, Vin Diesel, Bradley Cooper, Karen Gillan Premièred in 2014 in Los Angeles, CA, released in the UK on July 31st 2014. The numerous trailers betrayed nothing of the story, focusing on selling the titular characters instead. Creating intrigue and curiosity about one of Marvel's lesser known comics was a bold idea, especially given the volatility of comic book movies. Unsurprisingly though, it worked, drawing in a hefty...]]></description><link>https://scatterowan.wixsite.com/scatterowan/single-post/guardians-of-the-galaxy-2014</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5f9a926fc86a6f0017a2e3aa</guid><category><![CDATA[Films]]></category><pubDate>Wed, 30 Jul 2014 23:00:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/40ddc2_57299451e17f46348694fc584ffd4518.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>scatterowan</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Boyhood (2014)]]></title><description><![CDATA[Directed by: Richard Linklater Starring: Ellar Coltrane, Patricia Arquette, Ethan Hawke,  Premièred in 2014 at the Sundance Film Festival, released in the UK on July 11th 2014. Following Mason (Coltrane) as he grows up from a six-year-old boy to an eighteen-year-old going off to college, Boyhood is a non-conventional film that has a very disjointed storyline, allowing the audience to dip into his life for a short period of time each year while tackling various subjects from moving house, to...]]></description><link>https://scatterowan.wixsite.com/scatterowan/single-post/2014/07/11/boyhood-2014</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5f9a926fc86a6f0017a2e3ab</guid><category><![CDATA[Films]]></category><pubDate>Thu, 10 Jul 2014 23:00:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/40ddc2_cd89c40bf182403f8e9fb8788fb39522.jpg/v1/fit/w_610,h_905,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>scatterowan</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Transformers: Age of Extinction (2014)]]></title><description><![CDATA[Directed by: Michael Bay Starring: Mark Wahlberg, Nicola Peltz, Jack Reynor, Stanley Tucci, Kelsey Grammar Premièred in 2014 in Hong Kong, released in the UK on June 27th 2014. With each new Transformers movie we hope that it'll get better. That Michael Bay will learn that while loud explosions and giant robots are interesting, they need something more to actually make a good movie. Once again though, it's clear though that he doesn't care about silly things like a decent plot, good relatable...]]></description><link>https://scatterowan.wixsite.com/scatterowan/single-post/2014/06/27/transformers-age-of-extinction-2014</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5f9a926fc86a6f0017a2e3ac</guid><category><![CDATA[Films]]></category><pubDate>Thu, 26 Jun 2014 23:00:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/40ddc2_596eb997d039420188a8c4b90b47bbb5.jpg/v1/fit/w_688,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>scatterowan</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[A Million Ways to Die in the West (2014)]]></title><description><![CDATA[Directed by: Seth MacFarlane Starring: Seth MacFarlane, Charlize Theron, Liam Neeson, Sarah Silverman, Giovanni Ribsi, Amanda Seyfried, Neil Patrick Harris, Premièred in 2014 in Westwood, California released in the UK on May 30th 2014. Sheep farmer Albert (MacFarlane) hates living on the Frontier where everything from the environment to the people and even the doctor are likely to kill you. Where drunken tavern brawls often end in several deaths and getting dragged away by wolves is just...]]></description><link>https://scatterowan.wixsite.com/scatterowan/single-post/a-million-ways-to-die-in-the-west-2014</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5f9a926fc86a6f0017a2e3ae</guid><category><![CDATA[Films]]></category><pubDate>Thu, 29 May 2014 23:00:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/40ddc2_90c9ccaf53814ceda533116b7a1b2418.jpg/v1/fit/w_333,h_500,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>scatterowan</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[X-Men: Days of Future Past (2014)]]></title><description><![CDATA[Directed by: Bryan Singer Starring:  James McAvoy, Michael Fassbender, Patrick Stewart, Ian McKellan, Hugh Jackman, Ellen Page, Nicholas Hoult, Jennifer Lawrence, Peter Dinklage, Evan Peters Premièred in 2014 in New York, NY released in the UK on May 22nd 2014. In a bleak and distant future, mutants have been hunted to near extinction. To prevent this future from coming to pass, Wolverine (Jackman) is sent back to unite young hopeless Xavier (McAvoy) and young criminal Magneto (Fassbender) to...]]></description><link>https://scatterowan.wixsite.com/scatterowan/single-post/x-men-days-of-future-past-2014</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5f9a926fc86a6f0017a2e3ad</guid><category><![CDATA[Films]]></category><pubDate>Wed, 21 May 2014 23:00:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/40ddc2_c3edde141d0a4c4cb1790cae8985387f.jpg/v1/fit/w_500,h_370,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>scatterowan</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Locke (2014)]]></title><description><![CDATA[Directed by: Steven Knight Starring: Tom Hardy, Olivia Colman, Ruth Wilson, Andrew Scott, Tom Holland, Danny Webb Premièred in 2013 at the Venice Film Festival, released in the UK on April 18th 2014. One evening Locke (Hardy) gets into his car phoning his wife, his boss, and others on the journey to London after a life-changing phone call and a self-made promise force his hand to implode his life. Incorrectly described as a ‘nail biting thriller’ in some reviews, Locke is a compelling and...]]></description><link>https://scatterowan.wixsite.com/scatterowan/single-post/locke-2014</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5f9a926f8f2d740017717a63</guid><pubDate>Thu, 17 Apr 2014 23:00:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/40ddc2_621844daa1724fc789f7db7e555fb41e.jpg/v1/fit/w_500,h_374,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>scatterowan</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Amazing Spiderman 2 (2014)]]></title><description><![CDATA[Director: Marc Webb Starring: Andrew Garfield, Emma Stone, Jamie Foxx, Dane DeHaan, Paul Giamatti Premièred in 2014 in London, released in the UK on April 16th 2014. An easily recognisable brand, highly anticipated and simultaneously released in IMAX. There were high hopes for this film from many for a whole range of different reasons. So I’m just going to go ahead and say this. I enjoyed this movie. The reason I say this so bluntly is because others who are better-versed in the original...]]></description><link>https://scatterowan.wixsite.com/scatterowan/single-post/the-amazing-spiderman-2-2014</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5f9a926f8f2d740017717a62</guid><category><![CDATA[Films]]></category><pubDate>Tue, 15 Apr 2014 23:00:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/40ddc2_b8e4ae80f2c34d448370803192163e39.jpg/v1/fit/w_500,h_741,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>scatterowan</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Double (2014)]]></title><description><![CDATA[Director: Richard Ayoade Starring: Jesse Eisenberg, Mia Wasikowska Premièred in 2013 at the Toronto Film Festival, released in the UK on April 4th 2014 Simon James (Eisenberg) is an unnoticeable member of society working for a data processing company and  barely remembered by most of the people he passes. His life changes when James Simon (also Eisenberg) joins the company. A man who looks exactly the same as him but with a polar opposite personality, who swiftly achieves so much more than he...]]></description><link>https://scatterowan.wixsite.com/scatterowan/single-post/the-double-2014</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5f9a926f8f2d740017717a67</guid><pubDate>Thu, 03 Apr 2014 23:00:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/40ddc2_7893ebfdd5ee418abf17089636c8482d.jpg/v1/fit/w_500,h_375,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>scatterowan</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Lego Movie (2014)]]></title><description><![CDATA[Directed by: Chris Miller and Phil Lord. Starring: Chris Pratt, Will Arnett, Elizabeth Banks, Alison Brie, Liam Neeson, Will Ferrell Premiered at Regency Theatre, Los Angeles on February 2nd. Released in the UK on February 14th 2014.  Average construction worker, Emmet (Pratt), finds the piece of resistance which he must use with the help of Wyldstyle (Banks) and the other Master Builders to stop the Evil Lord Business (Ferrell) from using the Kragle to destroy the world. Easily dismissed as...]]></description><link>https://scatterowan.wixsite.com/scatterowan/single-post/the-lego-movie-2014</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5f9a926f8f2d740017717a68</guid><category><![CDATA[Films]]></category><pubDate>Fri, 14 Feb 2014 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/40ddc2_ad7ba840f6a744c3b9df4b35cfe91107.jpg/v1/fit/w_500,h_743,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>scatterowan</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[A Monster in Paris (2011)]]></title><description><![CDATA[Director: Bibo Begeron Starring: Vanessa Paradis, Sean Lennon, Adam Goldberg Premiéred at Toronto International Film Festival in 2011, released in the UK on January 27th 2012 A Monster in Paris follows the plight of Francoeur (Lennon), a seven-foot singing flea and his friends, Lucille, Raoul, and Emile who are trying to save him from the murderously ambitious gaze of Police Chief Maynott. Originally a French Film (Un Monstre Á Paris) that has been dubbed into English, this is nothing less...]]></description><link>https://scatterowan.wixsite.com/scatterowan/single-post/2012/02/04/a-monster-in-paris-2012</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5f9a926febeff0001775e6e8</guid><category><![CDATA[Films]]></category><pubDate>Fri, 27 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/40ddc2_3015faf3ef484402969a3f68553035df.jpg/v1/fit/w_650,h_314,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>scatterowan</dc:creator></item></channel></rss>