Author David Brake

The name Tim Burton does not carry the same glow it once had. Brand Burton is what Hollywood wants. The sanitised "oddness" is desired, the one that allows a studio's big-budget flick to stand out in the...

“I think that’s the joy of fantasy: the unpredictability. If the rules of the world don’t apply, what a fun playground to play in. You want to do things that are really out there, because otherwise...

There’s a welcome breath of air that whistles in through this film. The Girl With All The Gifts removes itself from the cyclical narrative of ‘just survive’ present within 99% of zombie films. It aims...

It is a truth universally acknowledged that a bad sequel can ruin a good film. Not so Bridget Jones’s Baby. For doubters wondering if this sequel is another 2016 cash-cow, rest assured; you can put on your...

Director Adam Wingard and writer Simon Barrett have fast carved out an impressive reputation. Delivering the innovative horrors of You're Next and The Guest, any project they move towards catches the eye like...

https://vimeo.com/136501465 In one of his frequent Facebook Q&As, Guardians of the Galaxy director James Gunn was asked for his advice on how to make it as a director. His one-line answer? "Make...

No-one ever sets out to make a bad film. In a world peppered with pessimism, there's a hope that whenever there is new cinematic project , there is good intention at its heart. Yet, as we clearly know, the...

With Suicide Squad currently disappointing audiences worldwide, there is an unspoken desperation for something invigorating that will shake us from this summer's ho-hum selection. A film that earns our...

While the real world seems to have enough villains to keep us more than occupied, it's time to celebrate the bad men and women of cinema. We imagine a lot of people will get very angry in the comments...

Let it never be said that you can't track a nation's attitude by its cinema. Whether by proliferation or absence, topics are either brought to attention, or trigger groundswell when they're not...

The comedic talents of Key and Peele need no verification. After five years consistently delivering hilarious and timely comedic sketches on their show on Comedy Central, it's clear to anyone with an...

2016 has some terrible writers. No one’s been found in the shower (yet) to reveal this was all a dream. Deaths, nasty politics, economic and social breakdowns; our flames of joy are being extinguished with...

Any psychology student worth their salt knows the 1971 Stanford prison experiment; and after watching this film, the general populace won’t forget. Based on the (in)famous social experiment, Philip...

https://vimeo.com/114033533 A Thousand Words was a disastrous flop of a film, confined to development hell for two years before maturing into the eventual pile of manure that came to pass. By...

Outside of the powerhouse that is Captain America: Civil War, this summer has not yet enjoyed a critical and financial success. The likes of X-Men: Apocalypse, Warcraft and Batman v Superman have all...