A Millennial’s Guide to Movies Patrick Taylor April 12, 2018 Analysis, Features, Top 10 Millennials don't have it easy. From finding the ideal life partner, carving out the perfect career, buying a property and just generally, y'know, figuring out what it all means, there's a lot to consider....
Second Chance: Darren Aronofsky’s Noah (2014) Patrick Taylor September 12, 2017 Features, Nostalgia, Second Chance A cursory look through the litany of reviews on its Rotten Tomatoes page will tell you that opinions on Darren Aronofsky's Noah are hardly ambivalent. And it would, admittedly, be wrong to deny that the film...
What Happened To Tim Burton? Patrick Taylor September 27, 2016 Analysis, Features, Opinion Nearly all of us, if asked, could instantly point to a handful of films Tim Burton has directed, so distinctive is his style. Yet despite this distinctly privileged position, it's not hard to detect an...
Top 10 Movie Car Chases Patrick Taylor July 8, 2016 Analysis, Features, Top 10 After three years, Nicolas Winding Refn is back this week with the latest in his brand of visually striking and unsettling cinema. To mark his return, we've been reflecting on Drive, the film that brought...
Once Upon A Dream – The Rise of Elle Fanning Patrick Taylor July 5, 2016 Analysis, Features, Spotlight For one still so young, Elle Fanning's career has been prolific. Having only recently turned 18, Dakota’s younger sister has already racked up 30 movie credits, as well as nine TV appearances. She’s...
Was X-Men: The Last Stand Really That Bad? Patrick Taylor May 17, 2016 Features, Nostalgia, Second Chance The conclusion to a second X-Men franchise is upon us. 2011’s X-Men: First Class sent us back to the swinging sixties with Charles Xavier and his groovy mutations and now it comes to a head in X-Men:...
Scene Stealers: Philip Seymour Hoffman In Mission: Impossible III Patrick Taylor May 4, 2016 Analysis, Features, Scene Stealers Normally when we talk about a certain actor stealing a scene, it’s an instance when they’ve completely owned a particular portion of screentime and left the audience wishing they’d return. In the case of...
What Is The Best Coen Brothers Film? Patrick Taylor March 3, 2016 Analysis, Debate, Features This week's release of Hail, Caesar! marks the directorial return of Ethan & Joel Coen. Arguably two of the greatest filmmakers of their generation, the Coens have sprinkled the past three...
2016 Oscar Nominations: Did They Get It Right? Patrick Taylor January 14, 2016 Analysis, Debate, Features So, the Academy Awards are upon us once more and this year's band of intrepid nominees have been released into the wild to vie for golden-statue-glory on 22nd February. We've assembled a crack team of our own...
What’s Quentin Tarantino’s Best Film? Patrick Taylor January 8, 2016 Analysis, Debate, Features That most unique and curious of phenomena is upon us once more: a new Quentin Tarantino film. As The Hateful Eight hits cinemas nationwide, it seems like as a good a time as any to cast our eyes back over the...
Top 20 Films of 2015: 7. Ex Machina Patrick Taylor December 25, 2015 Analysis, Features, Top 10 “What happens to me if I fail your test?” What indeed. The year’s most interesting film? You’d be hard pressed to find a rival with the same scientific clout as this, Alex Garland’s directorial...
A Love Letter to…When Harry Met Sally… Patrick Taylor December 11, 2015 Features, Love Letter, Nostalgia In 1989, a film about two friends forever raised the bar for the romantic comedy genre. When Harry Met Sally… posed the question: “Can men and women ever just be friends or does sex always get in the...
A Beginner’s Guide To…Tom Hanks Patrick Taylor December 1, 2015 A Beginner's Guide To..., Analysis, Features In many respects, Thomas Jeffrey Hanks is Mr Hollywood. He has starred in some of the most critically acclaimed films of the last 25 years, bagging a couple of Oscars along the way. Beyond his acting work...
Why George Lazenby is the Best Bond Patrick Taylor October 19, 2015 Analysis, Features, Opinion 1 Comment George Lazenby is James Bond. This was an indisputable fact in 1968 when the young Australian model convinced producer Albert R. Broccoli to let him pick up the reins from Sean Connery. Whilst Lazenby is...
Roger Waters The Wall – Review Patrick Taylor September 30, 2015 Reviews As you might expect from the title, Roger Waters inhabits virtually every fibre of this film with his grizzled charisma. Flitting between concert footage and somewhat contrived sequences in which Waters...