Second Chance: Elysium Phil W. Bayles February 1, 2015 Features, Nostalgia, Second Chance 1 Comment Elysium was the kind of movie that had a lot going against it from the moment it was announced. South African director Neill Blomkamp's debut, District 9, came out of nowhere and stunned critics and...
Scene Stealers: Tilda Swinton in Snowpiercer Phil W. Bayles January 28, 2015 Analysis, Features, Scene Stealers "Passengers, eternal order flows from the sacred engine. We must occupy our preordained position. I belong to the front, you belong to the tail. Know your place! Keep your place!" Tilda Swinton has earned a...
Mortdecai – Review Phil W. Bayles January 24, 2015 Reviews 2 Comments Kyril Bonfiglioli would choke on his afternoon port if he could see what's become of his cult '70s novels. Johnny Depp turns the deliciously depraved Charlie Mortdecai into a prancing caricature, with a...
Maybeland: District 9 Phil W. Bayles January 21, 2015 Features, Independent, Maybeland 4 Comments Ever since 1897, when HG Wells first wrote of Martians attacking London in The War of the Worlds, science fiction has dreamed up many an idea of what might happen when we finally make contact with life from...
