The Trial of the Chicago 7 – Review Anahit Behrooz October 18, 2020 Reviews “There are civil trials and there are criminal trials. There’s no such thing as a political trial”. The Chicago 7’s lawyer is about to realise just how wrong he is. The second directorial feature from...
Aaron Sorkin’s Demons and Better Angels Anna McKibbin October 10, 2020 Close-Up, Features, Opinion Eight years ago, Kevin Porter posted a video entitled “Sorkinisms – A Supercut”. Over 1.5 million people have watched this video which features different Aaron Sorkin-penned characters uttering the same...
Molly’s Game – Review Thom Denson December 30, 2017 Reviews Having been a Hollywood staple for what seems like an eternity, it's almost inconceivable that Aaron Sorkin has taken so many years to move into direction. With his Oscar-winning prose, defined by its...
Your Week In Film: Spider-Man, Nasty Women, Batgirl and more! Stephen O'Nion March 31, 2017 News 1. First Tomb Raider photos reveal no tombs. Sorry Although it's early days, with its release coming in March 2018, Warner Bros. has uploaded a few images of that infamous raider of tombs, Lara Croft. The...
Your Week In Film: TIFF, Affleck’s Return, Sorkin’s Debut, Deathstroke, and more! Stephen O'Nion September 9, 2016 News 1. Toronto International Film Festival kicks off with The Magnificent Seven This week the Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) kicked off with Antoine Fuqua's The Magnificent Seven. Unsurprisingly for...
Dev Patel: The Best Thing About Bad Films Joni Blyth April 5, 2016 Analysis, Features, Spotlight Ask anyone to tell you about Dev Patel, and you’ll get a different answer: "That guy from Skins", "The boy from Slumdog Millionaire", "Oooh, that nice young man from those hotel films". Everyone will...
Steve Jobs – LFF Review Tom Bond October 18, 2015 Reviews What Steve Jobs does best is selling the vision of Steve Jobs. A carnivorous, heartless ego has never looked more appealing or lonely. Fassbender is supreme, bristling with authority and an unquenchable...