Spotlight: Christoph Waltz Carmen Paddock January 25, 2018 Analysis, Features, Spotlight In Europe, everybody would say, "Well, they (in Hollywood) just want to squeeze you like a lemon." Well, yeah! But, you know, if I have the juice, why shouldn't they? Of all actors to grace the awards-season...
Why Sideways is Still Alexander Payne’s Finest Vintage Patrick Nabarro January 23, 2018 Features, Love Letter, Nostalgia Alexander Payne, the great satirist of Middle American mores, returns this weekend with his latest ditty of wry social commentary, Downsizing. Often when a filmmaker establishes such a distinctive formula as...
Downsizing – Review Jack Blackwell January 14, 2018 Reviews This film was previously reviewed on 30/08/17 as part of Venice Film Festival. Alexander Payne returns with a strange, ambitious, and often pummellingly downbeat story. After Norwegian scientists make the...
Your Week In Film: Abrams Returns, Neeson Retires, Awards Season Restarts Stephen O'Nion September 15, 2017 News 1. Star Wars: Episode IX - a familiar hope J.J. Abrams will return to the Star Wars franchise, having inked a deal to direct Episode IX. ‘Twas ever thus. According to Deadline, Rian Johnson was initially...
Downsizing – Venice 2017 Review Jack Blackwell August 30, 2017 Reviews Alexander Payne kicks off the 2017 Venice Film Festival with a strange, ambitious, and often pummellingly downbeat story. After Norwegian scientists make the miraculous breakthrough of cellular miniaturisation...
