Getting Too Old For This Shit? – The Rise of the Geri-Action Star Phil W. Bayles September 18, 2019 Analysis, Close-Up, Features 1 Comment Poor Roger Murtagh wouldn't last long in Hollywood today. Played by Danny Glover in the Lethal Weapon movies, the cop was complaining about getting on in years at the tender age of 50 - which makes him a...
By The Book – Blade Runner (Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?) James Andrews October 6, 2017 Analysis, By The Book, Features Welcome to By The Book, where we compare books with their cinematic adaptations. Are they faithful and delightful partners in storytelling, or are the authors turning in their graves through these unholy...
Blade Runner 2049 – Review Tom Bond October 3, 2017 Reviews It’s not every day you get to see the moment a director goes from being great to becoming legendary. With Blade Runner 2049, Denis Villeneuve has proven – if the likes of Arrival and Sicario weren’t...
Your Week In Film: Marvel, Mattel, More Harrison Ford Films! Stephen O'Nion July 28, 2017 News 1. Captain Marvel is heading to the 90s, not to Infinity War The most recent edition of the San Diego Comic-Con revealed some gems. Not only did we get ourselves a whole hunk’a trailers, we also received...
Best Films Never Made #32: Chris Columbus’ Indiana Jones and the Monkey King Danielle Davenport April 8, 2016 Behind The Curtain, Best Films Never Made, Features In 2019, Harrison Ford will once again don cinema’s most famous fedora for the fifth time. Yet if our latest Best Film Never Made had seen the light of day, it’s unlikely we would have seen another Indiana...
News of the Week – 18th March 2016 Stephen O'Nion March 18, 2016 News The Weekly Report All news contained herein corresponds to the world of film. The Weekly Report will seek to cover general film news that has emerged over the last seven days. Olivia Wilde “too...
Casting Call: Young Han Solo Stephen O'Nion January 18, 2016 Behind The Curtain, Casting Call, Features This week Variety reported that Disney have spent several parsecs (yes, I know, distance) auditioning thousands for the role of at least two lifetimes: Young Han Solo. With Rogue One thought to be positioned,...
Top 20 Films of 2015: 3. Star Wars: The Force Awakens Christopher Preston December 29, 2015 Analysis, Features, Top 10 There has been an awakening. Have you felt it? April, 1997. Thurrock, South East England. The carpark outside a Vue cinema. A seven year-old boy and his father stumble out of the theatre's exit into the...
The Age of Adaline – Review Rachel Brook May 10, 2015 Reviews With an omniscient voiceover, supernatural premise and bland romance, The Age of Adaline could be a mash-up of Pushing Daisies and a Nicholas Sparks novel. After a whistle-stop tour of 20th century US...
Top 8 Fictional US Presidents Patrick Taylor May 7, 2015 Analysis, Features, Top 10 The release of this week’s Big Game sees the return of America’s quintessential clean-cut hero, Mr. Commander-in-Chief himself, the President of the United States. To date, there have been 139 fictional US...
The Expendables 3 – Review Stephen O'Nion August 16, 2014 Reviews Much of the dialogue is incomprehensible, the young blood is bland (though ninety seconds of screentime apiece doesn't help), and the acting comes down to a game of smirk or grimace - but The Expendables 3 is...
The Citizen Kane of Awful: The Star Wars Holiday Special Tom Bond August 3, 2014 Features, Nostalgia, The Citizen Kane of Awful Cast: Mark Hamill, Harrison Ford, Carrie Fisher, Anthony Daniels, Peter Mayhew Director: Steve Binder, David Acomba Writers: Pat Proft, Leonard Ripps, Bruce Vilanch, Rod Warren, Mitzie...
Second Chance: Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull David Brake July 28, 2014 Features, Nostalgia, Second Chance Here's an opinion: Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull is better than The Temple of Doom. Gasp! Cries of "sacrilege!" ring out. Fights break out on zeppelins. Nazi faces melt off. Alright,...
Making It Big: Elstree 1976 David Brake June 30, 2014 Features, Independent, Making It Big A long time ago in a galaxy far, far away. The opening titles crawl for Star Wars now act as an accurate punch line for the original trilogy. The cinematic journey began 36 years ago during the hottest...
The 25 Worst Accents In Movies Ever David Brake December 3, 2013 Analysis, Features, One Off 2 Comments Accents are a key part of any actor's repartee. Any good actor can deliver a performance that could move a grown man to tears or could make a fully packed cinema laugh raucously at their comedic aplomb BUT if...