Enola Holmes – Review Fatima Sheriff September 12, 2020 Reviews On her sixteenth birthday, Enola (Millie Bobby Brown) has her life upturned when her mother and mentor (Helena Bonham Carter) disappears, leaving her at the mercy of the misanthropic Mycroft (Sam Claflin,...
Mission: Impossible – Fallout – Review Bertie Archer July 28, 2018 Reviews No one expected Mission: Impossible - Fallout to be bad, but the risk of repetition runs rampant. Any fears that this franchise would flounder without its trademark one-and-done directors can be promptly put...
Mission: Impossible – Fallout – Review Bertie Archer July 12, 2018 Reviews No one expected Mission: Impossible - Fallout to be bad, but the risk of repetition runs rampant. Any fears that this franchise would flounder without its trademark one-and-done directors can be promptly put...
Second Chance: Man of Steel Patrick Nabarro May 31, 2017 Analysis, Features, Second Chance It’s fair to say that Superman’s outings on the big screen over the years have been to varying degrees of success. Superman (1978) and Superman II (1980) were both, generally speaking, excellent works –...
The Man From U.N.C.L.E. – Review Bertie Archer August 16, 2015 Reviews If this is how Ritchie and Cavill Bond, we’re lucky they never did. Aside from a microdot of genuine excitement and energy, U.N.C.L.E. is a masterclass in mundane, insubstantial espionage. U.N.C.L.E....
O Father, Where Art Thou? – Part 2: The Historical Epic Chris Davies May 7, 2014 Analysis, Close-Up, Features 4 Comments From Ancient Greece to Star Wars, the Bible to Breaking Bad, throughout history the father figure has been a major feature in dramatic storytelling. This is especially evident in film, but in post-9/11...
The Nearly Men of Hollywood Patrick Taylor April 29, 2014 Analysis, Features, One Off For so long, Henry Cavill bore the mantle of Hollywood’s ultimate nearly man. Having narrowly missed out on landing the roles of James Bond, Bruce Wayne and Clark Kent, Empire magazine dubbed him the...
