Team Talk – Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker David Brake December 24, 2019 Reviews We've finally reached the end of the latest Star Wars saga. It's a bit of a relief, really. The back-and-forth debates over the pros and cons of The Force Awakens vs. The Last Jedi will never be settled but...
Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker – Review David Brake December 20, 2019 Reviews There’s a famous restaurant in New York called Peter Luger Steak House. It was established in 1887, and boasts brass chandeliers, exposed wooden beams and aromas to excite your ancestors. The hiss of...
Your Week In Film: Comic-Con, Wonder Woman, The Division, The Great Wall, and more! Stephen O'Nion July 29, 2016 News 1. Geoff Johns takes over DC, Comic-Con panel leaves fans intrigued Coming back from Batman Vs Superman: Dawn of Justice was never going to be easy; even among those reviewers that weren't calling out for...
Once Upon A Dream – The Rise of Elle Fanning Patrick Taylor July 5, 2016 Analysis, Features, Spotlight For one still so young, Elle Fanning's career has been prolific. Having only recently turned 18, Dakota’s younger sister has already racked up 30 movie credits, as well as nine TV appearances. She’s...
Gugu Mbatha-Raw: From Belle to Beauty Tori Brazier May 26, 2016 Analysis, Features, Spotlight It is, perhaps, unlikely that many young actresses at drama school dream of the chance of one day being asked to play an anthropomorphic household cleaning aid, or that said role could become a potential...
Where Are They Now?: Cloverfield Bertie Archer March 16, 2016 Features, Nostalgia, Where Are They Now? Let's face it: it seems highly unlikely that anyone we know from Cloverfield is going to be in 10 Cloverfield Lane. Most of the characters end up certifiably or almost certainly dead, and talk of the new movie...
A Love Letter To… Cloverfield Bertie Archer August 21, 2015 Features, Love Letter, Nostalgia “My name is Robert Hawkins. It's 6:42 AM on Saturday, May 23rd. Approximately seven hours ago, some... thing attacked the city. I don't know what it is. If you found this tape, I mean if you're watching this...
Short of the Week – Eye Of The Storm David Brake February 2, 2015 Features, Independent, Short of the Week 1 Comment http://vimeo.com/19659763 Can a music video be counted as art? In the case of Eye of the Storm, silence, serenity and solitude adjoin to testify to the positive. With no dialogue, one singular human...
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...
Star Wars Episode VII: Goodbye To The Expanded Universe Sophie Wing May 4, 2014 Analysis, Features, One Off 2 Comments BEWARE: Spoilers for the Star Wars Expanded Universe ahead. "In order to give maximum creative freedom to the filmmakers and also preserve an element of surprise and discovery for the audience, Star...
