Why 10 Things I Hate About You is the Greatest Shakespeare Adaptation Carmen Paddock March 29, 2019 Features, Love Letter, Nostalgia Twenty years ago Heath Ledger danced his way down some bleachers and into film legend with an enthusiastic rendition of ‘Can’t Take My Eyes Off You’. Its lack of vocal finesse coupled with a total...
A Love Letter to Rian Johnson’s Looper Joni Blyth December 14, 2017 Analysis, Features, Love Letter The Last Jedi is going to make Rian Johnson a star. Since Summer 2014, the film world has waited in heady anticipation for not only the true follow-up to legendary sequel Empire Strikes Back, but also this...
Snowden – Review Stephanie Watts December 10, 2016 Reviews Snowden, Oliver Stone’s latest big ol’ Hollywood release, tells the story of Edward Snowden, the CIA whistleblower who released hundreds of NSA documents to the public in 2013, revealing that the American...
Seth Rogen: From Stoner Support To Bromantic Lead Kambole Campbell May 2, 2016 Analysis, Features, Spotlight Seth Rogen may be the most consistent comedy actor in Hollywood. Whether or not you're a fan of his style of humour, it's clear he's established a distinctive comedic character – a lovable, foul-mouthed,...
The Walk – Review Thom Denson October 10, 2015 Reviews Robert Zemeckis has forged a career from never being far from the latest in cinematic technology, and following forays into performance capture animation, he now makes his bow into live-action 3D filmmaking...
Inside Brick, Rian Johnson’s Neo-Noir Masterpiece Ellena Zellhuber-McMillan March 27, 2015 Analysis, Close-Up, Features When writing his review of Brick for Rolling Stone, Peter Travers stated that the film’s director, Rian Johnson, ‘risked ridicule’ by setting his neo-noir in a high school. Arguably, the bigger risk was...
Spotlight: Brie Larson Rachel Brook January 30, 2015 Analysis, Features, Spotlight 1 Comment Spotlight is a new feature dedicated to actors who continually turn in impressive performances yet fly under the radar, often not receiving the recognition they deserve. Spotlight aims to be both a tribute to...
Sin City: A Dame to Kill For – Review Cameron Ward August 27, 2014 Reviews Sin City: A Dame to Kill For fully neglects the thematic intensity of both its predecessor and literary source. Though it takes little deviation from either, Dame is disappointingly bereft of the tonal...
What If – Review Rachel Brook August 18, 2014 Reviews 1 Comment Despite its title this isn’t a film about ‘if’, it’s about ‘when’. Yet as it progresses, sometimes ploddingly, to the inevitable conclusion the long-awaited coupling of Wallace (Radcliffe) and...
Shakespeare at 450: His Top Ten Adaptations on Film David Brake April 27, 2014 Analysis, Features, Top 10 165 Comments Shakespeare. It's the most famous name in the English language, ringing proudly out across the British Isles. From his first works on stage around the 1590s to Joss Whedon's Much Ado About Nothing in 2012,...
Don Jon – Review Chris Davies November 12, 2013 Reviews Actor, singer and professional handsome man Joseph Gordon-Levitt can now add writer and director to his list of accolades thanks to one of the year’s finest comedies. JGL ensures his eponymous narcissist...
7 Films You Should See At The 2013 BFI London Film Festival David Brake September 16, 2013 Analysis, Features, Top 10 With the opening of the 57th BFI London Film Festival fast approaching, we take a quick look at the films we'll definitely be covering this year. Courtesy of Regency Enterprises 12 Years A Slave Dir:...