A Love Letter to… Seven, after 25 years Jess Goodman September 21, 2020 Features, Love Letter, Nostalgia “Ernest Hemingway once wrote, ‘The world is a fine place and worth fighting for.’ I agree with the second part.” So concludes Morgan Freeman’s character in the final moments of Seven. On paper,...
All the Money in the World – Review Phil W. Bayles January 4, 2018 Reviews The fact that All the Money in the World was released at all is impressive. When news first broke about the alleged sexual misconduct of Kevin Spacey – originally cast to play billionaire J. Paul Getty –...
All the Money in the World: Replacing and Recreating Actors Carmen Paddock January 3, 2018 Analysis, Features, Opinion Christopher Plummer is doing very well this year, mainly in the sense that he is a well-regarded man in Hollywood who is not in the midst of a sexual harassment or assault scandal. Furthermore, his turn as J....
Your Week In Film: Did Somebody Call For A Plummer and More! David Brake November 10, 2017 News Well, we back together to look over another week in film. It's not pretty is it? The last seven days has seen even more allegations arise for Kevin Spacey, Jeffrey Tambor, Louis C.K. and beyond. It makes for...
Team Talk – Baby Driver Louise Burrell July 2, 2017 Reviews Edgar Wright's Baby Driver finally came screeching into cinemas this week, set to what is arguably one of the greatest soundtracks in recent years and featuring a superb cast made up of the likes of Kevin...
Nine Lives – Review Cathy Brennan August 20, 2016 Reviews By its very nature Nine Lives has no right to be any good. It's a shameless corporate product that exploits the popularity of cat videos to rake in summer holiday money, while at the same time keeping costs...
Top 10 Weird Roles of Film Stars Jack Blackwell August 16, 2016 Analysis, Features, Top 10 In the upcoming Nine Lives (out on 17 August), Kevin Spacey plays a man turned into a cat. It's an odd career choice given the huge star-power injection Spacey has recently received thanks to Netflix’s House...
Elvis & Nixon – Review Phil W. Bayles June 25, 2016 Reviews Even in a world where a reality TV star has a shot at entering the White House, the photograph of Elvis Presley shaking hands with Richard Nixon stands out as one of the weirder moments in American politics....
Horrible Bosses 2 – Review Tom Bond November 22, 2014 Reviews For better or worse, if you’ve watched a mainstream US comedy in the last five years, it’s going to be riddled with improv. Horrible Bosses 2 is no different and Bateman, Day and Sudeikis offer nothing...
Scene Stealers: Alec Baldwin in Glengarry Glen Ross David Brake November 6, 2014 Analysis, Features, Scene Stealers 1 Comment "You think I'm fucking with you; I'm not fucking with you." Just a curt flick of his tongue and Hollywood's golden boy has your attention. This is no hyperbole. Search your mind and truly ponder this...
Second Chance: Superman Returns Daniel Orton June 10, 2014 Features, Nostalgia, Second Chance About halfway through Superman Returns, the Man of Steel says to Lois Lane: “You wrote that the world doesn’t need a saviour, but every day I hear people crying for one.” It’s pretty deep, and taps...