Scott Pilgrim vs the World, Edgar Wright’s Perfect Adaptation Rory Steabler August 10, 2020 Analysis, By The Book, Features Ten years ago, Scott Pilgrim vs the World bombed at the box office. Director Edgar Wright had made a name for himself with his first two features: Shaun of the Dead and Hot Fuzz, a pair of gag-heavy genre...
Birds of Prey – Review Jack Blackwell February 5, 2020 Reviews With dull, failed reboots like Men in Black and Hellboy, and heinous franchise finales like Rise of Skywalker and Dark Phoenix, 2019 was a bad year for blockbusters. Thankfully, 2020 seems to be here to set it...
Gemini Man – Review Chris Edwards October 12, 2019 Reviews Who do you send to kill the best killer in the world? Pioneering director Ang Lee’s 14th feature sees an ageing hitman seeking retirement. But learning the truth about his final hit puts the sensationally...
Swiss Army Man – Review Ellena Zellhuber-McMillan October 3, 2016 Reviews Swiss Army Man is without a doubt an odd film, however it would be a mistake to write it off - as others have - for purely that reason. The oddest thing about it is that Daniel Radcliffe plays a farting...
The Citizen Kane of Awful: Abraham Lincoln – Vampire Hunter Naomi Soanes September 8, 2016 Features, Nostalgia, The Citizen Kane of Awful Cast: Benjamin Walker, Dominic Cooper, Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Rufus Sewell Director: Timur Bekmambetov Writer: Seth Grahame-Smith Estimated Budget: $100 million US Gross: $116.4 million From the...
10 Cloverfield Lane – Review Phil W. Bayles March 19, 2016 Reviews Originally filmed from a script called The Cellar, 10 Cloverfield Lane's title actually does it a disservice. This ‘spiritual successor’ is a completely different beast to Matt Reeves' 2008 viral...
Scene Stealers: Brie Larson in Scott Pilgrim vs The World Tom Bond February 24, 2016 Analysis, Features, Scene Stealers This weekend, Brie Larson is going to win her first Best Actress Oscar for Room. Trust me. It will be a well-deserved honour after her complex, emotional performance in the film, and a long-overdue reward for...