Your Week In Film: from Avengers to Zhang Ziyi Stephen O'Nion June 16, 2017 News 1. Look! An image from Avengers: Infinity War We don’t want to jump the gun here, but this image could be the most important thing you see all week. It probably isn't, sure, but it’s definitely something...
War Machine – Review Calum Baker May 28, 2017 Reviews As Obama announces the upcoming withdrawal of troops, General Glen McMahon (Pitt) laments eight years wasted on a losing battle. You can sympathise; War Machine is only two hours, but almost every minute is...
Your Week In Film: Doug, Depp, Dafne, De Niro, and Dodge! Stephen O'Nion May 12, 2017 News 1. Doug Liman will live, die, repeat his mistake Did you watch All You Need is Kill? Maybe you knew it as Edge of Tomorrow when it was in cinemas? Or have you seen it since as Live Die Repeat? Whatever you...
Win It All – Review Bertie Archer April 11, 2017 Reviews Win It All is concerned less with gambling addiction and more with the power of losing. You go in with the highest of intentions, all the necessary wherewithal to play a great hand, and in one fell swoop lose...
The Discovery – Review Bertie Archer April 4, 2017 Reviews The question of life after death is one of the deepest imaginable, and an answer would have profound consequences on humanity. Despite some flickers of philosophy, The Discovery is neither deep nor profound...
Your Week In Film: LEGO, Tron, Pooh, King Kong Stephen O'Nion March 3, 2017 News 1. The Oscars happened Right, that was easy. Next? 2. Jay Z has his head In the Heights Lin-Manuel Miranda may not have added the O to his EG_T on the weekend, but the creative polymath did get something...
Your Week In Film: Simba, Solo, Scorsese and Sleeper Cells Stephen O'Nion February 24, 2017 News 1. Han Solo No Mo Principal photography has started on the Han Solo spin-off movie. To celebrate, here’s a lovely photo of the cast (and directors Christopher Lord and Phil Miller) in non-appropriate...
Lemony Snicket’s A Series of Unfortunate Filmmaking Decisions Cathy Brennan January 10, 2017 Features, Nostalgia, Second Chance If you clicked on this article, hoping for a pleasant piece of hagiography on a forgotten family film from 2004, then I am sorry to say you have taken a wrong turn. What we have here is not a happy tale of...
True Memoirs Of An International Assassin – Review Bertie Archer November 14, 2016 Reviews Let's start with an inexplicable detail from True Memoirs of an International Assassin: the titular novel is published as an e-book but only ever shown printed out. That's the kind of sense and thoughtfulness...
13TH – Review Calum Baker October 15, 2016 Reviews The synopsis of 13TH almost implied a filmed immersion into correctional facilities, but Ava DuVernay, thank goodness, isn’t interested in a small cast of subjective case files; what we have here is an...
Mascots – LFF 2016 Review Joni Blyth October 10, 2016 Reviews Seeing the Netflix logo up on the silver screen is a little jarring, but have no fear, Christopher Guest fans - Mascots is a typical slice of surreal mockumentary fun from the legendary satirist. Netflix have...
The Little Prince – Review Phil W. Bayles August 7, 2016 Reviews The problems of adapting The Little Prince for the screen are twofold. Not only is it one of the most beloved stories in all of literature, it’s not even really a story - it’s more a series of vignettes...
Special Correspondents – Review Stephen O'Nion April 30, 2016 Reviews It’s a big year for Ricky Gervais, what with hosting, features, and stand-up on the cards. However, if the return to the Globes was a solid first step, then Special Correspondents is a stumble into...
News of the Week – 11th March 2016 Stephen O'Nion March 11, 2016 News The Weekly Report All news contained herein corresponds to the world of film. The Weekly Report will seek to cover general film news that has emerged over the last seven days. Netflix to fund Will...
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon: Sword of Destiny – Review Andrew Daley February 28, 2016 Reviews We’re all here really to see if Sword Of Destiny was worth the decade-plus wait. It totally was. Yuen Woo-Ping’s direction is strong throughout the wicked plot, and leads Michelle Yeoh and Donnie Yen...