A Simple Favour – Review
Don’t be fooled by trailers - A Simple Favour is far more than a Gone Girl knock-off. Heavily marketed as coming from ‘the dark side of Paul Feig,’ in practice it feels like Feig has remade a François...
Your Week In Film: Day-Lewis Retired, Directors Fired, Ron Howard Hired
1. LucasFilm votes RON, appoints Ron to helm Han Solo A long time ago in a galaxy not so different from ours, two men were hard at work on adapting a beloved pop-culture property. They had assembled a fine...
Are Gender-Swapped Remakes Bad for Cinema?
In the wake of the Ghostbusters reboot there have been a spate of announcements of gender-swapped remakes. Rebel Wilson is set to star in a new version of the 1988 film Dirty Rotten Scoundrels, and a new...
Was The Anger Over Ghostbusters Justified?
With the announcement of the Ghostbusters reboot and its all-female, all-SNL veteran leading cast, the internet divided in two. Or potentially a few more pieces. People mostly either embraced the idea of a new...
Ghostbusters – Review
It could have gone so many ways. But there are countless genuine great laughs throughout Ghostbusters, which continue the whole film through - the sign of a truly great comedy. Kate McKinnon is a...
Scene Stealers: Rose Byrne In Spy
It isn’t a secret that Spy isn’t exactly Oscar-worthy – nor was it even the biggest hit of 2015. But it’s a hell of a lot of fun. And this is in the most part due to Rose Byrne and her undoubtedly...
Spy – Review
Despite overusing genre tropes, Spy is an enjoyable romp for those that are after a good bit of stupidity and solid laughs. Melissa McCarthy’s characterisation is concise and well-executed, and she is...