Granada Nights – Review Rachel Brook May 27, 2021 Reviews The premise of Granada Nights heralds a Linklater-like Europhilic jaunt through the titular city, yet it’s quickly apparent that the dialogue isn’t up to Jesse and Celine standards. Before protagonist Ben...
Still Creating Musical Fusion: School of Rock Turns 15 Ellena Zellhuber-McMillan October 3, 2018 Features, Love Letter, Nostalgia When it came out in 2003, School of Rock was deemed a "sleeper hit". Though it was obviously intriguing enough to investors, it does sound pretty unremarkable: washed-up musician tries to teach preppy kids how...
High School: Dazed and Confused at 25 Thom Denson September 24, 2018 Features, Nostalgia It’s what we love about these films, man. We get older and they just stay the same age. With 1993’s Dazed and Confused, Richard Linklater delivered a shot of pure nostalgia in the arm of cinema goers,...
Last Flag Flying – Review Louise Burrell January 28, 2018 Reviews This film was previously reviewed on 10/10/17 as part of London Film Festival. Richard Linklater’s Last Flag Flying is full to the brim with clichés. Three Vietnam veterans are suddenly reunited having...
Last Flag Flying – LFF 2017 Review Louise Burrell October 10, 2017 Reviews Richard Linklater’s Last Flag Flying is full to the brim with clichés. Three Vietnam veterans are suddenly reunited having parted ways after the war. One is an alcoholic, while another is a recovering...
Your Week In Film: Batman, BAFTA, Biopics! Stephen O'Nion February 17, 2017 News 1. The BAFTAs happened February 12 saw the 70th British Academy Film Awards take place at the Royal Albert Hall. As is the custom, seats were sat in, drinks were drunk and awards were awarded. Annoyingly...
Top 20 Films of 2016: 10. Everybody Wants Some!! Eddie Falvey December 21, 2016 Analysis, Features, Top 10 It’s fair to say that 2016 has been a tough year. The stakes have been high on and off the screen and, suffice to say, we have been burdened with disappointing results in both arenas. After blockbusters...
Richard Linklater: Dream is Destiny – Review David Brake November 2, 2016 Reviews As you watch Linklater, moving around his beautiful land deep in his native Austin, Texas, you notice he ticks all the boxes. Relaxed, amiable, informed, and understated; that's Linklater all right. And to...
Porto – LFF 2016 Review Rachel Brook October 15, 2016 Reviews Porto opens with the unmistakable sound of Anton Yelchin’s gravelly voice in monologue. In light of the actor’s recent death this has an amplified power and is instantly attention-grabbing and emotive....
Your Week In Film: Batman’s Villains, Chan’s Oscar, Thor’s Vacation, and more! Eddie Falvey September 2, 2016 News 1. Has Ben Affleck revealed the identity of the latest Batman villain? Yeah, probably. It sure looks like Batman has himself a new villain, and Jared Leto is nowhere to be seen. On Monday, the growl behind...
Everybody Wants Some!! – Review Rachel Brook May 14, 2016 Reviews Subtle as a baseball to the head, Boyhood’s successor can be as insufferable as its heinously punctuated title; unswerving adoption of the male gaze makes narrative sense but remains...
Richard Linklater’s Fascination With Time Conor Morgan May 13, 2016 Analysis, Close-Up, Features Richard Linklater has been on a hell of a hot streak this past decade. A Best Picture nomination for Boyhood; a third flying visit to Jesse and Céline in Before Midnight; the criminally underappreciated...
A Beginner’s Guide to… Richard Linklater Cathy Brennan May 10, 2016 A Beginner's Guide To..., Analysis, Features Famous directors - auteurs, if you want to get fancy - can often have their filmographies summed up in a few phrases. With Richard Linklater, those phrases are usually 'laid back', 'preoccupied with time'...
News of the Week – 18th March 2016 Stephen O'Nion March 18, 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. Olivia Wilde “too...
Hitchcock/Truffaut – Review Tori Brazier March 5, 2016 Reviews Hitchcock/Truffaut is a gentle but revealing documentary, 50 years on from the exhaustive interviews conducted by François Truffaut. Concentrating on re-evaluating Hitchcock’s work and the context...