Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio – Review Alysha Prasad December 12, 2022 Reviews Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio reinvents the classic story of a wooden puppet brought to life through song and stunning stop-motion. Narrated by Ewan McGregor as Sebastian J. Cricket, we’re introduced to...
A Love Letter to… Hellboy Katy Moon April 9, 2019 Features, Love Letter, Nostalgia Pairing the director who calls monsters “the patron saints of our blissful imperfection”, and a comic series about a cat-loving, cigar-smoking demon was a match made in heaven. Though Marvel and DC have...
Scene Stealers: Charlie Day in Pacific Rim Rory Steabler March 21, 2018 Analysis, Features, Scene Stealers The first thing to come to mind when someone mentions Pacific Rim – and now its sequel, out this Friday – is bombastic cartoon violence between kaiju monsters and giant mecha, writ large in 3D-IMAX glory....
Your Week In Film: Ron Perlman, ‘Rangers, Rogue One, ’Ritchie and more! Stephen O'Nion October 14, 2016 News 1. Benicio Del Toro runs from Shane Black’s Predator Let’s start this week’s news with a depressing bang: sometimes dreams don’t come true. Although it looked like Benicio Del Toro was all set to...
The Bleeder – Venice 2016 Review Cathy Brennan September 2, 2016 Reviews Taking a look at the life of Chuck Wepner, the real-life inspiration for Rocky Balboa, The Bleeder appropriately feels eclipsed by greatness. It stands in shadows that include the legacy of Muhammad Ali, the...
The Book of Life – Review Tom Bond October 26, 2014 Reviews The Book of Life makes an intriguing attempt at exploring gender stereotypes, but often ends up reinforcing them. Maria (Saldana) ticks a few painfully clichéd feminist heroine boxes, but mostly she is never...