ORWAV Oscars 2019: The Nominations Tom Bond February 19, 2019 Analysis, Features, One Off It's a good time to be a film fan, and unusually, it's a pretty good time to be an awards fan too. Aside from the chaos unfolding within Academy HQ as they change the format of the broadcast (then change it...
Spotlight: Paddy Considine Louise Burrell March 29, 2018 Analysis, Features, Spotlight Paddy Considine has a filmography that a lot of British actors would kill for. Not only has he starred in some of the best British films and TV shows of the last two decades, he’s also thrown in Hollywood...
Top 20 Films of 2017: #10 – The Death of Stalin Carmen Paddock December 21, 2017 Analysis, Features, Top 10 Guard 1: Should we investigate... ? Guard 2: Should you shut the f*** up before you get us both killed? *Spoilers ahead* Armando Iannucci’s return to the big screen was widely lauded (including...
Scene Stealers: Andrea Riseborough in The Death of Stalin Rachel Brook November 23, 2017 Analysis, Features, Scene Stealers Andrea Riseborough is having a bit of a moment. Of course she’s not exactly a newcomer to success or critical acclaim. Still, the almost simultaneous releases of The Death of Stalin and Battle of the Sexes...
The Death of Stalin – Review Phil W. Bayles October 20, 2017 Reviews Karl Marx famously observed that history repeats itself twice: “the first time as tragedy, and the second time as farce.” In The Death of Stalin, the two happen simultaneously. For some reason, it all...
Scene Stealers: James Gandolfini in In the Loop Rhys Handley October 17, 2017 Analysis, Features, Scene Stealers Who dares to face down Malcolm Tucker? By 2009, Peter Capaldi’s tartan terror had been blazing through the halls of Westminster for four years – obliterating all who unknowingly stumbled into his path. His...
