Where Are They Now?: Shaun of the Dead Louise Burrell April 8, 2019 Features, Nostalgia, Where Are They Now? 15 years ago, the team behind cult Channel 4 sitcom Spaced released their love letter to zombie films, Shaun of the Dead. While it had all the jumps, scares, and apocalyptic doom of a great zombie movie, 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...
Why The World’s End is Edgar Wright’s Best Film Phil W. Bayles June 26, 2017 Analysis, Features, Opinion "To err is human! So... err... " Hype can be a cruel mistress. After the first two instalments of Edgar Wright’s Cornetto Trilogy were respectively one of the best British horror movies of the century so...
Why Hot Fuzz is Edgar Wright’s Best Film Sophie Wing June 22, 2017 Analysis, Features, Opinion Have you ever wondered why the crime rate in Sandford is so low, yet the accident rate is so high? Ah, the plight of the middle child; stuck between the precocious first-born and the youngster who’s allowed...
Why Shaun of the Dead is Edgar Wright’s Best Film Sinead McCausland June 20, 2017 Analysis, Features, Opinion Fans often underestimate the staying power of Shaun of the Dead, the first of Edgar Wright's "Three Flavours Cornetto" trilogy. When held up against Wright's more recent films like Hot Fuzz, The World's End,...
Scene Stealers: Considine and Spall in Hot Fuzz Louise Burrell April 17, 2017 Analysis, Features, Scene Stealers Hot Fuzz is full to the brim with scene-stealing talent. With Simon Pegg and Nick Frost at the helm in the second installment of their Cornetto Trilogy with Edgar Wright, they may be at the centre of some of...
