Missing Link – Review Phil W. Bayles April 3, 2019 Reviews The world of animation has been going through some major evolution in recent years, with films like The LEGO Movie and its spin-offs or Into the Spider-Verse pushing the boundaries of what the medium can look...
The LEGO Batman Movie – Review Tom Bond February 5, 2017 Reviews How many Batmans do we really need? If superhero fatigue is real then surely the Dark Knight is a prime candidate, with Christopher Nolan’s trilogy rapidly followed by the heavy metal angst of Zach...
Best Films Never Made #34: A Confederacy Of Dunces Stephen O'Nion September 13, 2016 Behind The Curtain, Best Films Never Made, Features “Apparently I lack some particular perversion which today’s employer is seeking.” - Ignatius J. Reilly If Ignatius J. Reilly, the protagonist of A Confederacy Of Dunces, is even halfway correct in his...
How The Hangover Became A Surprise Smash Hit Louise Burrell August 24, 2016 Features, Love Letter, Nostalgia Cast your mind back to the hazy days of the late noughties. Judd Apatow had been pretty much owning the blockbuster comedy genre with The 40-Year-Old Virgin, Knocked Up, and Superbad - the latter of which...
Are You Here – Berlinale 2015 Review David Brake February 13, 2015 Reviews How can so much talent result in so little? This "dramatic" "comedy" misses every narrative beat, covering mental health, death, sex and money with no meaningful statement or focus. The script and...
Birdman – Review Tom Bond December 30, 2014 Reviews I act therefore I’m not. Riggan Thompson (Keaton) is selfless in the middle of an identity crisis, and selfish in his egotistical pursuit of an impossible play. Shadows of the mask he once wore as Birdman...
