Murder On The Orient Express: Poirot's humanity, history and his eggs
by A J Black | Sep 14, 2023 | Feature
How Kenneth Branagh and his facial hair brought Agatha Christie's Hercule Poirot back to the screen and made a modern day detective....
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The joy of the ads and trailers: defending a cinematic experience
by A J Black | Sep 08, 2023 | Feature
Do you like sitting through the ads and trailers at your local cinema? And do you think it's all part of the experience?...
The X-Files revisited at 30: The unmade The X-Files 3 movie
by A J Black | Sep 07, 2023 | Feature
The box office performance of the second X-Files film pretty much ended hope of The X-Files 3 - but that doesn't mean there weren't plans....
The X-Files revisited at 30: I Want to Believe (2008)
by A J Black | Sep 06, 2023 | Feature
The second X-Files movie proved to be much lower profile than the first - but is there gold in I Want To Believe? We've been taking a look....
The X-Files revisited at 30: Fight The Future (1998)
by A J Black | Sep 05, 2023 | Feature
The X-Files is celebrating its 30th birthday this year - and the first X-Files movie, Fight The Future, is 25. We've been looking back....
Ben Wheatley revisited: In The Earth (2021)
by A J Black | Sep 01, 2023 | Feature
Shot during the first year of COVID-19, Ben Wheatley's In The Earth is a low budget, back to his roots kind of film: we've taken a look back....
Ben Wheatley revisited: Rebecca (2020)
by A J Black | Aug 31, 2023 | Feature
In 2020, Ben Wheatley's Rebecca was released as a Netflix exclusive - we take a closer look at the director's take on the Daphne du Maurier classic,...
Ben Wheatley revisited: Happy New Year, Colin Burstead (2018)
by A J Black | Aug 30, 2023 | Feature
Our look into the films of Ben Wheatley arrives at 2018 comedy-drama Happy New Year, Colin Burstead... ...
Ben Wheatley revisited: Free Fire (2016)
by A J Black | Aug 24, 2023 | Feature
Free Fire marked a different turn in the career of Ben Wheatley, and we've been going back to 2016 to revisit the film......
Ben Wheatley revisited: High-Rise (2015)
by A J Black | Aug 22, 2023 | Feature
Ben Wheatley made an ambitious step in bringing High-Rise to the screen - and we've been taking a look back at the film here....
Ben Wheatley revisited: A Field in England (2013)
by A J Black | Aug 21, 2023 | Feature
Our revisiting of the work of Ben Wheatley arrives at one of his very best films - and most divisive: it's A Field In England....
Ben Wheatley revisited: Sightseers (2012)
by A J Black | Aug 18, 2023 | Feature
Alice Lowe and Steve Oram take the lead in Sightseers: and we've been taking a look back at one of Ben Wheatley's best films....
Babylon-5: The Road Home review: fun, nostalgic science-fiction
by A J Black | Aug 17, 2023 | Reviews
Babylon-5: The Road Home proves a welcome gift to fans of the original TV series: here's our review of the new film....
Ben Wheatley revisited: Kill List (2011)
by A J Black | Aug 16, 2023 | Feature
We're digging into some of the work of filmmaker Ben Wheatley, and kicking things off with one of his most talked about films: Kill List....
Contact: revisiting Robert Zemeckis' sci-fi drama
by A J Black | Aug 15, 2023 | Feature
1997's Contact remains one of the most intelligent studio blockbusters of the 1990s - and there's a lot to enjoy with a revisit of the film....
Christopher Nolan revisited: Tenet (2020)
by A J Black | Aug 04, 2023 | Feature
One of Christopher Nolan's most complex films - and one with the hardest dialogue to hear - Tenet is also his most self-aware movie....
Christopher Nolan revisited: Dunkirk (2017)
by A J Black | Aug 02, 2023 | Feature
2017's Dunkirk is the closest Christopher Nolan has come to making survival horror - but it's also another of his films that's full of hope....
Christopher Nolan revisited: Interstellar (2014)
by A J Black | Aug 01, 2023 | Feature
Our look into the films of Christopher Nolan arrives at Interstellar - one of the writer/director's more emotionally-driven movies....
Christopher Nolan revisited: The Dark Knight Rises (2012)
by A J Black | Jul 28, 2023 | Feature
The conclusion to Christopher Nolan's Batman trilogy, The Dark Knight Rises is rife with prescient political commentary - we take a closer look......
Barbie: a spoiler-filled breakdown
by A J Black | Jul 27, 2023 | Feature
Greta Gerwig's Barbie is more than just an IP-based blockbuster - there's a lot in it to unpack, so here are some spoiler-filled thoughts......
Christopher Nolan revisited: Inception (2010)
by A J Black | Jul 26, 2023 | Feature
Christopher Nolan went from The Dark Knight to Inception - and hit very, very big. We've been taking a look back here....
Christopher Nolan revisited: The Dark Knight (2008)
by A J Black | Jul 25, 2023 | Feature
How do you follow the acclaim of Batman Begins? For Christopher Nolan, it was to make one of the most revered blockbuster films of all time: The Dark...
Oppenheimer: spoiler-filled thoughts on Christopher Nolan's film
by A J Black | Jul 24, 2023 | Feature
With huge spoilers, here's a detailed look and a few thoughts on Christopher Nolan's Oppenheimer, that's now out in the world....
Christopher Nolan revisited: The Prestige (2006)
by A J Black | Jul 21, 2023 | Feature
Between his first two Batman movies, Christopher Nolan made a film that many adore: here's our look at The Prestige....
Christopher Nolan revisited: Batman Begins (2005)
by A J Black | Jul 20, 2023 | Feature
Our look back through the work of Christoper Nolan arrives at a comic book movie that's had a very last effect: Batman Begins....
Christopher Nolan revisited: Insomnia (2002)
by A J Black | Jul 18, 2023 | Feature
Christopher Nolan made the jump to studio filmmaking for the first time with 2002's Insomnia: but how does the film stand up?...
Mission: Impossible: Dead Reckoning Part One - a spoiler-filled breakdown and collection of thoughts
by A J Black | Jul 17, 2023 | Feature
With huge spoilers, we dig into Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part One, and there's much to talk about......
Christopher Nolan revisited: Memento (2000)
by A J Black | Jul 14, 2023 | Feature
The film that put Christopher Nolan firmly on the map as a filmmaker to watch? That'd be his second movie, Memento. A few thoughts....
Mission Impossible revisited: Mission: Impossible - Fallout
by A J Black | Jul 10, 2023 | Feature
The sixth Mission: Impossible film is already regarded as one of the very best: but why does it work so well? A few thoughts right here....
Mission Impossible revisited: Christopher McQuarrie's Mission: Impossible - Rogue Nation
by A J Black | Jul 07, 2023 | Feature
Christopher McQuarrie stepped into the director's chair for Mission: Impossible - Rogue Nation - and it marked a turning point again in the series....
Mission Impossible revisited: Brad Bird's Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol
by A J Black | Jul 06, 2023 | Feature
Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol took the franchise to new heights - but how does the film look now? We've been taking a look......
Mission Impossible revisited: J. J. Abrams' Mission Impossible III
by A J Black | Jul 05, 2023 | Feature
The Mission: Impossible saga hit slightly bumpier times with JJ Abrams' Mission: Impossible III - but there's an argument it saved the franchise....
