Film Quiz Friday | Back To Black
by Mark Harrison | Apr 19, 2024 | Feature
With the Amy Winehouse biopic riding high at the UK box office, this week’s film quiz covers other “Black” movie titles…...
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Interview | Tatiana Maslany talks Butterfly Tale, Orphan Black and She-Hulk
by Maria Lattila | Apr 18, 2024 | Feature
Ahead of the release of her new animated film Butterfly Tale, we speak to Tatiana Maslany about her career.
Sometimes I Think About Dying interview | Director Rachel Lambert talks cottage cheese and living well
by James Harvey | Apr 17, 2024 | Feature, News
It's a rare film that can find genuine joy in an office ice-breaker. We asked Sometimes I Think About Dying director Rachel Lambert how she did it....
Ripley | One of the most beautiful-looking TV shows in years
by Ryan Lambie | Apr 17, 2024 | Feature, TV
Steven Zaillian’s Ripley is a tense, absorbing thriller series - and its black and white visuals make it one of the best-looking TV shows ever....
Mental health matters: a good book
by Simon Brew | Apr 17, 2024 | Feature
A few words on the benefits of a good book to lose yourself in, as we chat about mental health and wellbeing....
Civil War | How political is Alex Garland's film?
by James Harvey | Apr 16, 2024 | Feature, News
Is Alex Garland's new film "apolitical", or does it just take politics seriously? We take a look at the debate surrounding Civil War....
Horizon, Megalopolis, and the $100m+ movie gambles
by Simon Brew | Apr 16, 2024 | Feature, News
Kevin Costner and Francis Ford Coppola have both put their money where their mouth is, to make huge films outside the studio system......
Star Trek's 2025 origins movie: where the new film might boldly go
by A J Black | Apr 15, 2024 | Feature, News
Paramount is looking to get a new Star Trek film in cinemas in 2025 - but why this adventure, and where might things go? A few thoughts....
N64 | How Nintendo’s console quietly changed videogaming
by Ryan Lambie | Apr 12, 2024 | Feature, Gaming
The N64 was far from Nintendo’s most successful console, but it still managed to change the games industry forever....
Film Quiz Friday: Dunst Checks In
by Mark Harrison | Apr 12, 2024 | Feature
In this week's film quiz, 30 movie-related questions on subjects such as Peter Pan, Robin Hood, and the movies of Kirsten Dunst....
Catch-22 (1970) and its technically stunning use of long takes
by Ryan Lambie | Apr 10, 2024 | Feature
Director Mike Nichols followed The Graduate with the anti-war satire Catch-22 in 1970. A misfire at the time, its use of long takes is still...
Mental Health Matters | Making mistakes
by Simon Brew | Apr 10, 2024 | Feature
A few words on the fact that human beings always make mistakes: but shouldn't we give people the benefit of the doubt a little more?...
The incredible story of the first female director, Alice Guy-Blaché
by Sarah Cook | Apr 09, 2024 | Feature
For this week’s column, Sarah Cook dives into the story of Alice Guy-Blaché, one of the first woman directors of cinema.
The First Omen and Immaculate | Powerful horror for a post-Roe vs Wade world
by Maria Lattila | Apr 08, 2024 | Feature
Both Immaculate and The First Omen explore women’s bodily autonomy with the help of the horror genre. Some thoughts…
Alien: Romulus and its possible connection to 1979’s Alien
by Ryan Lambie | Apr 05, 2024 | Feature, News
There’s a persistent theory going around about a potential connection between Alien: Romulus and the original Alien. Potential spoilers ahead…...
Film Quiz Friday: First Among Sequels
by Mark Harrison | Apr 05, 2024 | Feature
It’s Friday and this week’s film quiz features 30 more questions about birthdays, quotes, and famous Firsts…...
Jurassic City | How Gareth Edwards’ Jurassic Park sequel could bring his filmmaking career full-circle
by Ryan Lambie | Apr 04, 2024 | Feature, News
We look ahead to Gareth Edwards’ Jurassic City, what it might be like, and how it connects to his very earliest work....
2024’s two imaginary friend movies – a mix-up waiting to happen?
by Mark Harrison | Apr 03, 2024 | Feature
One is a family-friendly comedy, and one definitely isn’t – here’s the difference between John Krasinski’s IF and Blumhouse horror Imaginary....
Ridley Scott revisited: Matchstick Men and A Good Year | two playful misfires about growing up
by A J Black | Apr 01, 2024 | Feature
In the 2000s, Ridley Scott went smaller with Matchstick Men and A Good Year - a pair of oddball entries into his filmography....
Interview | Director Thea Sharrock and Homeless World Cup co-founder Mel Young on The Beautiful Game
by Maria Lattila | Mar 29, 2024 | Feature
We chat to director Thea Sharrock and the co-founder of the Homeless World Cup about the new film, The Beautiful Game.
Film Quiz Friday: Let Them Fight!
by Mark Harrison | Mar 29, 2024 | Feature
Square up to this week’s film quiz, featuring 30 film-related questions and some pitches for Godzilla X Kong-size movie title fights....
Spider-Verse | The Spider Within and the need for "street-level" Spider-Man stories
by Mark Harrison | Mar 29, 2024 | Feature
In The Spider Within, Miles Morales battles anxiety, but how is the Spider-Man franchise at large handling its hero’s personal life?...
Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire should have been a horror film
by Maria Lattila | Mar 28, 2024 | Feature
Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire has had a chilly response from critics. We’re arguing that the film would have been much better as a proper horror film.
The 1980s Films of Michael Caine: Escape To Victory
by John Upton | Mar 27, 2024 | Feature
John Upton looks at 1981's Escape To Victory as part of his exploration of Michael Caine's quite stellar filmography from the 80s.
10 remarkable things about Firestarter (2022)
by Ryan Lambie | Mar 26, 2024 | Feature
Firestarter was a bit of a misfire for Blumhouse in 2022, but that doesn’t mean there aren’t plenty of remarkable things about it. Things like the...
Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire | The emotional story buried under a frozen lake of subplots and nostalgia
by Ryan Lambie | Mar 25, 2024 | Feature
Reduced to little more than a subplot, Phoebe Spengler’s story is Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire’s real emotional core. Too bad it’s buried under all t...
Has CGI become unfashionable among mainstream filmmakers?
by Ryan Lambie | Mar 22, 2024 | Feature, News
Films like Barbie and Oppenheimer were (falsely) said to have been made without CGI. Are VFX artists being unfairly airbrushed from movie-making, Ryan...
Film Quiz Friday: Who You Gonna Call?
by Mark Harrison | Mar 22, 2024 | Feature
There’s something strange in this week’s film quiz – 30 movie-related questions, including a round on the people behind the Ghostbusters movies....
Interview | Director Michael Mohan on making Immaculate and working with Sydney Sweeney
by Maria Lattila | Mar 21, 2024 | Feature
We chat to director Michael Mohan about his new religious horror film, Immaculate, starring Sydney Sweeney.
Alien: Romulus | Combing the first trailer for nerdy clues
by Ryan Lambie | Mar 21, 2024 | Feature
Judging by the first trailer, Alien: Romulus draws heavily on the 1979 original. We comb the new promo for nerdy clues and details…...
For the love of trash | The political punching bag of Drive-Away Dolls
by James Harvey | Mar 20, 2024 | Feature, News
Fizzy comedy-thriller Drive-Away Dolls has been turned into a political bellwether - but why are we still seeing sex and inclusivity as controversial?...
James Bond | The 1967 fan speculation over who was going to replace Sean Connery
by Simon Brew | Mar 20, 2024 | Feature
Sean Connery stepped away from playing James Bond 007 for the first time after You Only Live Twice - and fan speculation about his replacement was...
