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Tom Jolliffe

The Back Alley Scorsese: Abel Ferrara

October 26, 2019 by Tom Jolliffe

Tom Jolliffe takes a look at the best work of Abel Ferrara… What with Martin Scorsese and Francis Ford Coppola being so prominent in the press of late, it brought to mind another director who rose into prominence in the wake of the aforementioned legends. Growing up in New York he was learning his trade […]

Filed Under: Articles and Opinions, Movies, Tom Jolliffe Tagged With: Abel Ferrara, Bad Lieutenant, King of New York, Ms.45, The Addiction, The Driller Killer

Scarlett Johansson in Rough Night: The Most Awkward Performance Ever?

October 26, 2019 by Tom Jolliffe

Tom Jolliffe takes a look at what might be the most awkward performance ever, Scarlett Johansson in Rough Night… Cinema is full of great performances. Some actors become synonymous with certain characters, or genres and that synergy between part and person is perfect. Arnold Schwarzenegger is a perfect cyborg. Jack Nicholson is so perfectly Jack […]

Filed Under: Articles and Opinions, Movies, Tom Jolliffe Tagged With: Lost In Translation, Rough Night, Scarlett Johansson, The Avengers, The Black Widow, Under the Skin

It’s Time to Give the Horror Genre More Respect

October 20, 2019 by Tom Jolliffe

As Halloween approaches, Tom Jolliffe looks at the Horror genre, and why it needs more respect… As a movie lover with a wide ranging taste in films I’ve long been fairly open to an array of genres. It was recently though, and perhaps in part this stems from writing a few horror features of late, […]

Filed Under: Articles and Opinions, Movies, Tom Jolliffe Tagged With: Deep Red, Don't Look Now, Hereditary, Possession, Rosemary's Baby, Suspiria, The Exorcist, The Shining, The Thing, videodrome

The Martin Scorsese/Marvel Debate

October 16, 2019 by Tom Jolliffe

Tom Jolliffe on the Martin Scorsese and Marvel debate… One of cinemas greatest living directors, with around 50 years of crafting artistry behind him caused a storm recently with his comments dismissing Marvel films as ‘not cinema’ and ‘theme parks.’ Quite a few fired back (with plenty of politeness it should be said) who have […]

Filed Under: Articles and Opinions, Movies, Tom Jolliffe Tagged With: Martin Scorsese, Marvel, Marvel Cinematic Universe

River Phoenix as Joker? Parallel Universe Castings

October 12, 2019 by Tom Jolliffe

Tom Jolliffe looks at the idea of River Phoenix as the Joker and other parallel universe castings… It’s 2019. It’s an era of perpetual rebooting. For some, we’d barely settled on the idea that Jared Leto was cast as the clown prince, before it was announced that Joaquin Phoenix would don the make up in […]

Filed Under: Articles and Opinions, Movies, Tom Jolliffe Tagged With: Bai Ling, Heath Ledger, Joaquin Phoenix, Joker, Mickey Rourke, River Phoenix

The Disturbed Outsider: A Cinematic Pathway Leading to Joker

October 11, 2019 by Tom Jolliffe

In the wake of Joker’s success, Tom Jolliffe looks at similar cinematic examples of the disturbed outsider… With a quarter billion in takings and counting, as well as divisive reviews, media attention up the wazoo, and a status (particularly among the 18-30 viewers) as a cinematic masterpiece, Joker’s depiction of disturbed isolation and disconnect from […]

Filed Under: Articles and Opinions, Movies, Tom Jolliffe Tagged With: A Clockwork Orange, American Psycho, Black Swan, Fight Club, Joker, Naked, One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, Possession, Pyscho, Sisters, The Shining, videodrome

Joker: Selective Uproar and a Questionably Timed Rating Plunge

October 7, 2019 by Tom Jolliffe

Tom Jolliffe looks at the controversy surrounding Joker and an apparent drop in critic’s ratings in the aftermath…  So after a year of furious anticipation and excitement, Joker has finally been released upon the cinematic world. A month or so ago we were looking at what critics were describing as exceptional, a masterpiece, an Oscar […]

Filed Under: Articles and Opinions, Movies, Tom Jolliffe Tagged With: DC, Joaquin Phoenix, Joker, Todd Phillips

Is there any life left in the Terminator franchise?

October 4, 2019 by Tom Jolliffe

Tom Jolliffe looks at Terminator: Dark Fate and the prospect of further films… James Cameron approaches most of his projects with a certain confident swagger. He is the King of the world after all. When he left the Terminator franchise, with Arnold Schwarzenegger being slowly lowered into cyborg retirement he’d left behind two genre defining […]

Filed Under: Articles and Opinions, Movies, Tom Jolliffe Tagged With: Arnold Schwarzenegger, James Cameron, Linda Hamilton, Mackenzie Davis, Terminator, Terminator 2: Judgement Day, Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines, Terminator: Dark Fate, Terminator: Genisys, Terminator: Salvation

When Sandler Gets Serious

September 26, 2019 by Tom Jolliffe

Tom Jolliffe looks at Adam Sandler’s successful forays into drama… When you get a name for yourself doing something, it becomes difficult to shake off that label. When Robert De Niro had been so well known as gangsters, maniacs or tough guys, his ventures into comedy were initially surprising. When it comes to Adam Sandler, […]

Filed Under: Articles and Opinions, Movies, Tom Jolliffe Tagged With: Adam Sandler, Funny People, Happy Gilmore, Punch Drunk Love, The Meyerowitz Stories, The Wedding Singer, Uncut Gems

Movie Review – Rambo: Last Blood (2019)

September 22, 2019 by Tom Jolliffe

Rambo: Last Blood, 2019. Directed by Adrian Grunberg. Starring Sylvester Stallone, Paz Vega, Sergio Peris-Mencheta, Adriana Barraza, Yvette Monreal, Genie Kim, Joaquín Cosío, and Oscar Jaenada. SYNOPSIS Rambo must confront his past and unearth his ruthless combat skills to exact revenge in a final mission. Sly Stallone has seen his fair share of action as his […]

Filed Under: Movies, Reviews, Tom Jolliffe Tagged With: adrian grunberg, Adriana Barraza, Avi Lerner, Genie Kim, Joaquín Cosío, Oscar Jaenada, Paz Vega, Rambo, Rambo: Last Blood, Sergio Peris-Mencheta, Sylvester Stallone, Yvette Monreal

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