Anghus Houvouras fears Kevin Smith’s latest Jay & Silent Bob movie is a bad idea… Kevin Smith feels like the cinematic equivalent of the law of diminishing returns. A once talented writer and filmmaker who has descended into a creative black hole that he continues to try to claw his way out of. First off, […]
Batman at the Movies – The Films That Never Were
Tony Black on the Batman films that never were… One of the most lucrative and successful movie franchises in cinematic history, Batman prefigured the current superhero franchise craze and set the standard after Tim Burton’s 1989 picture established a succession of films which changed the long-held perception of Batman on screen as a camp throwback […]
Oscars: What Should Have Won – JFK for Best Picture over The Silence of the Lambs
Graeme Robertson on why JFK should have won Best Picture at the 64th Academy Awards… The Oscars celebrating the best of 1991 was a little more business as usual when compared to the stellar line-up of a year like the 1976 nominations. We had some good films, but not many that would go on to be […]
Critical Thinking: What You Like vs. What Is ‘Good’
I’ve been writing about film for a long time. To quote Nicki Minaj; I’ve been hot since flip phones. In another couple of years I’ll be at the point where I can describe the span of time I’ve spent reviewing and writing about movies as ‘decades’. When you’ve been doing anything that long, you notice […]
Is It Time To Say Bye To The BAFTAs?
This Week, Neil Calloway argues that it’s time we ended the award ceremony… When Hugh Laurie received his Golden Globe last month, he made a joke that it would be the final time the ceremony would take place; the awards are given by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association and Hollywood, the press and foreigners are […]
Exclusive Interview: Director John Lee Hancock on The Founder
Steven Goldman chats with director John Lee Hancock about The Founder… Directed by John Lee Hancock (Saving Mr. Banks; The Blind Side), The Founder stars Michael Keaton as Ray Kroc – a down-at-heel salesman from Illinois who transformed a successful restaurant run by brothers Mac and Dick McDonald (John Carroll Lynch and Nick Offerman) into […]
Happy 85th Birthday to John Williams!
It is without question John Williams is one of the greatest composers of our time. Throughout the span of his career, the man has churned out several memorable pieces of music for films that can only be described as iconic. Whether its for Star Wars, Jaws, Indiana Jones or another film, everyone has heard at least one piece of music […]
Film Quality IS Subjective: A Film Is Good Because We Say It Is
Graeme Robertson on why film quality is subjective… It’s a wonderful job being a film critic. Being able to watch films and write about them all hours of the day and night, discussing them with your fellow critics and generally have a merry old time talking about how wonderful it is to be a film […]
Exclusive Interview: Screenwriter Marshall Herskovitz on Jack Reacher: Never Go Back
We chat with screenwriter Marshall Herskovitz about Jack Reacher: Never Go Back… What was your familiarity with the character from the first film? MARSHALL HERSKOVITZ: You know I had never read the books before we came to this project but I had seen the first Jack Reacher movie and I really liked it. I kind of […]
Oscars: What Should Have Won – Network over Rocky for Best Picture
Graeme Robertson on why Network should have won Best Picture at the 49th Academy Awards… The Oscars celebrating the best of 1976 were a rarity, in that, almost all of the nominees for Best Picture are truly excellent and have gone on to become celebrated classics. While Sylvester Stallone’s Rocky ultimately triumphed against its formidable […]
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