Samuel Brace on separating art from the artist… When viewing a movie, or TV show for that matter, what takes precedent inside your head? Is it how good the film is? How much you liked it? Or is it your opinion of the person that made the film? It’s easy to look at a movie […]
How Civil War Ruined Ant-Man, or Moments Matter More in Marvel Movies Than Motivation
Anghus Houvouras on the Marvel Cinematic Universe putting moments ahead of character motivation… I recently watched Captain America: Civil War again on Netflix. As pure pulpy popcorn picturesque entertainment goes, it’s a harmless romp. Over the last 18 months I’ve kind of cooled on the Marvel Cinematic Universe, and a lot of fellow fans and […]
Can R-Rated Adaptations Save the Non-Marvel Studios Comic Movie?
Anghus Houvouras on R-rated comic book movie adaptations… The R-Rated comic book movie might be the only creatively interesting area left for comic book movies. I’ve written extensively on my Marvel malaise. Here’s a few links if you want to get up to speed before diving too deep into this column. If that’s too much […]
The 5 Best TV Shows of 2016
Samuel Brace with the five best TV shows of 2016… 2016 has been an odd year for television. Netflix has continued its ascension, the golden age has dissipated, and all the trends of 2015 have repeated and progressed. But there is still no doubt TV has figured things out while film simply has not. TV […]
Interview: Ridley Scott on revisiting the Alien franchise with Prometheus and Alien: Covenant
Speaking with us at the press junket for Taboo which airs this weekend on BBC One, director Ridley Scott opened up about what we can expect in Alien: Covenant and why he returned to the franchise he launched back in 1979. “When I saw Alien finally succumb after four films, which was a good run, then […]
Are Alternative Facts Being Used In Stats About The British Film Industry?
This week Neil Calloway looks into claims that 2016 was a record year for the British film industry… On Thursday the British Film Institute released their annual statistics, revealing that 2016 was yet another record-breaking year for British cinema. Last year saw £1.6 billion spent on film production in the UK, the highest ever amount. […]
The Cruel Reality of High Expectations
Anghus Houvouras on the cruel reality of high expectations… There’s a brilliant scene in the toxically sweet rom-com 500 Days of Summer where our hero, Tom, has his unrealistic high expectations brutally crushed by cruel, sobering reality. A scene that is brought to life in a brilliantly staged split screen. I often think of this […]
Rampant Speculation: Is John Cleese playing Highfather in Justice League?
Anghus Houvouras with some rampant speculation as to John Cleese’s possible role in the DC Extended Universe… In the world of movie rumors there are stretches, and then there are gaps so wide that the collective elasticity of Plastic Man, Mister Fantastic, Elongated Man, Stretch Armstrong, and Ron Jeremy couldn’t traverse. A series of Twitter […]
Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find the Material to Fill a Five-Film Franchise
Henry Bevan on the Fantastic Beasts franchise… Hitler is everywhere in Hollywood movies. The Emperor is Space Hitler. Davy Jones is Sea Hitler. Loki is another Space Hitler. Harry Potter is not immune to the trend. Voldemort, with his blood status obsession, shares a creed with the 20th century’s big bad. Voldemort is Wizard Hitler. […]
The Biggest Flops Of 2016
This week, Neil Calloway looks at the least profitable films of the year… Earlier this week, Forbes magazine, usually interested in listing the world’s richest people, released the details of the least profitable films of 2016. It’s not a good year for some big names in film. This dip in box office can be put […]
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