Chris Connor reviews Peter Jackson’s The Beatles: Get Back…Following its announcement in 2019, Peter Jackson’s Get Back chronicling the infamous recording sessions for The Beatles final album Let It Be has had fans in a whirlwind of excitement. Drawing from 60 hours of video footage and 150 hours of audio, the project uses footage shot […]
How What We Do in the Shadows Spawned an Unlikely Cinematic Universe
Chris Connor on the What We Do in the Shadows cinematic universe…When What We Do in the Shadows premiered in 2014, Taika Waititi was several years away from becoming the name he is today and Jemaine Clement’s talents as shown on Flight of the Conchords may well have slipped under the radar of many. In […]
Netflix Review – Robin Robin
Robin Robin, 2021.Directed by Daniel Oraji and Michael Please. Featuring the voice talents of Bronte Carmichael, Adeel Akhtar, Richard E. Grant, and Gillian Anderson.SYNOPSIS:When her egg fortuitously rolls into a rubbish dump, Robin is raised by a loving family of mice. As she grows up, her differences become more apparent. Robin sets off on the […]
Exclusive Interview – Directors Michael Please and Dan Ojari on Aardman’s Robin Robin
Chris Connor chats with Robin Robin directors Michael Please and Dan Ojari…Following its premiere at this year’s edition of the London Film Festival, we are delighted to have spoken with the directors of the latest Aardman festive musical film Robin Robin, Dan Ojari and Mikey Please. The film premieres on Netflix on November 24th and […]
Where to start with Pedro Almodóvar
Chris Connor on Pedro Almodóvar…Pedro Almodóvar has been at the forefront of European cinema for five decades, starting with his early eccentric comedies like Pepi, Luci, Bom, Matador and Law of Desire. With his latest Parallel Mothers featuring prominently on the autumn festival circuit and earning positive early reviews from its Venice premiere, now seems […]
2021 BFI London Film Festival Review – Encounter
Encounter, 2021.Directed by Michael Pearce. Starring Riz Ahmed, Octavia Spencer, Rory Cochrane, Janina Gavankar, Lucian-River Chauhan, and Aditya Geddada.SYNOPSIS:Two brothers embark on a journey with their father, who is trying to protect them from an alien threat.Michael Pearce burst onto the scene with his acclaimed 2017 debut Beast. His follow-up film, the Riz Ahmed-led Encounter […]
The Suicide Squad and the Future of the DCEU
Chris Connor on The Suicide Squad and the future of the DCEU…The DC Extended Universe’s journey has been anything but straightforward, with a critical backlash to 2016’s Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice and Suicide Squad and 2017’s Justice League leaving the future of the fledgling cinematic universe uncertain. Since 2018 however there appears to […]
The Resurrection of the Movie Musical
Chris Connor on the resurrection of the movie musical…Film musicals are certainly not a new phenomenon with a long history of both animated and live action features proving incredibly successful both with audiences and award bodies alike. Be it the 50s and 60s musicals from the likes of Singin’ in the Rain, Guys and Dolls, […]
When Film and TV Collide: Acclaimed Directors on the Small Screen
Chris Connor on filmmakers venturing out onto the small screen…As television has come more and more into its own in recent years, the gaps between what we might have seen exclusively on the big screen and less so on TV has become less apparent. Certainly big budget TV series feel more cinematic and can tell […]
Star Wars Rebels: An Overlooked But Essential Part of the Franchise
Chris Connor on Star Wars Rebels… Disney’s purchase of Lucasfilm in 2012 opened up a wealth of opportunities to expand the Star Wars universe. We have since seen five movies and the live action TV series The Mandalorian, the majority of which have pleased fans with Rogue One: A Star Wars Story and The Mandalorian […]
