Richard Jewell, 2019. Directed by Clint Eastwood, Starring Paul Walter Hauser, Sam Rockwell, Kathy Bates, Jon Hamm, Olivia Wilde, Nina Arianda, Ian Gomez, Dylan Kussman, Mike Pniewski, Billy Slaughter, Niko Nicotera, Alex Collins, Desmond Phillips, Grant Roberts, Ronnie Allen, Garon Grigsby, Brian Brightman, David de Vries, and David Shae. SYNOPSIS: American security guard Richard Jewell […]
Movie Review – The Lighthouse (2019)
The Lighthouse, 2019. Directed by Robert Eggers. Starring Willem Dafoe and Robert Pattinson. SYNOPSIS: Two lighthouse keepers try to maintain their sanity whilst living on a remote and mysterious New England island in the 1890s. It isn’tevery day you have the option to go to the cinema and watch a film in black and white […]
The Princess and the Frog 10 Years On: Does Disney miss hand drawn animation?
Martin Izzard on Disney’s Princess of the Frog and the shift from hand drawn animation… The closing out of 2019 not only marks the end of a decade but ten years since the release of The Princess and the Frog, an animated movie that was supposed to reignite the studio’s use of hand drawn animation. […]
The Mandalorian’s record-setting piracy stats doesn’t “serve Disney right”
Martin Izzard on the record-setting piracy of The Mandalorian… It might sound silly – like I’m the nark standing in the corner telling the 17 year olds not to drink beer – but do people really need reminding that piracy is illegal? Wired recently reported that The Mandalorian, the anchor show on the new Disney+ […]
Le Mans ’66 in ScreenX – Review
Martin Izzard reviews Le Mans ’66 (a.k.a. Ford v Ferrari) in the ScreenX format… Ahead of its wider cinema release on Friday, Cineworld hosted the UK’s first screening of James Mangold’s Le Mans ’66 in its ScreenX format which gives audiences a 270° viewing experience of a movie, care of projections on the screen-adjacent walls […]
Movie Review – Midway (2019)
Midway, 2019. Directed by Roland Emmerich. Starring Luke Evans, Ed Skrein, Patrick Wilson, Mandy Moore, Woody Harrelson, Dennis Quaid, Aaron Eckhart, Darren Criss, Tadanobu Asano, Nick Jonas, Keean Johnson, Luke Kleintank, and Etsushi Toyokawa. SYNOPSIS: The story of the Battle of Midway, told by the leaders and the sailors who fought it. When a big […]
Will Disney+ reset the Netflix model of all-at-once streaming?
Martin Izzard on whether Disney+ will reset the Netflix distribution model… Thanks to streaming, TV budgets and investment into original content is absolutely booming. But more than ever, the ‘whenever,wherever’ nature of streaming means TV shows don’t have as much staying power or invite the conversation they used to. Because we can all consume entire […]
Movie Review – The Racer (2019)
The Racer, 2019. Directed by Kenneth Mercken. Starring Fortunato Cerlino, Niels Willaerts, and Koen De Graeve. SYNOPSIS: The Racer follows the struggles, glory and dreams of a young cyclist who will do whatever it takes to succeed, no matter the consequences for himself and those around him. Sports movies are a genre of their own. […]
Netflix Review – Living With Yourself
Martin Izzard reviews Netflix’s Living With Yourself… When you sit down without the intention of binging an entire new show all at once but that happens anyway, it’s pretty indicative of the impact of that series. This is absolutely the case with Living With Yourself starring Paul Rudd, Aisling Bea and Paul Rudd. Rudd is […]
Why superhero fatigue isn’t going to become a thing
Martin Izzard on why superhero fatigue isn’t going to become a thing… Every few years, there’s an excitement that builds around what Marvel Studios is going to announce is coming next. We’ve had that this weekend, with confirmation of what will make up Phase Four of the Marvel Cinematic Universe. The plans include several episodic […]
