Tom Jolliffe ventures back 30 years to a year well stocked in action films… Upon revisiting the cinematic landscape of 1991 recently, I noticed something that tickled my nostalgia no end. The year was chock full of action films, with a large number of films packing audiences in cinemas and a number also keeping video […]
The Multiverse Era: When a Cinematic Universe Isn’t Enough
Tom Jolliffe on the current preoccupation with the multiverse… Cinema is all about cycles. Genres flit in and out of prominence. An action landscape which was once dominated by Westerns was then temporarily displaced by gangster films, then epics, then Westerns again, then a brief parley into pessimistic cinema, before Star Wars laid a significant […]
Things get weird in trailer for Shudder horror A Wounded Fawn
With just three weeks to go until its arrives on Shudder, a poster and trailer have been released for the upcoming horror A Wounded Fawn. Directed by Travis Stevens, and starring Sarah Lind, Josh Ruben, and Malin Barr, the film follows Meredith, a woman who finds herself caught up in a dangerous game of cat […]
Paddington director to helm Disney’s live-action Pinocchio remake
Last week it was reported that Paddington and Paddington 2 director Paul King has signed on to direct Warner Bros.’ Willy Wonka movie, and now comes word from THR that the filmmaker has added another high profile project to his slate. According to the site, King will direct Pinocchio, Disney’s latest adaptation from its animated […]
Movie Review – Black Panther: Wakanda Forever (2022)
Black Panther: Wakanda Forever, 2022. Directed by Ryan Coogler. Starring Letitia Wright, Lupita Nyong’o, Danai Gurira, Winston Duke, Dominique Thorne, Florence Kasumba, Michaela Coel, Tenoch Huerta, Martin Freeman, Angela Bassett, Mabel Cadena, Alex Livinalli, Danny Sapani, and Lake Bell. SYNOPSIS: The people of Wakanda fight to protect their home from intervening world powers as they […]
Ryan Coogler won’t direct Avengers: Secret Wars, but could return for more Black Panther
Since its announcement earlier this year, fans have been curious who could helm the epic conclusion to the latest Marvel Studios arc. Sadly, we can eliminate one name from possibly helming Avengers: Secret Wars, and that’s director Ryan Coogler. With Black Panther: Wakanda Forever demanding so much from the talent involved, Coogler has dived into […]
4K Ultra HD Review – Reservoir Dogs (1992)
Reservoir Dogs, 1992. Directed by Quentin Tarantino. Starring Harvey Keitel, Tim Roth, Michael Madsen, Steve Buscemi, Quentin Tarantino, Chris Penn, Eddie Bunker, Lawrence Tierney, and Kirk Baltz. SYNOPSIS: Quentin Tarantino’s sensational debut feature gets a 4K UHD makeover for its 30th anniversary. As the years tick by, the tedious inevitability of time dictates that the […]
Hot Toys unveils Black Panther: Wakanda Forever sixth scale Movie Masterpiece Series figure
Coinciding with the release of Black Panther: Wakanda Forever, Sideshow and Hot Toys have unveiled the sixth scale Movie Masterpiece Series Black Panther figure which is based on the appearance of the hero in the blockbuster sequel; check out the promotional images here… In the wake of King T’Challa’s death, Wakanda is left without […]
Netflix’s Scrooge: A Christmas Carol animated movie gets a new trailer, poster and promo images
With just three weeks to go until it arrives on Netflix, a trailer, poster and images have been released for Scrooge: A Christmas Carol, director Stephen Donnelly’s musical adaptation of Charles Dickens’ classic tale which follows selfish miser Ebenezer Scrooge as he is given the opportunity to face his past and change the future over […]
Movie Review – My Father’s Dragon (2022)
My Father’s Dragon, 2022. Directed by Nora Twomey. Featuring the voice talents of Jacob Tremblay, Gaten Matarazzo, Golshifteh Farahani, Dianne Wiest, Rita Moreno, Chris O’Dowd, Judy Greer, Alan Cumming, Yara Shahidi, Jackie Earle Haley, Mary Kay Place, Leighton Meester, Spence Moore II, Adam Brody, Charlyne Yi, Maggie Lincoln, Whoopi Goldberg, and Ian McShane. SYNOPSIS: Elmer […]
