Tom Jolliffe ponders what will get you back to cinemas, and what he will be triumphantly returning for… Cinema has taken a hell of a beating in the last year. Early signs of recovery have been promising in the US, as studios cope with readjusted expectations, and attempt to build a new model that may […]
Henry Cavill and Chad Stahelski Do Highlander? I’m There!
Tom Jolliffe looks at the prospect of a Highlander remake directed by Chad Stahelski and starring Henry Cavill… Right off the bat, I will state this…I love Highlander. The original film was very much a product of its time. Creative, wild, a little overblown, little regard for logic, but somewhat groundbreaking too. As a stylistic […]
Flagrant Misuse of a Bazooka, the Cannon Films Way
Tom Jolliffe looks back at two action films from Cannon which perfectly encapsulated the company… Those with a working knowledge of Cannon Films, the independent studio cranking out low budget genre fare through the 80’s, before over-extending themselves, will have a pretty good idea of their raison d’etre. After getting footing in the early part […]
Could Last Night in Soho be Edgar Wright’s leap to greatness?
Tom Jolliffe looks at the exciting prospects for Last Night in Soho, and a potential leap up the pantheon for Edgar Wright… Edgar Wright has been delivering nuggets of fried gold for over 20 years now. A rambunctious industry upstart got his start young, and had been in the game even before breaking out with […]
Second Generation Directors: The Apple Doesn’t Fall Far From the Tree
Tom Jolliffe takes a look at directors following in their parents’ footsteps… Undoubtedly the influence of your parents plays a big part in shaping you as a person. In the almost surreal world of cinema and movie-making, there will be a kind of magical allure at the power a film director can wield. Offspring of […]
Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Ark at 40
On its 40th anniversary, Tom Jolliffe looks back at Raiders of the Lost Ark and its genre defining legacy… Steven Spielberg was well and truly announced by the the beginning of the 80’s. A number of successful features in and he was on a roll. Jaws became a pop cultural phenomenon and really was a […]
Taylor Russell gets peckish in not-for-the-squeamish Bones and All clip
If you want to get a taste of what to expect from Luca Guadagnino’s dreamy cannibal love-story, Bones And All, then you can read our ★★★ review, or you can check out this gruesome three-minute apéritif that MGM have dropped for your viewing displeasure. The clip features Taylor Russell’s Maren sneaking out to a sleepover, […]
Broken Lizard’s Quasi sets 2023 release date
Broken Lizard is back and venturing into the fantasy genre. The comedy troupe will helm Quasi, a satirical take on The Hunchback of Notre Dame, originally a French Gothic novel by Victor Hugo from 1831. The story will reportedly follow “a hapless hunchback who only yearns for love but finds himself in the middle of […]
Jenna Ortega hopes Neve Campbell’s Scream 6 absence won’t be an issue thanks to all the action and gore
After relaunching the franchise to much success earlier this year, Radio Silence filmmakers Matt Bettinelli-Olpin and Tyler Gillett are back for a sixth entry in the Scream franchise – although they are doing so without the series’ final girl after Neve Campbell turned down the opportunity to return as Sidney Prescott after failed contract negotiations. […]
Movie Review – Voyagers (2021)
Voyagers, 2021. Written and Directed by Neil Burger. Starring Lily-Rose Depp, Tye Sheridan, Fionn Whitehead, Colin Farrell, Lou Llobell, Viveik Kalra, Archie Madekwe, Chanté Adams, Madison Hu, Quintessa Swindell, Veronica Falcón, Wern Lee, Reda Elazouar, and Isaac Hempstead-Wright SYNOPSIS: A crew of astronauts on a multi-generational mission descend into paranoia and madness, not knowing what […]
