Tom Jolliffe ventures back 20 years to 2001 and offers up 10 essential films from that year… It’s a little bit frightening but 20 years ago we had become well ensconced in the 21st century. The first apocalypse had been averted and we were slowly ambling toward 2012 hoping the Mayans were wrong (spoiler alert, […]
Running Scared vs Running Scared
Tom Jolliffe looks back at two films with the same title, Running Scared (1986 and 2006)… 2021 brought with it several significant anniversaries. Interestingly though it brought significant anniversaries to two somewhat underappreciated films that share the same title. First of all we have Running Scared, the Peter Hyams helmed action comedy from 1986. That […]
Ridley Scott: All Guns Blazing
Tom Jolliffe looks at Ridley Scott’s recent tirade against Marvel and Millennials after the box office failure of The Last Duel… It should have been simple right? Ridley Scott delivers a film for Fox (and in essence through Disney) that is heaving with star power. Matt Damon is A-list, if not box office certified predominantly […]
The Art of Giving Film Recommendations
Tom Jolliffe on the art of giving film recommendations… You’ve got to see The Matrix! You have to! It’s 1999, and there’s a distinct transition between the recommender of The Matrix as being ahead of the curve, to a couple of months down the line when such a recommendation is lost in a cacophony of […]
1991: The Year in Action Movies
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 […]
