With Dunkirk out now, Sean Wilson selects those Zimmer soundtrack classics that have been overlooked… Christopher Nolan’s astonishing, overpowering World War II epic Dunkirk is on release now and there’s a common thread running through the laudatory reviews: the music is inseparable from the visuals. Indeed, Hans Zimmer’s keening, groaning, growling compositions help blur the […]
Christopher Nolan’s Greatest Movies
Samuel Brace on Christopher Nolan’s greatest movies… From Memento to The Dark Knight, from Inception to Interstellar, Christopher Nolan has given the world an incredible body of work. With stories ranging from a man with no memory, a masked vigilante whose best weapon is the fear he instils in his enemies hearts and minds, to […]
Binge-Watching the Spider-Man Movie Series
Henry Bevan binge-watches the Spider-Man movie series… Inspired by our viewing of Spider-Man: Homecoming, a film this website called “the best Spider-Man movie to date” and “another hit for the carefully crafted MCU”, a mate and I decided we should binge watch the previous five movies. While I’m personally conflicted about my favourite superhero’s latest […]
Tyler Perry’s Boo 2! A Madea Halloween gets a trailer
Lionsgate has released a new trailer for writer-director Tyler Perry’s upcoming comedy sequel Boo 2! A Madea Halloween which sees Perry return to the role of Mabel “Madea” Simmons for the tenth film in the series alongside Cassi Davis, Patrice Lovely, Yousef Erakat, Lexy Panterra, Andre Hall, Diamond White, Brock O’Hurn, and Tito Ortiz; check it out below… […]
Tyler Perry’s Boo 2! A Madea Halloween gets five new TV spots
Ahead of its release next month, five new TV spots have arrived online for Tyler Perry’s upcoming comedy sequel Boo 2! A Madea Halloween which stars Perry alongside Cassi Davis, Patrice Lovely, Yousef Erakat, Lexy Panterra, Andre Hall, Diamond White, Brock O’Hurn, and Tito Ortiz; take a look below… SEE ALSO: Watch the trailer for Boo 2! A Madea Halloween […]
Dumbing Down Cinema: Meme Moviemaking
Tom Jolliffe on the dumbing down of cinema… The accusation of dumbing down seems to come up a lot in recent years. It runs through everything. Society in general, culture, media, music and film. So lets focus on film. It would be wrong to suggest that rudimentary plotting (for easy spoon feeding) hasn’t been around […]
Ridley Scott teases his plans for the next Alien movie
Although 20th Century Fox is said to be “reassessing” the future of the Alien franchise following less-than-expected box office takings for this year’s Alien: Covenant, but director Ridley Scott seems confident that we’ll get at least one more instalment, and has even been teasing the storyline in an interview with Empire. “I think the evolution […]
Ridley Scott talks Alien future in the wake of Disney’s Fox acquisition
Although Ridley Scott had previously revealed that he had plans for a host of further Alien sequels, the box office underperformance of Alien: Covenant seemed to throw a spanner in the works, with reports this past summer that 20th Century Fox were looking to “reassess” the franchise. Of course, as we now know, Fox’s film assets […]
James Cameron praises Alien: Covenant, calls it “beautiful”
James Cameron has spoken well of Alien: Covenant, calling it a “beautiful” film. Ridley Scott’s latest effort in the iconic Alien franchise, Alien: Covenant, hasn’t performed as well as expected with either fans or critics. It has been pretty divisive among fans of the franchise, much like its predecessor, Prometheus. However, James Cameron, who, of […]
AMC thinks The Walking Dead has decades of life left in it yet
Despite its season seven ratings slide carrying over into the current eighth season, The Walking Dead remains the highest-rated drama on television, and AMC Networks CEO Josh Sapan believes that the series has decades left at the top. “The use of the word ‘franchise,’ we don’t take lightly. It’s not a sloppy or casual word,” […]
