With Rogue One: A Star Wars Story set to open this week, it’s easy to forget that we’re just a little over a year away from the release of Star Wars: Episode VIII. Nevertheless, we’re starting to get a few trickles of information and rumour about the second instalment of the Sequel Trilogy, and now […]
DVD Review – Lights Out (2016)
Lights Out, 2016. Directed by David F. Sandberg. Starring Teresa Palmer, Gabriel Bateman, Maria Bello, Billy Burke, Alexander DiPersia, Lotta Losten, Alicia Vela-Bailey and Andi Osho. SYNOPSIS: A young boy is haunted by the malevolent spirit that drove his older sister away, forcing her to return home and help save her brother. Based on a […]
Escape from New York remake is actually a prequel
Well, it turns out that 20th Century Fox’s remake of Escape from New York isn’t actually a remake after all, but rather a prequel to John Carpenter’s 1981 cult classic, which the studio is hoping to use to relaunch the franchise similar to what they did with 2011’s Rise of the Planet of the Apes. According […]
4 Reasons There Are So Few Great Films about God and the Bible
Samuel Brace with four reasons there are so few great films about God and the Bible… There have been successes, as there are in all genres and sections of film. Films like The Passion of the Christ, while overtly violent and skewed in its biases, is a fantastically made product that is undoubtedly effective. Last Days […]
Amy Schumer to play Barbie in Sony’s live-action movie
It looks like Sony has found its Barbie for the upcoming live-action adaptation of the iconic Mattel toyline, with Amy Schumer finalising a deal to take on the title role in the film, as well as rewriting the screenplay from Hilary Winston with her sister Kim Caramele. Deadline reports that the film will see Schumer’s Barbie […]
Does The Last of Us Need a Film Adaptation?
Graeme Robertson on whether The Last of Us needs a film adaptation… Video game adaptations are nothing new; with Hollywood in its infinite wisdom thinking that whatever works on the games console, must surely work on the big screen, churning out video game movie after video game movie. We’ve had film versions of Resident Evil, […]
Will Smith explains why he chose Suicide Squad over Independence Day: Resurgence
For several years, there was conflicting reports about Will Smith’s potential inclusion in this year’s Independence Day sequel, with the producers said to have created two scripts – one featuring his character, and the other without. Eventually it was confirmed that Smith would not reprise his role as Captain Steven Hiller in Independence Day: Resurgence, with […]
Movie Review – Hidden Figures (2016)
Hidden Figures, 2016. Directed by Theodore Melfi. Starring Taraji P. Henson, Octavia Spencer, Janelle Monáe, Kevin Costner, Kirsten Dunst, Jim Parsons, Kimberly Quinn, Mahershala Ali, Aldis Hodge, and Glen Powell. SYNOPSIS: A team of African-American women provide NASA with important mathematical data needed to launch the program’s first successful space missions. File Hidden Figures under […]
Toni Erdmann wins big at the 2016 European Film Awards
It was a big night for the German comedy-drama Toni Erdmann at the 2016 European Film Awards last night, with the film collecting five awards in Best European Film, Best European Director and Screenwriter (Maren Ade), Best European Actress (Sandra Huller) and Best European Actor (Peter Simonischek). “It’s the first time a film made by […]
Movie Review – La La Land (2016)
La La Land, 2016. Directed by Damien Chazelle. Starring Ryan Gosling, Emma Stone, Rosemarie DeWitt, J.K. Simmons, and John Legend. SYNOPSIS: Mia is an aspiring actress working as a barista on the Warner Bros. lot. Sebastian is a musician who harbours dreams of opening his own jazz club. The two meet and fall head over heels in […]
