Samuel Brace on whether TV is now more effective than film… Television is fun but it could never compete with the power of cinema. That is a statement that was once true and now isn’t. The landscape has changed and we have changed with it. Television for the longest time was a means to bring […]
60th BFI London Film Festival Review – Creepy (2016)
Creepy, 2016. Directed by Kiyoshi Kurosawa Starring Hidetoshi Nishijima, Yuko Takeuchi, Masahiro Higaside and Teruyuki Kagawa. SYNOPSIS: Retired detective turned university professor Takakura is called upon by a former colleague to help in the investigation of a family that vanished six years prior, with the daughter of the family being the sole remaining member and […]
60th BFI London Film Festival Review – Moonlight (2016)
Moonlight, 2016. Directed by Barry Jenkins. Starring Trevante Rhodes, Andre Holland, Janelle Monáe, Ashton Sanders, Jharrel Jerome, Naomie Harris, and Mahershala Ali. SYNOPSIS: A timeless story of human connection and self-discovery, Moonlight chronicles the life of a young black man from childhood to adulthood as he struggles to find his place in the world while growing […]
Movie Review – Allied (2016)
Allied, 2016. Directed by Robert Zemeckis Starring Brad Pitt, Marion Cotillard, Jared Harris, Lizzy Caplan, Simon McBurney and Matthew Goode SYNOPSIS: In 1942, an intelligence officer in North Africa encounters a female French Resistance fighter on a deadly mission behind enemy lines. When they reunite in London, their relationship is tested by the pressures of […]
Should We Care That Actors Lie About Their Age?
This week, Neil Calloway argues that it doesn’t matter how old an actor is… On Tuesday it was reported that, from next year, websites like the IMDb will have to remove details of people mentioned on the site when requested. The Customer Records bill AB-1687 might not sound like much (I thought AB-1687 was a […]
Movie Review – Blood Is Blood (2016)
Blood Is Blood, 2016. Written and Directed by Stuart Sauvarin. Starring Fiona Dourif, Daniel DiTomasso, Kate French, Andrew James Allen, Caitlin Harris, and Teni Panosian. SYNOPSIS: A young girl seeks revenge after an unexpected death, while the world around her unravels revealing horrifying secrets about her life and family. If you don’t have a lot of money to […]
Second Opinion – Don’t Breathe (2016)
Don’t Breathe, 2016. Directed by Fede Alvarez. Starring Jane Levy, Stephen Lang, Dylan Minnette and Daniel Zovatto. SYNOPSIS: Rocky, her brash boyfriend Money and their quieter, more level-headed friend Alex, desperately want to start a new life away from their own dysfunctional families. Rocky in particular feels an urgency to rescue her younger child sister […]
Max Steel leads the biggest movie flops of 2016
With 2016 drawing to a close, Forbes has released its annual list of the biggest Hollywood flops from the past twelve months, with the Mattel toy adaptation Max Steel proving to be the biggest bomb of 2016, edging out Matthew McConaughey’s Free State of Jones to top spot by grossing just $4.4 million from a $10 […]
Marvel developing New Warriors comedy series featuring Squirrel Girl
We’ve had a few actresses declaring their interest in playing Squirrel Girl lately – most notably Anna Kendrick and Stranger Things‘ Shannon Purser – and it looks like the opportunity may be on the cards, as TV Line is reporting that the fan favourite character is set to take centre stage in a New Warriors […]
Movie Review – Spaghettiman (2016)
Spaghettiman, 2016. Directed by Mark Potts. Starring Benjamin Crutcher, Winston Carter, Brand Rackley, Joe LoCicero and Leigh Wulff. SYNOPSIS: A scruffy, unkempt and lazy man eats a bowl of spaghetti that’s gone through some form of radiation exposure in his microwave. Forcing upon him superpowers, superpowers that he refuses to use for good. The independent […]
