Tom Jolliffe on Fifty Shades vs the Mid-90s Erotic TV movie… Before you wonder, no Asylum haven’t announced their next monster mashup film. In case you were living under a rock in the past five years, a pop-cultural phenomenon called Fifty Shades of Grey stood to attention (eh thank you). A piece of internet fan […]
Why Kevin Smith’s latest Jay & Silent Bob movie is a bad idea
Anghus Houvouras fears Kevin Smith’s latest Jay & Silent Bob movie is a bad idea… Kevin Smith feels like the cinematic equivalent of the law of diminishing returns. A once talented writer and filmmaker who has descended into a creative black hole that he continues to try to claw his way out of. First off, […]
Tim Minchin to play Friar Tuck in Robin Hood: Origins
Tim Minchin has become the latest addition to the cast of Lionsgate and Summit’s Robin Hood reimagining Robin Hood: Origins, with the Australian comedian signing on to play the character of Friar Tuck. Robin Hood: Origins is being directed by Otto Bathurst (Peaky Blinders) and stars Kingsman’s Taron Egerton as the legendary English folk figure, who […]
Blu-ray Review – Arrival (2016)
Arrival, 2016. Directed by Denis Villeneuve Starring Amy Adams, Jeremy Renner, Forest Whitaker, Michael Stuhlbarg, and Tzi Ma. SYNOPSIS: When twelve mysterious spacecraft appear around the world, linguistics professor Louise Banks is tasked with interpreting the language of the apparent alien visitors. In an era full of crash-bang-gee-whiz science-fiction films, a movie like Arrival is […]
Movie Review – Get Out (2017)
Get Out, 2017. Directed by Jordan Peele. Starring Daniel Kaluuya, Allison Williams, Catherine Keener, Bradley Whitford, Caleb Landry Jones, LilRel Howery and Stephen Root. SYNOPSIS: A young African-American man visits his Caucasian girlfriend’s mysterious family estate. 2016 saw a resurgence in top quality horror movies and with the release of Get Out, we’re hopefully onto […]
Movie Review – Get Out (2017)
Get Out, 2017. Written and Directed by Jordan Peele. Starring Daniel Kaluuya, Allison Williams, Bradley Whitford, Caleb Landry Jones, Stephen Root, LilRel Howery, Betty Gabriel, Marcus Henderson, Lakeith Stanfield, and Catherine Keener SYNOPSIS: A young African-American man visits his Caucasian girlfriend’s mysterious family estate. So you want something subversive? How about a horror movie where […]
Second Opinion – Get Out (2017)
Get Out, 2017. Written and Directed by Jordan Peele. Starring Daniel Kaluuya, Allison Williams, Bradley Whitford, Caleb Landry Jones, Stephen Root, LilRel Howery, Betty Gabriel, Marcus Henderson, Lakeith Stanfield, and Catherine Keener SYNOPSIS: A young African-American man visits his Caucasian girlfriend’s mysterious family estate. Horror films that manage to be at once scary, funny and […]
Movie Review – The Strike (2016)
The Strike, 2016 Directors: Guillermo Iván and Ben Loggins Starring: Bronson Pinchot, Erin Fogel, Guillermo Iván, Christopher Marquez, Lara Goldie and Paul Calderon SYNOPSIS: After years of missed opportunities, criticism, and bad first impressions, 3 less than talented NYC actors take fate into their own hands when they devise a half-baked theatrical “siege” in order […]
Batman at the Movies – The Films That Never Were
Tony Black on the Batman films that never were… One of the most lucrative and successful movie franchises in cinematic history, Batman prefigured the current superhero franchise craze and set the standard after Tim Burton’s 1989 picture established a succession of films which changed the long-held perception of Batman on screen as a camp throwback […]
Niki Caro tapped to direct Disney’s live-action Mulan
One of many upcoming live-action Disney remakes has just found its director, as The Hollywood Reporter has confirmed that Niki Caro will helm 2018’s Mulan. In so doing, Caro will make history, becoming only the second woman in the studio’s history (and third in all) to direct a film with a budget over $100 million. Reportedly, Disney […]
