A good villain can make or break your film or series. A great one might just have an audience root for them… Any genre film or series that gets boiled down to good vs evil in its basest form, needs a good villain. Luke Skywalker needs Darth Vader and the Emperor. Sometimes you can just […]
Returning to The Lord of the Rings Trilogy
For three consecutive years it was a huge Christmas big screen event, so how does The Lord of the Rings trilogy hold up today? Does it sometimes feel like the Christmas season can lack a really standout, all-consuming big screen event? Over the years, there have been some huge movies drop over the Christmas holidays […]
Is Denis Villeneuve the Best Choice to Direct Bond?
Suddenly the James Bond franchise has momentum with Denis Villeneuve getting the director’s job, but is he the right choice to relaunch 007? After years of waiting for tangible news, aside from a change of ownership, we’re suddenly hit with the confirmation that the next iteration of 007 has a director. That man is Denis […]
How Will Quentin Tarantino Bow Out?
After scrapping his planned final film The Movie Critic, Quentin Tarantino needs a new project for his tenth and final film… Quentin Tarantino needs no introduction. To even casual moviegoers, his name carries the kind of weight that few directors have managed in modern cinema. Whether you think he’s a cinematic deity, or vastly overrated, […]
10 Essential Cult Classic 80s Movies You Need To See
Tom Jolliffe with ten great cult classic 1980s movies you need to see… The cult film. From the obscure gems with an undying loyalty from their small following, to the mass cults who followed Star Wars back in the 80s. Sometimes a film just strikes a chord and has a certain unique charm or imperfect […]
The Essential Joel Edgerton Movies
Joel Edgerton may well be Mr Underrated in Hollywood. Here are his essential movies… Joel Edgerton’s illustrious career has been anything but predictable. The Australian character actor has had a seamless ability to inhabit an eclectic range of characters. Hollywood has increasingly leaned toward pretty boy actors and a focus on aesthetics over personality. Edgerton […]
An Overlooked Noirvember Gem: The Hit
We take a look at an underrated and overlooked gem you probably haven’t seen: Stephen Frears’ The Hit… With Noirvember drawing to a close and everyone having undoubtedly enjoyed the finest film noir and neo-noir delights known to man, there’s time to squeeze in another recommendation, one which deserves full attention. There have been numerous […]
Noirvember: The Straight-to-Video Essential Selection
Tom Jolliffe rounds out Noirvember with a selection of straight to video noir films… Dark tales of murder, intrigue, adultery, crime, punishment, femme fatales and lots of ominous dark shadow. Film noir and in more recent cinema history, neo-noir, have offered up an array of moody gems. Noir has infused so much of the action, […]
The Essential Hirokazu Kore-eda Films
It’s time to take a look at a modern master of Japanese (and beyond) cinema with the essential Hirokazu Kore-eda films… Often seen as the heir apparent to Yasujiro Ozu, this director may not be immediately recognised by Western audiences, but chances are you may have seen one or two of his more well-travelled films. […]
10 Essential 21st Century Neo-Noirs for Noirvember
We continue our Noirvember offerings with ten essential 21st century neo-noirs… It’s time once more to take a deep dive into the brutal and fatalistic world of noir as Noirvember rolls on. From film noir of the 30s and 40s, to great revisionist periods like the 1970s, there has always been a noir-infused selection of […]
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