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Now Is The Time for Indie Films To Strike

December 6, 2020 by Tom Jolliffe

Tom Jolliffe looks at a pre-Covid rise in popularity for independent films, and a big upcoming push for content going forward… Slowly but surely, changes were afoot this time last year. It had been a progressive rise for a few years. Cinema was still monopolised by the mega budget blockbusters. In particular, Disney and every […]

Filed Under: Articles and Opinions, Movies, Tom Jolliffe Tagged With: A24, Blumhouse, Disney, Indie, Joker, Mandy, Marvel, Mulan, Parasite, Streaming, The Farewell, Uncut Gems

Bond: No Time To Delay (Again!)

December 5, 2020 by Tom Jolliffe

Tom Jolliffe on the perpetual delays of No Time to Die…  Daniel Craig’s final outing as Bond has taken its sweet time. Prior to the pandemic playing havoc across cinema release schedules, it had already had problems. Danny Boyle was given the sack and replaced with Cary Joji Fukunaga, which pushed Bond out of its […]

Filed Under: Articles and Opinions, Movies, Tom Jolliffe Tagged With: Daniel Craig, James Bond, Mulan, No Time to Die, Skyfall, Spectre, wonder woman 1984

Is Bong Joon-Ho the best in the business right now?

November 30, 2020 by Tom Jolliffe

Tom Jolliffe looks at Bong Joon-Ho’s work this century. Is there anyone better? There are some exceptional directors in cinema right now. Some fresh talent burning bright, just etching the beginnings of their (hopefully consistent) legacies. I’m massively into Robert Eggers right now, and the Safdie Brothers. Steve McQueen continues producing powerful work across several […]

Filed Under: Articles and Opinions, Movies, Tom Jolliffe Tagged With: Bong Joon-ho, Memories of Murder, mother!, Okja, Parasite, Snowpiercer, The Host

10 More Essential Revenge Films

November 28, 2020 by Tom Jolliffe

Tom Jolliffe with another ten essential revenge films… Are you not entertained? No? Then you need some hardy revenge to pass some time. The revenge formula (served chilled, straight from the fridge or something) has remained popular for well over half a century. There’s something about that trigger of a protagonist who has been wronged […]

Filed Under: Articles and Opinions, Movies, Tom Jolliffe Tagged With: A Nightmare on Elm Street, Cape Fear, First Blood, Gladiator, Hard Candy, John Wick, Out for Justice, Straw Dogs, The Punisher, Unforgiven

Daria Nicolodi: Remembering a Horror Icon

November 26, 2020 by Tom Jolliffe

Tom Jolliffe looks back at the iconic career of the late Daria Nicolodi… 2020 hasn’t been very forgiving, and it was sad to hear the news of Daria Nicolodi’s passing. To a corner of horror fandom, particularly those versed in golden era Giallo horror from Dario Argento (to whom she was a long term partner, […]

Filed Under: Articles and Opinions, Movies, Tom Jolliffe Tagged With: Daria Nicolodi, Deep Red, Delirium, Inferno, Mother of Tears, Opera, Phenomena, Sinbad of the Seven Seas, Suspiria, Tenebrae

Happy Bond Season!

November 22, 2020 by Tom Jolliffe

Tom Jolliffe on the time of year that for some fans means Bond… It’s that time of year. We’re well into that final ten or so weeks of the year. For many fans, but particularly British gents, there’s a franchise that is deeply ingrained in our movie-watching lives from around mid October until the year […]

Filed Under: Articles and Opinions, Movies, Tom Jolliffe Tagged With: Daniel Craig, Die Another Day, Dr. No, From Russia With Love, george lazenby, James Bond, Moonraker, Pierce Brosnan, Robert Shaw, Roger Moore, Sean Connery, Skyfall, Spectre, The Living Daylights, Timothy Dalton

November 1990: The Month of Much-Maligned Sequels

November 20, 2020 by Tom Jolliffe

Tom Jolliffe goes back 30 years to November 1990 and visits a string of maligned sequel releases… 1990 brought to a close a decade of popular entertainment and blockbuster success. The era really changed the face of cinema and audience tastes. Gone were the days of unflinching and gritty cinema being the predominant driving market, […]

Filed Under: Articles and Opinions, Movies, Tom Jolliffe Tagged With: Childs Play 2, Predator 2, Psycho IV: The Beginning, Rocky V, Three Men and a Little Lady

Movie Review – Vanguard (2020)

November 19, 2020 by Tom Jolliffe

Vanguard, 2020. Directed by Stanley Tong. Starring Jackie Chan, Yang Yang, Allen Ai Lun, Miya Muqi, Zhu Zhengting, Desmond Aldridge, Can Aydin, Sayed Badreya, Ruohan Xu, Barret Coates, and Fady Zaky. SYNOPSIS: Covert security company Vanguard is the last hope of survival for an accountant after he is targeted by the world’s deadliest mercenary organization. […]

Filed Under: Movies, Reviews, Tom Jolliffe Tagged With: Allen Ai Lun, Barret Coates, Can Aydin, Desmond Aldridge, Fady Zaky, Jackie Chan, Miya Muqi, Ruohan Xu, Sayed Badreya, Stanley Tong, Vanguard, Yang Yang, Zhu Zhengting

Movie Review – Jiu Jitsu (2020)

November 16, 2020 by Tom Jolliffe

Jiu Jitsu, 2020. Directed by Dimitri Logothetis. Starring Alain Moussi, Frank Grillo, Marie Avgeropoulos, JuJu Chan, Tony Jaa, Rick Yune and Nicolas Cage. SYNOPSIS Every six years, an ancient order of expert Jiu Jitsu fighters face a fearsome alien invader in a battle for Earth. For thousands of years, the fighters that protect Earth have […]

Filed Under: Movies, Reviews, Tom Jolliffe Tagged With: Alain Moussi, Dimitri Logothetis, Frank Grillo, Jiu Jitsu, JuJu Chan, Marie Avgeropoulos, Nicolas Cage, Rick Yune, Tony Jaa

Never Mind Bond, Is It Time To Resurrect Harry Palmer?

November 15, 2020 by Tom Jolliffe

Tom Jolliffe on why the iconic spy character Harry Palmer could be perfect material for a reboot… With Daniel Craig’s final Bond film No Time To Die seeming as distant from release as it’s ever been, talk still bubbles away about who will replace Craig for a character who’s rapidly becoming outdated, and almost too […]

Filed Under: Articles and Opinions, Movies, Tom Jolliffe Tagged With: Billion Dollar Brain, Charlie Hunnam, Funeral in Berlin, Harry Palmer, Jamie Bell, Kane Robinson, Len Deighton, Michael Caine, Sidney J. Furie, The Ipcress File, Tom Hardy

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