Tom Jolliffe looks at the use of old school effects and filming techniques and whether they still have a place in the CGI age… Computers are a wonderful thing. The computer generated image has take cinema up to a point where almost limitless creative possibilities are at a film-makers disposable. You can create a whole […]
Willem Dafoe: An Underrated Great of his Generation
Tom Jolliffe looks at the career of Willem Dafoe, and why he should be held in even higher regard… There are some actors who magnetise the limelight. Historically we’ve had the movie stars, those great headliners who would surf acclaim and awards as long as they were in good standing in a big studio. Further […]
A Double Hit of Ron Shelton Sports Films
Tom Jolliffe double bills two Ron Shelton sports films, White Men Can’t Jump and Bull Durham… Some will never get the passion that sport can inspire in fans and indeed the athletes (whether professional of amateur). Whether you love a sport as a spectator, or an active participant, that love is something almost unique to […]
Revisiting the Cinematic Landscape of 2000
Tom Jolliffe takes a look back 20 years to the film offerings of 2000… I’ve got news for people older than 30. The year 2000 wasn’t a couple of years ago. Colour me quite shocked but apparently it’s not 2004? When did this happen? It is in fact 2020. This means people born this century […]
Crisis of Faith in Cinema
Tom Jolliffe takes a look at films about crisis of faith… The subject of faith in cinema has been around since the beginning. Whether this is faith in a religious sense, or spiritual, or of the self, it is in that test, or crisis of faith which sees a character put through a quest to […]
Movie Review – Acceleration (2019)
Acceleration, 2019. Directed by Michael Merino and Daniel Zirilli. Starring Natalie Burn, Dolph Lundgren, Sean Patrick Flanery, Danny Trejo and Chuck Liddell. SYNOPSIS: A mom has one night to do some tasks in LA requiring a gun, if she wants to see her son alive. He’s held by a mob boss. I’m a sucker for […]
Re-Animator and From Beyond: Stuart Gordon does Lovecraft
Tom Jolliffe double bills Re-Animator and From Beyond in honour of the late great Stuart Gordon… With sad news that another legend of film has departed this mortal coil, it seems apt to pay tribute to a horror icon. Stuart Gordon was known for a number of classic horror and sci-fi films. Fans have long […]
An Ode to Chuck Norris
Tom Jolliffe pays tribute to movie legend turned internet meme God Chuck Norris, who recently turned 80… Earlier this month, a cinematic icon turned 80. Likewise, after something of a lull in recent years with Chuck Norris themed ‘facts’ and memes, his internet meme-worthiness has gone through the roof once more in the face of […]
Essential Feel Good Films
Tom Jolliffe offers a selection of feel good films to brighten the mood during testing times… As the Western world begins to face up to self isolation and a barrage of media and social media induced panic, now is a good time to consider some cinematic escape. With so much choice at your disposal there […]
Hunting Humans for Sport: A Macabre Cinematic Fascination
With The Hunt now arriving on streaming platforms early, Tom Jolliffe looks at cinemas fascination with humans hunting humans… With the controversial film The Hunt having been quietly released at cinemas shortly before COVID-19 lock down, and now made available on streaming platforms early, it’s high time to take a look over cinemas fascination with […]
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