Tom Jolliffe looks at two of the best action films of the last decade, Mad Max: Fury Road and Top Gun: Maverick… There are great films. There are great action films. Attaining greatness through your action amounts to nailing your set pieces and imbuing proceedings, with just enough characterisation to give the propellant action some […]
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Exclusive Interview – Cinematographer Matt S. Bell on Alicia Silverstone’s new shark thriller The Requin
Most people know Alicia Silverstone from her roles in Clueless, Batman & Robin and the early 90s Aerosmith music videos. Silverstone is exploring new territory in her latest thriller The Requin. Hitting theaters, On-Demand and Digital January 28th, the film’s official synopsis reads: There’s terror in paradise when Jaelyn (Silverstone) and Kyle (James Tupper) arrive […]
Brooding, Stark, Cold and Dark: The Beauty of Nordic Cinema
Tom Jolliffe journeys across the cinematic landscape of the Nordic countries… Every cinematic nation tends to have a particular forte, or a period in time very distinct for creative output that sees them produce work unique to them. Japan had a period of Samurai films and one of ghost stories. Italy have had neo-realism and […]
1971: Bleak, Uncompromising, Groundbreaking Violence in Cinema
Tom Jolliffe ventures back to 1971, a year full of gritty, hard hitting and iconic crime films… Does 1971 seem that long ago? Well guess what… It’s half a century ago. Looking back at the year in movies shows an array of trailblazing cinema, punctuated by a fascination in pessimism, gritty violence and uncompromising meanness. […]
Exclusive Interview – F.E.A.R. cinematographer Jimmy Matlosz
Enjoy post-apocalyptic survival films such as Bird Box and A Quiet Place? This week, New Era Entertainment (A new arm of Devilworks) released their own title in the subgenre you might like, F.E.A.R. (Forget Everything And Run). The film takes place in the desolate regions of the Pacific Northwest, and follows a young family who […]
The Best Character Introductions in Cinema History
Ricky Church on the best character introductions in cinema history… Sometimes a character’s introduction in a movie makes a lasting impression that becomes an integral part of the film’s legacy. Whether its through their swagger, high-stakes danger or a one-liner, their introduction not only sets up their role in the film, but can make quite […]
Film Twitter is Sometimes a Betrayal of Cinema
Robert Kojder on Film Twitter and the betrayal of cinema… There are two things spawning this messy article that’s most likely going to come across as a rant against Film Twitter. The first of which didn’t compel me enough to start writing because it’s actually something that happens all the time but we will start […]
Joy Division in Cinema and TV
40 years after the death of Ian Curtis, Tom Jolliffe looks at the impact of Joy Division in cinema and TV… There have been a few big anniversaries of late. 40 years since Star Wars: Episode V – The Empire Strikes Back was released. 40 years since The Shining came out too. On a more […]
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 […]
Flatulence in Film: Why cinema’s most maligned trope deserves more love
Coinciding with the UK release of Robert Eggers’ second feature film, The Lighthouse, George Nash lets rip on why cinema’s most dismissed trope, the fart gag, deserves more love… On a small, remote island, two gruff-looking figures, as if frozen in time, stand hauntingly at the door of a rickety wooden shack staring out silently […]
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