Released on this day in 1992, Tom Jolliffe looks back at Glengarry Glen Ross, a masterclass in screen acting… The lights go down, the film rolls and everyone in the cinema (except THAT guy) go silent in anticipation of what’s to come. The film must then grip its audience. The cohesion between writer, director and […]
Blu-ray Review – The Russians are Coming, the Russians are Coming (1966)
The Russians are Coming, the Russians are Coming, 1966. Directed by Norman Jewison. Starring Carl Reiner, Eva Marie Saint, Alan Arkin, Brian Keith, Jonathan Winters, Theodore Bikel, Tessie O’Shea, Ben Blue, John Philip Law, Andrea Dromm, and Paul Ford. SYNOPSIS: Norman Jewison’s 1966 hit The Russians are Coming, the Russians are Coming arrives on Blu-ray […]
Oscar winner Alan Arkin passes away at age 89
The world has lost one of its best actors. We’ve learned Alan Arkin has died at the age of 89 in his home in Califonia. Arkin had quite the career, spanning over seven decades and going from the stage to the big & small screen. He was best known for his dry wit and ability […]
4K Ultra HD Review – Gattaca (1997)
Gattaca, 1997. Directed by Andrew Niccol. Starring Ethan Hawke, Uma Thurman, Alan Arkin, Jude Law, Loren Dean, Ernest Borgnine, and Gore Vidal. SYNOPSIS: Gattaca arrives on 4K, which is welcome news to the fans who have made it a cult classic on home video after its poor 1997 box office results. The remastered print is […]
Time After Time: The Origin of Wells vs The Ripper
Tony Black on the original of Wells vs. The Ripper… It’s been quite the week for time travel TV shows, as first NBC’s Timeless dropped a trailer (and if that show could have more cliches, I’d love to know how), the announcement that Jeremy Carver has jumped from the good ship Supernatural to head up […]
The John Cusack Pinnacle: Grosse Pointe Blank and High Fidelity
Tom Jolliffe looks at the two films that most typify John Cusack’s qualities, Grosse Pointe Blank and High Fidelity… Top five John Cusack films? Well, Say Anything has got to be there. Perhaps the thoroughly underrated Grifters? What else? Being John Malkovich has got to be in the running too. During Cusack’s rising years in […]
Movie Review – Minions: The Rise of Gru (2022)
Minions: The Rise of Gru, 2022. Directed by Kyle Balda. Featuring the voice talents of Steve Carell, Pierre Coffin, Russell Brand, Alan Arkin, Taraji P. Henson, Jean-Claude Van Damme, Lucy Lawless, Dolph Lundgren, Danny Trejo, Michelle Yeoh, Julie Andrews, and RZA. SYNOPSIS: A fanboy of a supervillain supergroup known as the Vicious 6, Gru hatches […]
Minions: The Rise of Gru trailer explores of the origin of a despicable supervillain
Illumination Entertainment has released a new poster and trailer for the Despicable Me prequel Minions: The Rise of Gru. Set in the 1970s, the animated origin story centres on 12 year old Gru as he plots to take over the world and dreams of becoming the world’s greatest supervillain; take a look here… Long before […]
The Kominsky Method renewed for third and final season
Michael Douglas and Alan Arkin will be returning as Sandy Kominsky and Norman Newlander one last time, with Netflix renewing the half-hour comedy series The Kominsky Method for a third and final season. “The Kominsky Method has been a true passion project for me and it’s been an incredible experience to see the warm response […]
Mark Wahlberg is out for justice in first trailer for Spenser Confidential
Netflix has released the first trailer and a poster for Spenser Confidential, director Peter Berg’s upcoming adaptation of Ace Atkins’ best-selling novel Robert B. Parker’s Wonderland. The thriller stars Mark Wahlberg as Spenser, an ex-cop and ex-con who enlists the help of his roommate and MMA fighter Hawk (Winston Duke) to help him investigate the […]
