Graeme Robertson with four great action movies to check out (that aren’t John Wick)… Given that it has dominated cinemas for the last few weeks, you’d think that Avengers: Endgame was the only film worth seeing at the moment. However, this week that all changes with the release of John Wick: Chapter 3 – Parabellum, […]
Charlize Theron confirms that Atomic Blonde sequel is in development
Charlize Theron has confirmed that she plans to reprise the role of MI6 agent Lorraine Broughton for a follow-up to last year’s action thriller Atomic Blonde, with the actress revealing at the San Francisco Film Festival this past weekend that “we’re working on a sequel”. Based on the graphic novel The Coldest City, Atomic Blonde […]
Funko’s Toy Fair line-up features Stranger Things, Ready Player One, It, Black Panther, Game of Thrones, The Princess Bride and more
Funko has revealed a range of Pop! vinyl figures, action figures, and mystery minis which are set to go on display at the New York Toy Fair this weekend, the lines include merchandise from Strangers Things, Smallville, Gossip Girl, Game of Thrones, Ready Player One, Nickelodeon, Harry Potter, It, Black Panther, Atomic Blonde, Jurassic World: […]
Cinema’s Damaged Heroine
Sarah Myles on cinema’s damaged heroine… “Badass.” As a word, it has become synonymous with determined women in movies. Why? Because that is how critics routinely describe them. “Black Widow gets extra bad-ass in this Avengers 2 trailer,” said Rob Bricken of i09. In Atomic Blonde, Charlize Theron plays “a career badass who enjoys both […]
Movie Review – Atomic Blonde (2017)
Atomic Blonde, 2017. Directed by David Leitch. Starring Charlize Theron, James McAvoy, Eddie Marsan, John Goodman, Toby Jones, Bill Skarsgard, and Sofia Boutella. SYNOPSIS: An undercover MI6 agent is sent to Berlin during the Cold War to investigate the murder of a fellow agent and recover a missing list of double agents. Following on from […]
Film Score Reviews – Wind River & Atomic Blonde
Tony Black reviews the scores for Wind River and Atomic Blonde… Nick Cave & Warren Ellis have been in the composing game for quite some time now, making their mark in the very specific kind of sub-genre Wind River sits within; the American thriller, be it traditional Western such as The Assassination of Jesse James […]
Movie Review – Atomic Blonde (2017)
Atomic Blonde, 2017. Directed by David Leitch. Starring Charlize Theron, James McAvoy, John Goodman, Til Schweiger, Eddie Marsan, Sofia Boutella, Toby Jones, Bill Skarsgård, Sam Hargrave, James Faulkner, and Roland Møller. SYNOPSIS: An undercover MI6 agent is sent to Berlin during the Cold War to investigate the murder of a fellow agent and recover a […]
Second Opinion – Atomic Blonde (2017)
Atomic Blonde, 2017. Directed by David Leitch. Starring Charlize Theron, James McAvoy, John Goodman, Eddie Marsan, Toby Jones, and Sofia Boutella. SYNOPSIS: In the run up to the fall of the Berlin Wall, top MI6 agent Lorraine Broughton (Charlize Theron) is sent on a solo mission to the city. She’s charged with investigating the death […]
Charlize Theron made Atomic Blonde because she is a “huge fan” of John Wick
Did you enjoy Atomic Blonde? Well, you may have John Wick to thank for that. While sitting down with the Bill Simmons podcast, Charlize Theron reveals that the John Wick series compelled her to take on the film, and bring aboard director David Leitch… “I like those movies. It was actually because of the first […]
Movie Review – Atomic Blonde (2017)
Atomic Blonde, 2017. Directed by David Leitch. Starring Charlize Theron, James McAvoy, John Goodman, Til Schweiger, Eddie Marsan, Sofia Boutella, Bill Skarsgård, Sam Hargrave, James Faulkner, Roland Møller, and Toby Jones. SYNOPSIS: An undercover MI6 agent is sent to Berlin during the Cold War to investigate the murder of a fellow agent and recover a missing […]