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Fight Club at 25: An Incendiary brew of satire, style, dark comedy & violence

October 19, 2024 by admin

As it celebrates its 25th anniversary, Hasitha Fernando looks at the story behind Fight Club… To say Fight Club is one of the most controversial cinematic efforts of the 1990s would be an understatement. The film can be bunched with 1955’s Rebel Without a Cause and 1967’s The Graduate in terms of thematic similarities but […]

Filed Under: Articles and Opinions, Hasitha Fernando, Movies Tagged With: Brad Pitt, David Fincher, Edward Norton, Fight Club, Helena Bonham Carter

The Curious Case of Benjamin Button: The Strangely Bittersweet Story at 15

December 26, 2023 by admin

Hasitha Fernando on David Fincher’s The Curious Case of Benjamin Button as it turns 15… Many a collective eyebrow was raised when auteur David Fincher announced that he’d be tackling a rated PG-13 romantic drama cum period piece after his underrated masterpiece Zodiac. But as always, the supremely talented filmmaker proved us all wrong with […]

Filed Under: Articles and Opinions, Hasitha Fernando, Movies, Top Stories Tagged With: Brad Pitt, Cate Blanchett, David Fincher, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button

The Enviable “Worst” Films of David Fincher

December 3, 2023 by Tom Jolliffe

It’s time to look at arguably David Fincher’s worst films… but fear not, as they’re all still pretty great… Directors come and go. Some have an enviable legacy born of a stellar CV. Such power usually means they can make what they want and indulge however they please. Martin Scorsese seems to find it increasingly […]

Filed Under: Articles and Opinions, Featured, Movies, Tom Jolliffe, Top Stories Tagged With: Alien 3, David Fincher, Fight Club, Gone Girl, Mank, Panic Room, Se7en, The Game, The Killer, Zodiac

Movie Review – The Killer (2023)

November 9, 2023 by Robert Kojder

The Killer, 2023. Directed by David Fincher. Starring Michael Fassbender, Arliss Howard, Charles Parnell, Gabriel Polanco, Kerry O’Malley, Emiliano Pernia, Sala Baker, Sophie Charlotte, Tilda Swinton, Monique Ganderton, and Kellan Rhude. SYNOPSIS: After a fateful near-miss, an assassin battles his employers, and himself, on an international manhunt he insists isn’t personal. This piece was written […]

Filed Under: Movies, News, Reviews, Robert Kojder Tagged With: Arliss Howard, Charles Parnell, David Fincher, Emiliano Pernia, Gabriel Polanco, Kellan Rhude, Kerry O'Malley, Michael Fassbender, Monique Ganderton, netflix, Sala Baker, Sophie Charlotte, The Killer, Tilda Swinton

Movie Review – The Killer (2023)

November 7, 2023 by Matt Rodgers

The Killer, 2023.  Directed by David Fincher Starring Michael Fassbender, Charles Parnell, Arliss Howard, Kerry O’Malley, Sala Baker, with Tilda Swinton and Sophie Charlotte SYNOPSIS:  After a fateful near-miss an assassin battles his employers, and himself, on an international manhunt he insists isn’t personal. David Fincher once again peers into the darker recesses of the […]

Filed Under: London Film Festival, Matt Rodgers, Movies, News, Reviews Tagged With: 2023 BFI London Film Festival, Arliss Howard, Charles Parnell, David Fincher, Michael Fassbender, netflix, Sophie Charlotte, The Killer, Tilda Swinton

David Fincher looks back at his career and Fight Club reaction

October 30, 2023 by EJ Moreno

Iconic filmmaker David Fincher is entering a new era with his sleek thriller The Killer. As he heads to the future, the filmmaker has been talking about his legacy and how he views his career. Speaking to The Guardian, Fincher honestly looks at himself, saying he’ll “never be a more mature filmmaker” before addressing his […]

Filed Under: EJ Moreno, Movies, News Tagged With: David Fincher, Fight Club, The Killer

Michael Fassbender is The Killer in new trailer for David Fincher’s latest

October 27, 2023 by Amie Cranswick

Coinciding with its theatrical release, and ahead of its arrival on Netflix next month, a new trailer has landed online for David Fincher’s thriller The Killer which stars Michael Fassbender as an assassin who finds himself in a battle with both his employers and himself on his international hunt for retribution; watch it below… After […]

Filed Under: Amie Cranswick, Movies, News, Trailers Tagged With: Arliss Howard, Charles Parnell, David Fincher, Michael Fassbender, netflix, Sophie Charlotte, The Killer, Tilda Swinton

David Fincher on his abandoned World War Z sequel plans, compares it to The Last of Us

October 26, 2023 by EJ Moreno

For some time, David Fincher was attached to a sequel for World War Z, the zombie actioner starring Brad Pitt. While they never came to fruition, Fincher was asked about the project by GQ, pressing for details on what the filmmaker was cooking up in his follow-up to the Marc Forster-helmed blockbuster. During the interview, […]

Filed Under: EJ Moreno, Movies, News, Top Stories Tagged With: David Fincher, The Killer, the last of us, world war z, world war z 2

Michael Fassbender is The Killer in trailer for David Fincher’s new thriller

August 29, 2023 by Amie Cranswick

Ahead of its world premiere this coming Sunday at the Venice Film Festival, Netflix has debuted the first trailer for The Killer, director David Fincher’s upcoming thriller based on Alexis Nolent (a.k.a Matz) and Luc Jacamon’s graphic novel series. The film sees Michael Fassbender leading a cast that includes Charles Parnell, Arliss Howard, Sophie Charlotte […]

Filed Under: Amie Cranswick, Movies, News, Trailers Tagged With: Arliss Howard, Charles Parnell, David Fincher, Michael Fassbender, netflix, Sophie Charlotte, The Killer, Tilda Swinton

First poster for David Fincher’s The Killer slays us all

August 28, 2023 by EJ Moreno

David Fincher knows a good thriller. Throughout his illustrious career, the filmmaker has crafted some notable genre pieces and is back with a brand-new thriller. The Killer is an upcoming release by Fincher, set to be released through Netflix this fall. Leading this psycho-thriller is Michael Fassbender in a first-time meeting with the director. Joining […]

Filed Under: Movies, News Tagged With: David Fincher, Michael Fassbender, The Killer

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