Sean Wilson explores the difficulties writers face when their opinion flies in the face of the popular consensus…Film journalists such as myself frequently get slammed for daring to criticise a movie we hated: we didn’t make it, we had no idea of the stress involved in organising a small army of cast and technicians and […]
The five best roles of Oscar Isaac
With his new film Mojave set for release in the UK tomorrow (Friday March 25th), we take a look back at some of the work of the great Oscar Isaac, arguably the best working actor in Hollywood right now…Up until mega-blockbuster Star Wars: The Force Awakens you could very well be forgiven for asking, ‘Who […]
The Triumphant Return of the 80’s Style Synth Score!
Tom Jolliffe takes a look at the return to popularity of the 80’s style synthesizer score…Cinema and the orchestra have had a long-standing relationship. Over the years the big screen has been almost as much about the accompanying music as the film. When someone like John Williams creates iconic, rousing, emotional, bombastic and beautifully crafted […]