Tom Jolliffe looks ahead to John Wick: Chapter 4 and some things that would be great to see in the next one (John Wick 3 spoilers follow)… With John Wick Chapter 3: Parabellum giving Avengers: Endgame a good old fashioned German (actually Belgian) Shepherd nut savaging at the box office on its opening weekend and […]
The Matrix 4: Can It Work?
Tom Jolliffe on The Matrix 4… 2019 signalled a number of cinematic anniversaries and milestones. It was after all, the year of Blade Runner (the setting of the original film). It also marked the 20 year anniversary of a certain Keanu Reeves-led film that revolutionised visual effects and re-galvanised a sci-fi genre that was suffering […]
The Joys of Old School Practical Effects
Tom Jolliffe looks at the use of old school effects and filming techniques and whether they still have a place in the CGI age… Computers are a wonderful thing. The computer generated image has take cinema up to a point where almost limitless creative possibilities are at a film-makers disposable. You can create a whole […]
Shades, Leather and New Messiahs in Late 90s Sci-Fi
Tom Jolliffe looks back on three key sci-fi films at the end of the last century – Blade, Dark City and The Matrix… Towards the tail end of the 20th Century, sci-fi cinema was in something of a rut. A plethora of films were being made, but with a few exceptions, everything seemed to be […]
Excellent Adventures with Bill & Ted
With the third set to arrive this year, Tom Jolliffe looks back at the first two Bill & Ted films… I remember when Bill & Ted’s Excellent Adventure came out and took the world by storm. I first saw it on video and in the early 90’s it would be a film I’d watching at […]
Anjelica Huston joins Ana de Armas and Keanu Reeves in John Wick spinoff Ballerina
Anjelica Huston is set to make her return to the John Wick universe, with the actress signing on to reprise her John Wick: Chapter 3 – Parabellum role as crime lord The Director in the Ana de Armas-led spinoff Ballerina. The film is in production now, with Len Wiseman (Underworld) directing from a script by […]
Jonah Hill to direct Keanu Reeves in his sophomore feature Outcome
Jonah Hill is set to follow his wonderful directorial-debut Mid90s by lining up Keanu Reeves to star in his sophomore feature film Outcome. Deadline broke the news that Hill would be directing the John Wick star in Outcome, but beyond the fact that Hill also co-wrote the script with Ezra Woods, details on the film […]
2021 according to Johnny Mnemonic
Tom Jolliffe looks at the world of Johnny Mnemonic, and its mid-90’s depiction of what 2021 might be like… 2020 has been a relentless hundred hand slap to the balls. Edge of Tomorrow predicted 2020 as an Earth besieged by aliens, one year after Blade Runner had offered up the prospect of replicants walking among […]
Why John Wick 4 will be the action event of 2022
Tom Jolliffe looks ahead to John Wick: Chapter 4, with a cast that is shaping up beautifully… With three films under his belt, John Wick shows no signs of hanging up his gun-fu weaponry, or retiring from judo throwing his way through hordes of enemies. The Keanu Reeves star vehicle, which boosted his appeal like […]
John Wick: Chapter 4 trailer promises a kick-ass action epic
As the John Wick universe expands, the titular hero is back for another installment in the beloved action franchise. In the first trailer for John Wick: Chapter 4, we meet the hero as he begins his war against the High Table. The film will see Keanu Reeves’ character travelling from New York to Paris to […]
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