Tom Jolliffe takes a jaunt back to the 80’s to see how some of the decade’s biggest fantasy films have aged… Growing up as a young sprog in the 80’s I was treated to all manner of eye-catching fantasy films. A lot of these ‘kids’ films were completely savaged by critics at the time. I […]
The Alternative Halloween – A Terrifying 80’s Kids Movie Double Bill
Tom Jolliffe looks back at two terrifying kids films from the 80’s… Before terms such as snowflake and millennial were brought into common use, and before the world descended into a constant keyboard manned war over matters of offence, the world was a simpler time. PC and Health and Safety gone mad wasn’t a thing. […]
What Do Star Ratings Really Mean?
Eddy Gardiner on star ratings… Star ratings have a habit of ruling film criticism. Bus posters and billboards particularly love their eye-catching nature, and indeed it makes sense to advertise with such a clear visual aid in areas where people will only grab a quick glance at the poster in question. Even if there’s a small […]
BFI: Blockbuster year for British indie films
In a year packed with mega studio hits – Star Wars: The Force Awakens, Mad Max, Jurassic World and Spectre, to name a few – British independent films managed to hold their own and bring in millions of pounds. According to figures released by the BFI, home-grown productions made a real impact with audiences in 2015, […]
Hotel Transylvania 2 holds onto top spot at the UK box office
UK box office top ten and analysis for the weekend of Friday 23rd October to Sunday 25th October 2015… Sony Animation’s sequel Hotel Transylvania 2 held on to top spot at the UK box office for the second week in a row with £2.28 million – although its reign will be short-lived, with Spectre pulling […]
Hotel Transylvania 2 tops the UK box office chart
UK box office top ten and analysis for the weekend of Friday 16th October to Sunday 18th October 2015… The UK box office chart received a shakeup this past weekend with five new entries all cracking the top ten, the best of which was Hotel Transylvania 2, with the Sony animated sequel pulling in a […]
Ridley Scott’s The Martian retains top spot at the UK box office
UK box office top ten and analysis for the weekend of Friday 9th October to Sunday 11th October 2015… Ridley Scott’s The Martian retained top spot at the UK box office in its second weekend, pulling in £3.85 million to push its haul to £13.21 million and counting. The best of the new entries […]
Everest climbs to the summit of the UK box office chart
UK box office top ten and analysis for the weekend of Friday 18th September to Sunday 20th September 2015… Director Baltasar Kormakur’s star-studded survival thriller Everest has topped the UK box office chart in its opening weekend, with the film pulling in £3,160,154 to dethrone the Tom Hardy-headlined gangster biopic Legend. Three other newcomers managed […]
Tom Hardy responds to “inelegance” of TIFF question about his sexuality
Tom Hardy has discussed the recent controversy over a press conference question about his sexuality in Toronto, admitting he was “really, really annoyed” by the line of questioning. SEE ALSO: Tom Hardy’s Legend tops the UK box office chart SEE ALSO: Read our ★ ★ ★ ★ review of Legend Hardy was promoting the screening […]
Second Opinion – Legend (2015)
Legend, 2015. Directed by Brian Helgeland. Starring Tom Hardy, Emily Browning, David Thewlis, Taron Egerton, Christopher Eccleston, Paul Bettany and Chazz Palminteri. SYNOPSIS: A biopic on the infamous twins, The Krays, charting their life of crime in the 1960’s. Ronnie and Reggie Kray have become the UK equivalent of Al Capone. East End gangsters, Brian […]