Ricky Church marks the tenth anniversary of Drive…While a certain franchise that is both fast and furious may have dominated the car heist genre in the past decade plus, every now and then there comes along a film that gives the genre a shot in the arm for how dramatic and captivating its story and […]
The Directors We Love to Hate
Tom Jolliffe takes a look at some of cinemas most hated directors…When all is said and done with a film, everything boils down to one thing: The individuals verdict. You’ll love films, you’ll hate them, you’ll be totally indifferent to some. This then rings true of individual aspects in a film, from cast, to perhaps […]
Mann, Refn and the Safdies: Mastering Neo-Noir
Tom Jolliffe looks at a few examples of classic neo-noirs… Dark tales in rain sodden streets with the glistening neons of a big City. There comes that inevitable moment. A wrong choice, the self-destructive move to an inescapable corner. The neo-noir, the resurrection of the classic film noir genre that typified much of 30’s-50’s cinema. There […]
Video Game Review – Death Stranding
Shaun Munro reviews Death Stranding…In an age where the dollar value of a single-player game without the expected “live service” accoutrements couldn’t be lower, it’s enormously refreshing to see something like Death Stranding – a title so stridently committed to minimalism despite its evidently massive production budget.But more than that, the latest offering from Hideo Kojima […]
Nicolas Winding Refn’s Maniac Cop remake gets the green light from HBO as TV series
Way back in 2014 it was announced that Drive filmmaker Nicolas Winding Refn was looking to produce a remake of the cult 1988 slasher Maniac Cop with director John Hyams (Universal Soldier: Regeneration). While the project has been on and off over the past five years, Deadline now brings word that it is officially moving […]
October Horrors 2019 Day 6 – The Neon Demon (2016)
The Neon Demon, 2016.Directed Nicolas Winding Refn. Starring Elle Fanning, Karl Glusman, Jena Malone, Bella Heathcote, Desmond Harrington, Christina Hendricks and Keanu Reeves.SYNOPSIS:After the death of her parents, Jesse moves to Los Angeles to pursue a career as a model, with her youth and beauty unleashing intense dark feelings of jealousy and fascination.For today’s edition […]
John Hillcoat and Nicolas Winding Refn teaming for Witchfinder General remake
Deadline is reporting that John Hillcoat (The Road) is set to direct a remake of the cult 1968 horror Witchfinder General, which is being produced by Nicolas Winding Refn (Drive).The original film, hugely controversial for its time, was directed by Michael Reeves and told a heavily fictionalised account of the the notorious real-life 17th century […]
Nicolas Winding Refn’s Too Old to Die Young gets a first trailer
The first trailer has been released for Nicolas Winding Refn’s upcoming Amazon Prime crime thriller series Too Old to Die Young which stars Miles Teller, Wolliam Baldwin, Jena Malone, John Hawkes, Celestino Cornielle, Nell Tiger Free, Alexander Gomez, Callie Hernandez, and Babs Olusanmokun; watch it here… ❤️👁🔻 The trailer has arrived 🔻👁❤️ Too Old To […]
Why Maniac Cop is the remake you didn’t know you needed
Tom Jolliffe looks at the long rumoured remake of Maniac Cop…Hands up who’s seen Maniac Cop… Okay, a fair few cult movie enthusiasts of a certain age. Bruce Campbell and Tom Atkins facing off against a vengeful, presumed dead ex-cop, played by the late, most granite jawed actor in history, Robert Z’Dar. It’s pure exploitation […]
Who are the contemporary Masters of Cinema?
Anghus Houvouras on the contemporary Masters of Cinema…Sometimes a good movie conversation can lead you to interesting places. Take the discussion around the wildly overpraised Baby Driver; a good movie that’s being called a ‘masterpiece’ (it’s not). During the discussion my friend Simon Columb posted this on Twitter: Edgar Wright ain’t no “master”. Bloomin’ eck […]
