Tom Jolliffe looks at a pre-Covid rise in popularity for independent films, and a big upcoming push for content going forward… Slowly but surely, changes were afoot this time last year. It had been a progressive rise for a few years. Cinema was still monopolised by the mega budget blockbusters. In particular, Disney and every […]
The 2019 Movies Unfairly Overlooked During Awards Season
Tom Jolliffe takes a look back at several of last year’s films overlooked by the major award ceremonies…. As we find ourselves almost half way between the last Oscars and the next, with some uncertainty about just what we’ll see at the 2021 Academy Awards (after months of delayed films and closed cinemas), seems like […]
Exclusive Interview – Editor Matt Friedman on Palm Springs
Tai Freligh interviews editor Matt Friedman about Palm Springs… Palm Springs is a romantic comedy sci-fi wedding movie that Premiered at Sundance in January and touched off a bidding war that ultimately broke the record for highest sale out of the Festival. The previous record was 17.5M, Hulu and Neon bought it for $17,500,000.69. The […]
A24: Fighting to keep cinema engaging and promoting diversity
Tom Jolliffe looks at the growing impact of A24 and why they’re the best thing in cinema right now…. The widening grip of Disney expands almost every year. They can seemingly rest a little on their laurels having generally found a formula that works with minimal boundaries pushed, or need for innovative dramatic ideas. Whilst […]
Best Films of 2019 with film critic Clarisse Loughrey | The Pick of the Flicks Podcast #61
On The Pick of the Flicks Podcast, a different guest drops in every week to chat about their favourite film. This week, it’s something a little different as film critic Clarisse Loughrey joins us to round up the best movies of 2019… On this week’s episode of The Pick of the Flicks Podcast, it’s the […]
Could dumbing down cinema threaten the legacy of timeless classics?
Tom Jolliffe looks at the current monopolisation of cinemas from Hollywood tentpoles, and whether timeless classics are at risk of being forgotten… The debate has raged throughout the last half year. Martin Scorsese was at the forefront. Cinemas are being overrun with Theme park rides. The cultural, dramatic and thematic impact with some of these are […]
2019 in Review: Revisiting cinema’s biggest releases, news and talking points
Tom Jolliffe looks back at 2019 in film… Whilst we all come to terms with deleting and retyping 19 as 20 on documents, letters, invoices etc, lets make time to look back at 2019 and further confuse matters. As a year of cinema, 2019 has been interesting and with a usual mix of pop culture […]
Movie Review – The Farewell (2019)
The Farewell, 2019. Written and Directed by Lulu Wang. Starring Awkwafina, Tzi Ma, Diana Lin, Zhao Shuzhen, Lu Hong, Jiang Yongbo, Gil Perez-Abraham, Ines Laimins, Jim Liu, X Mayo, Aoi Mizuhara, and Han Chen. SYNOPSIS: A Chinese family discovers their grandmother has only a short while left to live and decide to keep her in […]
Exclusive Interview – Editor Matt Friedman discusses The Farewell
Tai Freligh chats with The Farewell editor Matt Friedman… Sundance breakout dramedy, The Farewell, starring Awkwafina and directed by Lulu Wang follows a family that returns to China under the guise of a fake wedding to stealthily say goodbye to their beloved matriarch — the only person that doesn’t know she only has a few weeks […]
It’s the season of Awkwafina
Tom Jolliffe looks at the rise of Awkwafina… Born Nora Lum, New Yorker Awkwafina has had something of a meteoric rise of late. She first come to attention as an internet hip-hop sensation with the comedy rap My Vag (Her vag is Godfather 1, and your vag is Godfather 3). At that juncture in time […]
