It’s time to look at arguably David Fincher’s worst films… but fear not, as they’re all still pretty great… Directors come and go. Some have an enviable legacy born of a stellar CV. Such power usually means they can make what they want and indulge however they please. Martin Scorsese seems to find it increasingly […]
Movie Review – The Killer (2023)
The Killer, 2023. Directed by David Fincher. Starring Michael Fassbender, Arliss Howard, Charles Parnell, Gabriel Polanco, Kerry O’Malley, Emiliano Pernia, Sala Baker, Sophie Charlotte, Tilda Swinton, Monique Ganderton, and Kellan Rhude. SYNOPSIS: After a fateful near-miss, an assassin battles his employers, and himself, on an international manhunt he insists isn’t personal. This piece was written […]
Movie Review – The Killer (2023)
The Killer, 2023. Directed by David Fincher Starring Michael Fassbender, Charles Parnell, Arliss Howard, Kerry O’Malley, Sala Baker, with Tilda Swinton and Sophie Charlotte SYNOPSIS: After a fateful near-miss an assassin battles his employers, and himself, on an international manhunt he insists isn’t personal. David Fincher once again peers into the darker recesses of the […]
The Essential 80s Action Movies
Tom Jolliffe with his picks of the essential 1980s action movies… Cheesy, excessive, over the top and funny. Something about the 1980s action movie marks it as the most extravagant, bold and explosive era of the genre. The 90s infused MTV stylistics into the genre and certainly went for a flashier style of shooting and […]
David Fincher looks back at his career and Fight Club reaction
Iconic filmmaker David Fincher is entering a new era with his sleek thriller The Killer. As he heads to the future, the filmmaker has been talking about his legacy and how he views his career. Speaking to The Guardian, Fincher honestly looks at himself, saying he’ll “never be a more mature filmmaker” before addressing his […]
Michael Fassbender is The Killer in new trailer for David Fincher’s latest
Coinciding with its theatrical release, and ahead of its arrival on Netflix next month, a new trailer has landed online for David Fincher’s thriller The Killer which stars Michael Fassbender as an assassin who finds himself in a battle with both his employers and himself on his international hunt for retribution; watch it below… After […]
David Fincher on his abandoned World War Z sequel plans, compares it to The Last of Us
For some time, David Fincher was attached to a sequel for World War Z, the zombie actioner starring Brad Pitt. While they never came to fruition, Fincher was asked about the project by GQ, pressing for details on what the filmmaker was cooking up in his follow-up to the Marc Forster-helmed blockbuster. During the interview, […]
The Essential Films of John Woo
Tom Jolliffe offers up an essential John Woo selection… John Woo has been a little quiet of late, but the legendary Hong Kong filmmaker is set to make his Hollywood return this year with his “comeback” movie Silent Night, which has just received its first trailer this week. To the uninitiated, John Woo was once […]
Dust in the Eye: Ten Tear-Jerking Moments in Action Movies
Tom Jolliffe looks at ten tear-jerking moments from an eclectic mix of action movies (with major spoilers)… Action movies are exciting, sometimes empowering, often chaotic and move at a breakneck pace. The primary directive of an action film is to invest you enough into the characters’ quest that you care what happens, but usually only […]
Michael Fassbender is The Killer in trailer for David Fincher’s new thriller
Ahead of its world premiere this coming Sunday at the Venice Film Festival, Netflix has debuted the first trailer for The Killer, director David Fincher’s upcoming thriller based on Alexis Nolent (a.k.a Matz) and Luc Jacamon’s graphic novel series. The film sees Michael Fassbender leading a cast that includes Charles Parnell, Arliss Howard, Sophie Charlotte […]