Tom Jolliffe looks at film analysis and fan theories. Do we over-analyse films? Cinema is a fascinating medium. A combination of carefully constructed (under the watchful eye of an auteur) visual imagery, combined with performance and sound. Some films have a clear and overriding message. Die Hard is Die Hard. You might pick apart some […]
Revisiting the Cinematic Landscape of 1999
Tom Jolliffe travels back in time 20 years to 1999 to look over the cinematic landscape… The millennium suddenly draws in. The century is in its final year. Cinema has a pre-occupation with apocalypse and disorder, chaos, among other things. It’s 1999. 20 years ago. That’s pretty frightening, but regardless, hold my hand, lets go […]
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 […]
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 […]
A look back at the original Bourne trilogy
Tom Jolliffe looks back at the original Jason Bourne trilogy, its impact on action cinema, and whether it still holds up… At a time when the Bond franchise was growing tired, and a slew of over the top action films attempted to have either edge or attitude (xXx) or riff on The Matrix, another franchise […]
Revisiting Bound: The Wachowskis’ Stunning Directorial Debut
Ahead of The Matrix Resurrections, Tom Jolliffe looks back at Bound, the Wachowskis’ directorial debut, which remains essential neo-noir… They had written a Sylvester Stallone action picture. Assassins would prove somewhat underwhelming to critics and disappointed at the box office. It would undoubtedly have been a money spinning gig for Lana and Lilly Wachowski but […]
Hot Toys brings Keanu Reeves’ Neo to life with The Matrix Resurrections sixth scale figure
Hot Toys has has unveiled its convention exclusive sixth scale Movie Masterpiece Series Neo collectible figure which is based on the likeness of Keanu Reeves in last year’s sci-fi sequel The Matrix Resurrections. It is available to pre-order now, priced at $250; check out the promotional images here… Faithfully crafted based on the appearance […]
First reactions to The Matrix Resurrections are mixed, but unanimous in their praise for Neo & Trinity
The Matrix Resurrections is finally uploaded onto cinema screens next week, and if you follow the white rabbit by searching #TheMatrixResurrections on social media then the first reactions are beginning to appear. Some call it “a gorgeous, dynamic film that’s rough in patches”, while others say it “brilliantly reinvents the franchise”, but all seem to […]
Neo revisits his past in The Matrix Resurrections first clip
During last night’s Game Awards, Warner Bros. unveiled a clip from The Matrix Resurrections, which sees Bugs (Jessica Henwick) escorting a confused Neo (Keanu Reeves) through a portal to a nostalgic meeting with Morpheus (Yahya Abdul-Mateen II); watch it here… SEE ALSO: Keanu Reeves and Carrie-Anne Moss talk up the love story at the heart […]
Keanu Reeves and Carrie-Anne Moss talk up the love story at the heart of The Matrix Resurrections in new featurette
With just under two-weeks to go before we follow the white rabbit back into Lana Wachowski’s world of zeros and ones, stars Keanu Reeves and Carrie-Anne Moss have been stripping back what’s at the heart of this complex world by talking about Neo and Trinity’s love story, which acts as the driving force for The […]
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