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Revisiting Bound: The Wachowskis’ Stunning Directorial Debut

December 18, 2021 by Tom Jolliffe

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 […]

Filed Under: Articles and Opinions, Movies, Tom Jolliffe Tagged With: Assassins, Bound, Don Davis, Gina Gershon, Jennifer Tilly, Joe Pantoliano, Lana Wachowski, lilly wachowski, The Matrix, The Wachowskis

Great Directors and Their Forgotten Gems

January 6, 2021 by Tom Jolliffe

Tom Jolliffe looks at the forgotten gems that most great directors have… If you think of many great directors you cast your mind to their career highlights. Those iconic films. Many of these directors become largely defined by one or two films in particular (sometimes more). Additionally occasionally you might also remember those films that […]

Filed Under: Articles and Opinions, Movies, Tom Jolliffe Tagged With: Bound, Duel, Francis Ford Coppola, insomnia, Jackie Brown, James Cameron, Martin Scorsese, Quentin Tarantino, Steven Spielberg, The Abyss, The Conversation, The Wachowskis

Revisiting Assassins at 25

October 10, 2020 by Tom Jolliffe

Tom Jolliffe looks back at the Sylvester Stallone and Antonio Banderas action vehicle Assassins as it turns 25… Starring action titan, Sylvester Stallone and Antonio Banderas hot off Desperado hitting big, came a film written by the Wachowski’s (pre fame), produced by Joel Silver and directed by Richard Donner (Lethal Weapon franchise). Every hallmark in […]

Filed Under: Articles and Opinions, Movies, Tom Jolliffe Tagged With: Antonio Banderas, Assassins, Joel Silver, Julianne Moore, Richard Donner, Sylvester Stallone, The Wachowskis

Shades, Leather and New Messiahs in Late 90s Sci-Fi

June 1, 2020 by Tom Jolliffe

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 […]

Filed Under: Articles and Opinions, Movies, Tom Jolliffe Tagged With: Alex Proyas, Blade, Dark City, Keanu Reeves, Stephen Norrington, The Matrix, The Wachowskis, Wesley Snipes

Sense8: The Series Finale gets a trailer from Netflix

May 17, 2018 by Ricky Church

Netflix has released a trailer for Sense8: The Series Finale, which serves as a two-hour finale to the Wachowskis and J. Michael Straczynski’s acclaimed sci-fi drama series after Netflix cancelled the series without a proper resolution. Check it out below… Sense8 is centered around eight characters, from different parts of the world, who experience a violent vision, and […]

Filed Under: News, Ricky Church, Television Tagged With: J. Michael Straczynski, netflix, Sense8, The Wachowskis

Zak Penn reveals his Matrix movie is still going ahead

March 20, 2018 by Matt Rodgers

While doing the rounds for his co-scripting duties on Steven Spielberg’s Ready Player One (read our review here), Zak Penn has given an update on his foray into another cinematic virtual world, his rumoured Matrix movie. Originally reported as a reboot, Penn dismissed this last year, at around about the same time stories began to […]

Filed Under: Movies, News Tagged With: The Matrix, The Wachowskis, Zak Penn

Movie Review – Jupiter Ascending (2015)

February 9, 2015 by Gary Collinson

Jupiter Ascending, 2015. Written and Directed by The Wachowskis. Starring Mila Kunis, Channing Tatum, Sean Bean, Eddie Redmayne, Douglas Booth and Tuppence Middleton. SYNOPSIS: In a bright and colorful future, a young destitute caretaker gets targeted by a ruthless son of a powerful family that live on a planet in need of a new heir, so […]

Filed Under: Movies, Reviews, Rohan Morbey Tagged With: Channing Tatum, Douglas Booth, Eddie Redmayne, Jupiter Ascending, Mila Kunis, Sean Bean, The Wachowskis, Tuppence Middleton

Second Opinion – Jupiter Ascending (2015)

February 6, 2015 by Robert Kojder

Jupiter Ascending, 2015 Written and directed by The Wachowskis Starring Mila Kunis, Channing Tatum, Sean Bean, Eddie Redmayne, Douglas Booth, Tuppence Middleton SYNOPSIS: In a bright and colorful future, a young destitute caretaker gets targeted by a ruthless son of a powerful family that live on a planet in need of a new heir, so she […]

Filed Under: Movies, Reviews, Robert Kojder Tagged With: Channing Tatum, Douglas Booth, Eddie Redmayne, Jupiter Ascending, Mila Kunis, Sean Bean, The Wachowskis, Tuppence Middleton

Movie Review – Jupiter Ascending (2015)

February 5, 2015 by Luke Owen

Jupiter Ascending, 2015 Written and directed by The Wachowskis Starring Mila Kunis, Channing Tatum, Sean Bean, Eddie Redmayne, Douglas Booth, Tuppence Middleton SYNOPSIS: In a bright and colorful future, a young destitute caretaker gets targeted by a ruthless son of a powerful family that live on a planet in need of a new heir, so she […]

Filed Under: Luke Owen, Movies, Reviews Tagged With: Channing Tatum, Douglas Booth, Eddie Redmayne, Jupiter Ascending, Mila Kunis, Sean Bean, The Wachowskis, Tuppence Middleton

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