Tom Jolliffe takes on a double bill of overlooked thrillers from 1993 with Trespass and Judgment Night… 1993 was an odd year for movies. Looking back, there wasn’t a big selection of instant classics that might immediately jump out at you for their potential longevity. Some of the more pop culture films of the year […]
The Films of 1992: A Great Year For Movies
Tom Jolliffe ventures back 30 years to 1992, a year full of breakouts, action spectacle, iconic soundtracks and more… In my retrospective delve into the year of 1982, I boldly claimed that it might have been the greatest year of film ever. As I thrust my time machine forward a decade, I wandered the cinematic […]
From Zeus to President of the Planet: Tommy ‘Tiny’ Lister
Tom Jolliffe on the career and legacy of the late, great Tommy ‘Tiny’ Lister… Some actors are just larger than life. There’s a presence and charisma that draws your eyes upon them. The world lost another great icon of screen (and more) with the untimely passing of Tommy ‘Tiny’ Lister. His career spanned 35 years, […]
Blu-ray Review – Trespass (1992)
Trespass, 1992. Directed by Walter Hill. Starring Bill Paxton, Ice-T, William Sadler, Ice Cube, Art Evans, Tiny Lister. SYNOPSIS: A pair of firemen searching for loot find themselves in a standoff with a gang of drug dealers. Trespass is a 1992 action/crime film directed by Walter Hill (The Warriors/48 Hrs.) and starring the late, great […]
Exclusive Interviews – Clio Barnard, Ruth Wilson and Mark Stanley talk Dark River
One of the most distinctive and uncompromising voices in British film returns to cinemas this week. Often described as the natural successor to Ken Loach, Clio Barnard moves from the urban setting of her much-praised The Selfish Giant (2013) to the windswept farming country of the Yorkshire Moors in Dark River. Based on Rose […]
