Casey Chong with ten essential revenge thrillers you may have missed… Revenge thrillers have been a cinematic mainstay, giving us the pleasure of watching the protagonist set out on a vengeance route to kill the person(s) responsible for a murder. Popular movies from Oldboy to Man on Fire, the Kill Bill duology, and of course, […]
Johnnie To, Hong Kong Cinema’s Modern Master
Simon Thompson delves into the career of Hong Kong filmmaker Johnnie To… Intensely prolific (with a back-catalogue dating all the way back to 1980) and defiant, Johnnie To is a Hong Kong filmmaking giant who, despite approaching the age of 70 this year, has shown no sign of slowing down or falling out of love […]
Gary Daniels: Britain’s Original Martial Arts Action Hero
Tom Jolliffe looks at the career of British action star Gary Daniels… If you’re into action (and particularly anything to do with Martial arts) and you enjoy seeing some of Britain’s finest flying the flag, then you’ll probably know about Jason Statham and Scott Adkins. There’s another Martial Arts icon that genre fans might well […]
Movie Review – Vengeance (2022)
Vengeance, 2022. Written and Directed by B.J. Novak. Starring B.J. Novak, Boyd Holbrook, J. Smith-Cameron, Lio Tipton, Dove Cameron, Issa Rae, Ashton Kutcher, Isabella Amara, Eli Bickel, Grayson Berry, Ben Whitehair, Gonzalo Robles, and Clint Obenchain. SYNOPSIS: A radio host from New York City attempts to solve the murder of a girl he hooked up […]
Watch Issa Rae, Ashton Kutcher and Boyd Holbrook in the trailer for B.J. Novak’s dark comedy Vengeance
Focus Features has just released the official trailer for The Office alum B.J. Novak’s directorial debut Vengeance. Tapping into the cultural touchpoints of true-crime podcasting and conspiracy theories, Novak stars as a podcaster investigating the mystery surrounding the death of a girl he previously hooked up with, which Boyd Holbrook’s local seems to think was […]
Cops and Robbers: The Enduring Appeal of Billy Murray
Tom Jolliffe looks at the career of film and TV icon Billy Murray, who is still going strong… With a career that has spanned close to 50 years, British legend Billy Murray has made a name for himself as not just a reliable on screen ne’er-do-well or police officer, but attained iconic status with two […]
