Pixar has been a pioneer in the realm of computer animated features since 1995, when they released the first of its kind in Toy Story. The release of this particular film was groundbreaking because that there had never been a computer animated movie released in theaters. The success of Toy Story was a game changer and steered […]
In 2009, Sophie Barthes made her directorial debut with the underrated science-fiction movie Cold Souls. The Charlie Kaufman-esque narrative saw a struggling, middle-aged actor (Paul Giamatti as himself) put his soul into storage in an attempt to find new inspiration. Now, six years and one baby later, the French-American filmmaker returns with a completely different film: Madame Bovary is […]
Despite the Internet’s initial outcry, the Batman side of the oncoming DC Cinematic Universe is increasingly promising. To the point where I would say that this Batman might be the most Batman Batman to Batman yet. And that’s a bit of a shame. Let me explain. First, lets look at the history of cinematic Batman, […]
This weekend’s release of Poltergeist is not the first horror remake/reboot, nor is it—by any means—the last. Hollywood (and by extension, the world) has always had an obsession with piggybacking off of the success of popular films, the horror genre in particular. Countless reproductions of Dracula and Frankenstein have dotted the history of film, and […]
The fourth entry in the Mad Max series, Mad Max: Fury Road has been a hit with critics and audiences alike, being a great return for the action icon. But there has been a sector of so-called men’s rights activists – or to use a more accurate term, morons, who have demanded audiences boycott “Fury […]
After a breakout role on the critically acclaimed HBO miniseries Band of Brothers, Tom Hardy quickly won a part in Ridley Scott’s Black Hawk Down. An unforgettable rising star, Hardy surged to international prominence by playing ‘Shinzon’ in Star Trek: Nemesis. A magnanimous blend of character actor and leading man, Hardy has begun to embody […]
With some fabulous re-releases – including a timely Jurassic Park box set – this week’s home-video fare is skewed toward an older group of films. However, an Oscar Winning performance from Julianne Moore won us over, and earned Richard Glatzer’s Still Alice the title of Recommendation of the Week. New Release: Still Alice – (Blu-ray, DVD and Instant) […]
There is great appeal to the world of espionage: international travel, funky spy toys, the opportunity to seduce beautiful women and save the world from devious villains! It is a rich world for storytellers, whether telling fantasy tales of megalomaniacs trying to take over the world, realistic threats of foreign agencies and terrorists or personal […]
I’m going to talk about Avengers: Age of Ultron in detail, so be warned there are SPOILERS! Avengers: Age of Ultron has now been out for almost a week in the U.S., giving fans ample time to see and digest the latest tentpole movie in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. It is a dense movie, nearly 2 […]
We Brits are going to the polls for the 2015 General Election and with so much political campaigning happening on these islands, now is the time to look a very British political drama. Based on a 1982 novel by then servicing Labour MP Chris Mullen, A Very British Coup was a TV miniseries for Channel 4 […]
