The war-time comedy-drama Their Finest is one of the more mainstream offerings at the 2017 Glasgow Film Festival and certainly the type of film that would gain an audience in the British Isles. It’s 1940, Britain is at war with the Axis powers and London is being bombed by the Luftwaffe. To raise morale the Ministry of […]
The perception of the career governmental lobbyist has been painted as a career in questionable morals, blackmail and back alleyway dealings. From Mr.Smith Goes to Washington to Wag the Dog, this profession has provided some fascinating on screen characters, but few films manage to raise the profile of one of the most demonized jobs in the world. […]
Playing as a part of the Pioneer Section at the Glasgow Film Festival, Clash is a bold and taut film that shows Egyptian filmmaker Mohamed Diab is a talent to watch out for. Set in 2013 during the downfall of the Muslim Brotherhood government, Clash takes places in the back of a police van where citizens of different political […]
Fred Zinnemann’s critically acclaimed 1966 biographical drama A Man for All Seasons (winner of six Academy Awards, including Best Picture, Best Director and Best Actor for Paul Scofield) has been restored as part of Eureka’s The Masters of Cinema series. Despite a slow start, it is an excellent drama anchored by a great performance by […]
An often-repeated assertion in the body of film criticism I have written is the assertion that movies do not just mirror the culture of any given time; they also create it.’ – Bell Hook The Australian public allowed this man into their lounge rooms for over three decades with the rambunctious Margaret Pomeranz at his […]
The Great Wall, directed by Zhang Yimou, is a cheesy, colorful dumb monster movie and it never tries to be anything more or anything less. A group of mercenaries travel far to the East in search of gunpowder. Relentless bandit attacks, an encounter with a strange beast leaves only William (Matt Damon) and Tovar (Pedro […]
“Are you in the habit of taking tea with anyone who approaches you in a foreign port?” He went on and snorted carelessly. “No wonder you were abducted so easily.” ― V.S. Carnes As a father of three daughters, I find it difficult to be entertained by the abduction and subsequent torture of a young woman. […]
1944’s Cover Girl, restored as part of Eureka’s The Masters of Cinema series, is a classic Hollywood Musical that powers through an unspectacular plot on the back of a wonderful production and some fantastic musical numbers. Directed by Charles Vidor and starring the legendary Gene Kelly and Rita Hayworth, Cover Girl is the story of […]
Most sequels to successful action movies usually follow the same plot, it picks up where the original film left off, rehashes the same plot to what made the film successful in the first place and throws in some kind of origin story to get to know the main character and in essence, kind of ruining his […]
For those of you less-than-satisfied with Batman v. Superman, for those of you who thought Nolan’s Dark Knight trilogy was maybe a little too dark, for those of you who love the comics and want more than anything to see the Bat-family represented on screen … I know it sounds ridiculous, but The LEGO Batman […]
