Suffragette is a movie made with good intentions, an historical drama about the fight for women to gain the right to vote. It was a major production where women dominated the major behind the scenes roles and boasted an impressive cast about an important movement in history, though it ended up being a watered down piece of historical […]
One thing to understand about this movie off the top, is that there are better iterations of the Peter Pan mythos out there. Much, much better. Take Steven Spielberg’s Hook for instance. Much has been said about that film over the years, most of it negative, but that is actually an inspired take on the […]
Here we go again. Less than a month after The Green Inferno, Eli Roth is back, back, back! He has scaled back from the Amazon rainforest to a small-scale home-invasion thriller and added a bona fide star in the form of Keanu Reeves. Knock, Knock is Roth’s attempt to inverse the gender roles and make a thriller in […]
Since bursting on the scene as a director, Joe Wright has become a filmmaker known for his striking visuals, amazing camerawork and gets excellent performances from his actors. At the age of 42, Wright has already made five movies with his sixth Pan, his first big budget Hollywood film being released: we will celebrate by looking […]
Lately, there’s been a trend of scientifically optimistic films, particularly ones involving space travel. The Martian is a welcome addition to this upward trajectory. Based on the online-serial-turned-book of the same name, written by Andy Weir, The Martian tells the story of Astronaut Mark Watney, a member of the third manned mission to Mars, who is left […]
The release of the next James Bond adventure, Spectre, is fast approaching and fans are eagerly anticipating the 24th movie in the series. The previous entry in the series Skyfall was the biggest Bond film to date, earning over a billion dollars at the box-office and a 92% rating on Rotten Tomatoes. Daniel Craig’s tenure […]
Macbeth, the famed Scottish play, one of William Shakespeare’s most famous works, a tragedy about how the pursuit of power corrupts. It is a play that has been adapted numerous times and now, Australian filmmaker Justin Kurzel has taken on the task of adapting the work of the Bard. This version of Macbeth sets itself […]
