Widows (2018).
Steve McQueen’s latest picture plays like a response to the oft-criticised (and maybe sometimes not criticised enough) treatment of women in film as motives for change or trauma in the… Continue reading "Widows (2018)."
Author: Haydn Spurrell
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‘Blade Runner – Black Lotus’ Anime in development.
It’s fitting that Blade Runner, Ridley Scott’s profoundly impactful science-fiction masterpiece, is getting an anime series given its significant impact on Japanese animation. U.S. cable network Adult Swim is partnering… Continue reading "‘Blade Runner – Black Lotus’ Anime in development."
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Gattaca (1997).
Vincent Freeman, played by Ethan Hawke, narrates a childhood during which he, as an invalid, would swim out to sea with his brother to see who could go the furthest.… Continue reading "Gattaca (1997)."
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Cam (2018).
Anonymity is king in many corners of the digital world. Alice (Madeline Brewer), her screen name Lola, finds herself creating her own wonderlands in the romantically lit shows she puts… Continue reading "Cam (2018)."
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AMC’s The Walking Dead and Breaking Bad are getting feature films.
This week production began on the long-gestating Deadwood film. It will act as a continuation of the highly acclaimed yet short-lived, three season-long, western drama starring Ian McShane, Timothy Olyphant, Molly… Continue reading "AMC’s The Walking Dead and Breaking Bad are getting feature films."
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Ridley Scott begins work on Gladiator sequel.
Ridley Scott is developing a sequel to 2000’s Gladiator, the Oscar-winning sword-and-sandals epic which starred Russell Crowe as a general-turned-slave who ultimately stands up to the Emperor of Rome. The… Continue reading "Ridley Scott begins work on Gladiator sequel."
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First Man (2018).
Though not the awe-inspiring adventure that some might hope for or expect from a film about Neil Armstrong stepping out onto the moon (an historical event that took a surprisingly… Continue reading "First Man (2018)."
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Venom (2018).
Tom Hardy is the best thing about Sony’s latest adaptation of a Marvel Comics property. In fact, he might be the only good thing in a film so very unsure… Continue reading "Venom (2018)."
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Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom (2018) – Blu-Ray Review.
Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom finds the middle of the road with an often alarming ease. Its moments of quality are balanced by moments of, at best, mediocrity, the latter of which… Continue reading "Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom (2018) – Blu-Ray Review."
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Fantastic Mr. Fox (2009).
With his 2009 animated hit Fantastic Mr. Fox, Wes Anderson makes the process of adapting Roald Dahl’s story into three acts sound effortless. Dahl had provided the middle of the… Continue reading "Fantastic Mr. Fox (2009)."