Greyhound (2020).
The year 2020 will be defined by two words, pandemic and lockdown. Those factors drastically shifted everything in society from everyday work life, to local parks and recreation, to restaurants… Continue reading "Greyhound (2020)."
Author: Leighton Winstone
Ricky Gervais has blocked me on Twitter. True story.
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Beastie Boys Story (2020).
In 2012 the Beastie Boys as a band ended with the tragic death of founder Adam Yauch, aka MCA, to cancer. So cruelly robbed of life at 47, Yauch was… Continue reading "Beastie Boys Story (2020)."
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Why Don’t Video Games Make Great Movies?
It’s reported that Eli Roth is set to direct an adaptation of the extremely popular video game Borderlands from a script written by Chernobyl creator Craig Mazin for Lionsgate Studios.… Continue reading "Why Don’t Video Games Make Great Movies?"
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The Film ‘89 Year in Review 2019 – Part 1, Leighton Winstone.
In something of a different approach to that of our previous end of year reviews, this year we’re giving each member of the Film ‘89 team their own piece via… Continue reading "The Film ‘89 Year in Review 2019 – Part 1, Leighton Winstone."
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El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie (2019).
*** POSSIBLE MINOR SPOILERS *** Note – Before I begin I’d recommend watching all of Breaking Bad before watching El Camino. Do TV movie spin-offs work? Films normally introduce new… Continue reading "El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie (2019)."
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Taika Waititi’s delayed Akira remake could lead to him writing and directing Thor 4.
Taika Waititi’s live action adaptation of Katsuhiro Ôtomo’s classic 1988 Japanese animated film, Akira has reportedly fallen foul of production issues over the script and casting, meaning that it’s been… Continue reading "Taika Waititi’s delayed Akira remake could lead to him writing and directing Thor 4."
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Stranger Things 3 (2019).
In 2016 Netflix released an Amblin-esque TV series about a group of ‘80s kids stumbling into and trying to solve the mystery of a missing boy that had supernatural elements,… Continue reading "Stranger Things 3 (2019)."
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Some thoughts on the Star Wars: The Rise Of Skywalker Teaser Trailer.
It’s been a week since Lucasfilm released the teaser and title of Episode IX at the Star Wars Celebration in Chicago with a panel consisting of a majority of the… Continue reading "Some thoughts on the Star Wars: The Rise Of Skywalker Teaser Trailer."
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Bros: After The Screaming Stops (2018).
In the late 1980s an explosion happened in the UK pop music scene. At the centre of that explosion was a band consisting of a pair of blonde twins, Matt… Continue reading "Bros: After The Screaming Stops (2018)."
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Black Mirror: Bandersnatch (2018).
Charlie Brooker’s TV series Black Mirror has taken numerous steps to highlight the modern day world’s reliance on technology and its potential possibilities along with its pitfalls to show what… Continue reading "Black Mirror: Bandersnatch (2018)."