Apostle (2018).
If any stock is to be put in the comments that frequently surface on social media regarding the changing face of how movies are delivered to audiences, then for many,… Continue reading "Apostle (2018)."
Category: Reviews
Our in-depth analysis of the latest films as well as retrospective analysis of older or classic movies.
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Three Colors: White (1994).
***SPOILER WARNING*** I must admit, if I’d watched Three Colors: White in isolation, I probably would’ve dismissed it. It’s an interesting film which generates a fair few laughs and more than… Continue reading "Three Colors: White (1994)."
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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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Three Colors: Blue (1993).
October 15th 2018 sees the 25th anniversary of the first film in arguably one of the greatest trilogies of all time, three films which explored love, death, grief, age, friendship, sex and… Continue reading "Three Colors: Blue (1993)."
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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)."
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Independence Day (1996) and the ‘High Concept’ Summer Blockbuster.
The ‘high concept’ film is a cinematic phenomenon that became popular in the 1980s. Simply put, it’s the idea that the story of a film can be summed up in one sentence, often… Continue reading "Independence Day (1996) and the ‘High Concept’ Summer Blockbuster."
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The Film ‘89 Podcast Episode 16 – Predator (1987) – The Predator (2018).
In Episode 16 of The Film ‘89 Podcast Neil and Skye are joined by filmmaker and host of the Flixwise Podcast and contributor to Film ‘89, Martin Kessler for an… Continue reading "The Film ‘89 Podcast Episode 16 – Predator (1987) – The Predator (2018)."
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Anomalisa (2015).
Michael Stone is a writer, public speaker, and a miserable middle-aged man. He sleeps restlessly, he’s bored of the endless droll of everyday human interaction, and he no longer feels… Continue reading "Anomalisa (2015)."