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    February 13, 2019

    The Film ‘89 Podcast Episode 23 – Alita: Battle Angel (2019).

    It’s a packed office at Film ‘89 Towers for Episode 23 of The Film ‘89 Podcast as Skye, Steve and Neil are joined by Haydn all the way from Melbourne,… Continue reading "The Film ‘89 Podcast Episode 23 – Alita: Battle Angel (2019)."

  • Reviews

    February 9, 2019

    High Flying Bird (2019).

    Steven Soderbergh might just be the most interesting and versatile filmmaker working in cinema today. In the last two years, following his thankfully short-lived retirement, the director has made the… Continue reading "High Flying Bird (2019)."

  • News

    February 5, 2019

    Netflix have bought distribution rights to Zac Efron’s forthcoming Ted Bundy movie.

    We have good news for Netflix subscribers who have found themselves enthralled by the recent true crime docu-series, Conversations with a Killer: The Ted Bundy Tapes. The Hollywood Reporter has… Continue reading "Netflix have bought distribution rights to Zac Efron’s forthcoming Ted Bundy movie."

  • Directors Series, Retrospectives, Reviews

    January 30, 2019

    The Warriors (1979).

    “Maybe we’d better take off.” Can a film become so iconic, so of its time as to somehow surpass the limitations of its own flaws? The reason I ask this… Continue reading "The Warriors (1979)."

  • Reviews

    January 29, 2019

    Polar (2019).

    In the times we now find ourselves, fans of comic book movies are spoilt for choice, with a significant portion of them thankfully giving fans an enjoyable experience as of… Continue reading "Polar (2019)."

  • Reviews

    January 27, 2019

    Dragon Ball Super: Broly (2018).

    The twentieth film in a franchise over thirty years old has become an incomprehensible box office success. Dragon Ball Super: Broly might be the twentieth in a long line of… Continue reading "Dragon Ball Super: Broly (2018)."

  • Reviews

    January 23, 2019

    Glass (2019).

    *** SPOILER WARNING! *** Some films don’t do as well at the box office as the studios had banked on and yet some often go on to cultivate a large… Continue reading "Glass (2019)."

  • Reviews

    January 19, 2019

    Stan & Ollie (2018).

    It’s no secret that I love movies about movies, especially those that celebrate the history of movies. From Cinema Paradiso (1988) to Day For Night, (1973) there have been many… Continue reading "Stan & Ollie (2018)."

  • Documentaries, Reviews

    January 5, 2019

    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)."

  • Reviews

    December 29, 2018

    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)."

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  • 1 Haydn Spurrell
    • Beneath the Planet of the Apes (1970) – An End Times Allegory.
    • Spirited Away (2001).
    • Patlabor 2: The Movie (1993).
    • Patlabor: The Movie (1989).
    • The Lighthouse (2019).
  • 1 Martin Kessler
    • Tron: Ares (2025).
    • In Defence of… Tron: Legacy (2010).
    • There Are No Dinosaurs in Jurassic Park.
    • In Defence of… The Suicide Squad (2021).
    • Kong Jubilee: A 90th Anniversary Celebration – Part 3.
  • 1 Neil Gaskin
    • Buck Rogers set to return.
    • Henry Cavill states he still has Bond in his sights.
    • Black Widow’s release date moved once again.
    • Bill & Ted Face The Music (2020).
    • AMC announcement confirms that they will no longer show Universal Pictures films.
  • 1 Richard Roberts
    • Zack Snyder shares new image of Superman in black costume.
    • Where now for the DCEU?
    • Star Wars – The Nostalgia Factor & how it may hamper new entries to the franchise.
    • Red Dwarf XII Episode Titles Revealed.
  • 1 Steve Amos
    • Rudolph Valentino: Sex, Scandal and Tragedy.
    • Triumph and Trauma in ‘80s Action Movies.
    • The Cinematic Revolution: Pancho Villa and the Birth of War Cinema.
    • Emil Jannings; from Hollywood to Hitler.
    • The origin of the Academy Awards and the control of an industry.
  • 1 William Scurry
    • 2020, The Year In Review – by Bill Scurry.
    • The Last Thing He Wanted (2020).
    • The Film ‘89 Year in Review 2019 – Part 7, Bill Scurry.
    • The Promise (2019).
    • Instinct (2019).
  • 1 Jacob Rivera
    • 2020, The Year in Review – by Jacob Rivera.
    • The Film ‘89 Year in Review 2019 – Part 8, Jacob Rivera.
    • Honey Boy (2019).
    • The Last Black Man in San Francisco (2019).
    • Non-Fiction (Doubles Vies) (2018).
  • 1 John Arminio
    • “From a Certain Point of View”, Examining The Politics of The Star Wars Saga.
    • The Film ‘89 Year in Review 2019 – Part 6, John Arminio.
    • Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989).
    • Against All Odds (1984).
    • Blinded By the Light (2019).
  • 1 Leighton Winstone
    • Greyhound (2020).
    • Beastie Boys Story (2020).
    • Why Don’t Video Games Make Great Movies?
    • The Film ‘89 Year in Review 2019 – Part 1, Leighton Winstone.
    • El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie (2019).
  • 1 Skye Wingfield
    • The Film ‘89 Podcast Episode 152 – The Silence of the Lambs (1991).
    • The Film ‘89 Podcast Episode 151 – Aliens (1986).
    • The Film ‘89 Podcast Episode 150 – Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981).
    • The Film ‘89 Podcast Episode 149 – Batman: The Movie (1966).
    • The Film ‘89 Podcast Episode 148 – Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home (1986).
  • 1 Steven Saunders
    • All the Old Knives (2022).
    • Apollo 10½: A Space Age Childhood (2022).
    • He Dreams of Giants (2021).
    • Yellow Rose (2019).
    • Soul (2020).
  • 1 Tony Sower
    • Michael Mann Lights Up The Big Screen – The Insider (1999).

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