One of the innate powers of film is the ability to take a subject which is steeped in the culture, politics, language and values of a particular place or country,… Continue reading "Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939)."
In 1996 Tom Cruise starred in the Brian De Palma directed Mission: Impossible as its central protagonist Ethan Hunt and now, twenty-two years later, we once again join Hunt’s continuing… Continue reading "Mission: Impossible – Fallout (2018)."
In what will come as surprising news given previous reports released earlier this year, Carrie Fisher will return to the Star Wars universe in the J.J. Abrams directed Episode IX. Previously Lucasfilm… Continue reading "Star Wars Episode IX casting details emerge. Carrie Fisher and Mark Hamill both set to return."
*** SPOILER WARNING *** One of the most significant themes in film history involves the questioning of reality, of what is real. It’s a sub-genre of film which crosses various main… Continue reading "The Truman Show (1998) – A tale of Reality TV told when it was still just fantasy."
Well it’s been a long road but it’s finally official, the X-Men are at last going to join the Avengers in the Marvel Cinematic Universe after Disney’s whopping $71.3 billion… Continue reading "Disney’s acquisition of Fox is finally official!"
It’s kind of a given that Hollywood loves nothing better than a remake these days, but let’s be honest, how many actually work out for the best? Beloved classics such… Continue reading "Warner Bros want Deadpool 2 director David Leitch to helm Enter The Dragon remake."
Coming to Hayao Miyazaki’s early work as an adult, there’s something mildly unsettling about the titular creature of his beloved 1988 animated feature which turns 30 this year, My Neighbor… Continue reading "My Neighbor Totoro (1988)."
FX has revealed the cast for its adaptation of the critically acclaimed DC Comics/Vertigo comic book series, Y: The Last Man. Written by Brian K. Vaughan (Saga, Paper Girls, Marvel’s The Runaways) with… Continue reading "FX assembles impressive cast for comic book adaptation Y: The Last Man."
The Rock’s latest offering, Skyscraper, seems to be having a tough time getting any love, with the modern day take on Die Hard hardly setting the studio’s bank account alight with an… Continue reading "Skyscraper receives criticism for casting an able bodied actor in a disabled role."
With Roger Moore hanging up His tuxedo after 1985’s A View To A Kill, the role of the world’s favourite Super Spy, James Bond was passed on to a relatively… Continue reading "Licence to Kill (1989)."
