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)."
*** 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."
F. W. Murnau’s 1927 classic Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans is a film about sex and love, about lust and family, about money and poverty. It is a paean of marriage, a film… Continue reading "Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans (1927)."
Episode 8 of The Film ‘89 Podcast is something of a departure from the regular format of the show as Skye and Steve Amos provide an audio commentary to one… Continue reading "The Film ‘89 Podcast Episode 8 – Casablanca (1942)."
With just a week passing since its release on YouTube Red, plans are already afoot for the continuation of The Karate Kid saga, with the subscription service announcing a second… Continue reading "Cobra Kai to get a Second Season."
Neil Gaskin and Skye Wingfield act as tournament adjudicators on the first two (freely available) episodes of YouTube Red’s hotly anticipated series. If you are of a certain age then… Continue reading "Cobra Kai (2018) – Episodes 1 & 2 – Review."
Seemingly dead in the water after allegations were made against one of its then star leads, Kevin Spacey, and fraught with controversy over disproportionate payments to its other two main… Continue reading "All The Money In The World (2017) – Review."
Another familiar face has been announced to star in Quintin Tarantino’s next film, which has been confirmed as being titled Once Upon A Time In Hollywood. The film is based… Continue reading "Brad Pitt joins Leonardo DiCaprio in Tarantino’s forthcoming film about the Mason murders."
Clint Eastwood is currently doing the rounds with promotional duties for his new thriller The 15:17 to Paris which tells the real life story of three American friends, two of… Continue reading "Clint Eastwood comments on political correctness whilst promoting his new film, The 15:17 to Paris."
Serving as an unofficial sequel to Hal Ashby’s 1973 film, The Last Detail, director Richard Linklater’s latest offering, Last Flag Flying, tells the story of three Vietnam veterans brought together… Continue reading "Last Flag Flying (2017) – Review."
