Aquaman (2018).
Owing to the trend of amalgamating long established comic book characters within the same films as done by Marvel Studios, DC Comics/Warner Bros took the more shorthand route of assembling… Continue reading "Aquaman (2018)."
Owing to the trend of amalgamating long established comic book characters within the same films as done by Marvel Studios, DC Comics/Warner Bros took the more shorthand route of assembling… Continue reading "Aquaman (2018)."
The historical period piece, commonly known as the ‘costume drama’ has long been a staple come awards season, often attracting nominations in the categories of acting, costume and set design.… Continue reading "The Favourite (2018)."
It could be argued that director Peter Jackson has lost his mojo in the days since he took on the gargantuan task of adapting The Lord of the Rings Trilogy.… Continue reading "They Shall Not Grow Old (2018)."
In our special Christmas Episode of The Film ‘89 Podcast we’re joined by boxing expert, film writer and über cinephile, Jacob Rivera to discuss the action classic, Die Hard as… Continue reading "The Film ‘89 Podcast Episode 22 – ‘Ode To Joy’ – Celebrating 30 Years of Die Hard (1988)."
I recently wrote about an original Netflix release, The Apostle, and how I feared that films that have limited theatrical releases may affect the ultimate viewing pleasure of that film.… Continue reading "Roma (2018)"
Quite often a film can be built up with unreasonable expectations, which was what I feared would be the case from the latest offering from Japanese filmmaker Hirokazu Koreeda, Shoplifters.… Continue reading "Shoplifters (2018)"
Martin Scorsese has never been a stranger to controversy. In 1981 John Hinckley attempted to assassinate Ronald Reagan having been apparently inspired by an infatuation with Jodi Foster and Scorsese’s 1976 film Taxi Driver in which Robert De Niro’s… Continue reading "The Last Temptation of Christ (1988)."
In the colossal 21st episode of The Film ‘89 Podcast, Richie, Haydn & Skye take an in-depth look back at director Steven Spielberg’s big-screen adaptation of author Michael Crichton’s Jurassic Park… Continue reading "The Film ‘89 Podcast Episode 21 – When Dinosaurs Ruled the Earth – Celebrating 25 Years of Jurassic Park."
Towards the end of the 1980s, Director Wes Craven could look back at a decade which established him as one of the horror maestros of the modern age. He’d achieved… Continue reading "Wes Craven’s Shocker (1989)."
Steve McQueen’s latest picture plays like a response to the oft-criticised (and maybe sometimes not criticised enough) treatment of women in film as motives for change or trauma in the… Continue reading "Widows (2018)."