Hero (2002).
One of the many delights when watching a great film is appreciating the wonderful cinematography which sweeps over our screens. Whether it’s in colour or black & white, great cinematography… Continue reading "Hero (2002)."
I like to imagine that the final shot in Spider-Man 3 (2007) in which we see Peter Parker and Mary Jane Watson embrace one another, is a bittersweet meeting between… Continue reading "Romance, Idolization, and Ego in Sam Raimi’s Spider-Man Trilogy."
Carpenter & Russell team up to shake the pillars of heaven. By 1986 acclaimed director John Carpenter had reached an interesting point in his career. Following the commercial, and to… Continue reading "John Carpenter’s Big Trouble In Little China (1986)."
In Episode 10 of The Film ’89 Podcast, Skye, Steve Amos and Jim Cottle give their in-depth analysis and spoiler-filled verdict on Solo: A Star Wars Story. They discuss their… Continue reading "The Film ‘89 Podcast Episode 10 – Solo: A Star Wars Story (2018)."
John Ford once famously proclaimed ‘I make Westerns.’ Of course, this was an over-simplification of sorts. In a career that spanned 6 decades (his first film was in 1917, his last in 1976) he won 6 Best… Continue reading "The Searchers (1956)."
Attack on Titan, or Shingeki No Kyojin as it’s known in Japan, is heading into its third season this year, five years since the series launched back in 2013. Adapting… Continue reading "Attack on Titan: Season 1 Part 1 (2013) – Review."
In Episode 9 of The Film ’89 Podcast, Skye, Neil and Jim Cottle discuss YouTube Red’s new show Cobra Kai, their follow-up to the ‘80s martial arts classic The Karate… Continue reading "The Film ‘89 Podcast Episode 9 – Deadpool 2 (2018)."
*** SPOILER WARNING *** The 1990’s was a decade littered with a glut of truly great crime films such as Heat, Se7en, The Usual Suspects and Pulp Fiction to name… Continue reading "L.A. Confidential (1997)."
So far in our hyperspace flight through the history of science fiction films of the 1950s, we’ve seen aliens and monsters, received threats from outer space and promises from intergalactic neighbours, traveled to far… Continue reading "The History of ‘50s Science-Fiction Cinema – Part 3."
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)."