Widows (2018).
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)."
Tag: Thriller
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The Film ‘89 Podcast Episode 20 – Celebrating 60 Years of Alfred Hitchcock’s Vertigo (1958).
In Episode 20 of The Film ‘89 Podcast we’re joined by cinephile extraordinaire, champion of the Blu-Ray format and physical media, frequent guest-host of the Wrong Reel Podcast, Criterion Cast… Continue reading "The Film ‘89 Podcast Episode 20 – Celebrating 60 Years of Alfred Hitchcock’s Vertigo (1958)."
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Border (2018).
*** SPOILERS *** When I first saw the trailer for director Ali Abbasi’s Swedish film Border, I was instantly intrigued. The film centers on Tina a customs border agent who… Continue reading "Border (2018)."
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Cam (2018).
Anonymity is king in many corners of the digital world. Alice (Madeline Brewer), her screen name Lola, finds herself creating her own wonderlands in the romantically lit shows she puts… Continue reading "Cam (2018)."
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Jaws (1975).
How do you find new and fresh things to say about a film that, like Star Wars, is so embedded in popular culture that audiences throughout the world are extraordinarily… Continue reading "Jaws (1975)."
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Mission: Impossible – Fallout (2018).
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)."
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Sicario: Day of the Soldado (2018) – Review.
Dedicated to the memory of Jóhann Jóhannsson, the composer of Sicario who sadly passed away early this year, Soldado marks what can only be interpreted as an attempt to expand Denis Villeneuve’s… Continue reading "Sicario: Day of the Soldado (2018) – Review."
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Fox are planning a new series of their hit show, 24.
Whilst we are pretty spoilt for choice with the plethora of quality television shows available these days, it’s easy to forget that not so long ago television was thought to… Continue reading "Fox are planning a new series of their hit show, 24."
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Thief (1981).
Whilst effectively using existing and sometimes generic cinematic tropes, the films of Michael Mann could easily be a sub-genre unto themselves. Stylish peeks into the criminal underbelly focusing on hard, tough men who are… Continue reading "Thief (1981)."
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Alfred Hitchcock’s Vertigo (1958).
Hitchcock’s thriller takes its audience to dizzying new heights. In 1983, Alfred Hitchcock’s 1958 film Vertigo received a theatrical re-release and it was the first time the film had been… Continue reading "Alfred Hitchcock’s Vertigo (1958)."