This morning (Australian time) the Hollywood Foreign Press Association announced their list of nominees for the 75th Annual Golden Globe Awards. The full list can […]
Studios spend hundreds of millions of dollars every year letting us know about their upcoming film projects. Every year they try to lure us into […]
Rumours have been swirling in recent weeks about the possible, impending, on-again-off-again buyout of Rupert Murdoch’s 20th Century Fox film studio to the massive Disney […]
Most of the time, Twitter is a painful, ghastly experience filled with hideous people and rancid opinions. Sometimes, though, there’s a moment where clarity breaks […]
The following article contains Justice League spoilers. Justice League has arrived. For the most part, it has delivered what it promised: it brought together the […]
Since the high profile outing of Weinstein Company honcho Harvey Weinstein as a career-pervert, sexual molester and all-round disgustingperson, men and women throughout the industry […]
Creating a cinematic franchise is difficult. Sorry, let me rephrase: creating a good cinematic franchise is difficult. Anyone can plan for a multi-film opus of […]
I was recently asked a question through my social media platforms as to how I approach watching and reviewing a film with historically racist overtones. […]
Tom Cruise was once described by a critic as one of Hollywood’s “last remaining legitimate A-list stars”, capable of drawing a crowd solely from his […]
This week, the world took a sharp intake of breath at the long-awaited announcement that Daniel Craig, current James Bond actor, would be returning to […]
This morning I woke to news that DC’s blockbuster hit Wonder Woman was closing in on $800m in global takings. While it seems like every […]
Hollywood lurched to the announcement this week that hot-property directing duo Chris Miller and Phil Lord – responsible for huge crowd favourite films like 21 […]
*** So you’re the producer of the Academy Awards, the most prestigious show in Hollywood, and the pinnacle of self-congratulatory back slapping and industry acknowledgement. […]
Each year, social media and online film communities spend an inordinate amount of time trying to predict the Oscars, from which film will take home […]
One of the most unedifying phrases used by modern critics in their attempts to belittle cinematic blockbusters these days is “fan-fiction”. Most recently used to […]
This week, film website Flickering Myth published an article by Anghus Houvouras entitled “Can We All Just Admit Star Wars: The Force Awakens Was Kinda […]
This article is written as a sidebar to, and companion piece for, Max Covill’s excellent treatise on the new Star Wars film, Rogue One, set […]
One of the great truisms in all things cultural – music, television, literature or film – is to always leave your audience wanting more. Starting […]
If you’re a serious film fan you’ll have noticed during the week the announcement by Lionsgate, the studio behind the Young Adult franchise Divergent, that […]
Last fall we learned that Leonardo DiCaprio and Martin Scorsese would be teaming up once again to create a film that will no doubt be […]
