The Big Reveal: Do Modern Film Trailers Show Too Much?
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 […]
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 […]
2016 has dealt us all some pretty brutal news for the first half, specifically relating to the untimely passing of many a cinema or musical […]