Film friendly, world weary.
As the first Twilight film came out 10 years to the day (let that sink in), I think it’s time to reconsider just how important that film was – and why you’re all wrong for hating it.
Continue reading “10 years on, Twilight deserved to be taken more seriously than it was”
I’ve found myself on holiday in Philly! To celebrate, I’ve put together a list of the best films set in the City of Brotherly Love…
Continue reading “The best films set in Philadelphia”
The remake of Dario Argento’s 1970s classic horror has rubbed some people up the wrong way, but does it work on its own merit?
Continue reading “Suspiria : Dancing in the Dark”
After the collective sigh of relief that the first Fantastic Beasts movie was decent, how does its successor hold up?
Continue reading “Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald goes full prequel mode”
When the actual Second World War was already horrific, and when the Nazis had actual evil scientists – look up Dr Mengele if you don’t already know – is a fictional horror film based in that context even necessary, and does it do more harm than good overall?
Continue reading “Overlord is a great war movie, shame about the zombies”
Steve McQueen (not that one)’s newest release is a heist movie for the ages.
Continue reading “Don’t let the title fool you, there’s a lot of life in Widows.”
On the day that the latest feature-length adaptation of How The Grinch Stole Christmas is unleashed upon this Earth, I look back at the previous efforts to translate Dr Seuss to screen and ask: why must Hollywood persist with this course?
Continue reading “A history of the Dr Seuss films churned out by Hollywood”
Mike Leigh’s take on the Peterloo Massacre is without doubt beautifully shot, but does it have anything more to offer?
Continue reading “Peterloo is an epic in running time only”
We’re out of Spooky Season 2k18 and heading into the big hitters of the movie calendar (and Christmas, lets not forget that): here are the ones to watch for November…
Continue reading “The Monthly Breakdown: November 2018’s big releases”
It’s the most spookyful time of the year, and what better way to celebrate All Hallows’ Eve than with a look back at the state of horror over the last 10 months: the good and the very, very bad.
Continue reading “Happy Halloween! Here’s a recap of horror cinema in 2018”
