Pixar know how the wrap their fingers around your heart-strings and yank on them till you buckle. ‘UP’ being the go-to example, but in more recent years the likes of ‘Coco’ and ‘Inside Out’ have also proven themselves among Pixar’s most emotionally affecting fables. So when they announced Soul, the story of an ageing Jazz … Read more
Charlize Theron is arguably the biggest female bad-ass in Hollywood and it’s always a delight to see her slicing through henchmen in the likes of Atomic Blonde, Aeon Flux and Mad Max: Fury Road. Refreshingly, The Old Guard is the Theron we know with an interesting, fantastical twist. The question is however, does this Netflix-backed … Read more
The invisible man first made an appearance in H.G. Wells’ novel of the same name way back in 1897. Later made into a film in 1933, an iteration classed as comedy, horror and sci-fi all at once. Safe to say they’ve done away with the former in Leigh Whannell’s fresh new look at the monster … Read more
It’s hard to describe exactly what Bong Joon-ho has given us with Parasite and you can say the same about his last two features, The Host (2006) and Snowpiercer (2013). His films defy containment and instead operate across several genres simultaneously, flitting from horror to comedy to thriller to social commentary. Now this signature approach … Read more
If ever there were a film that required a few days to mull over in the aftermath of viewing, it’s The Lighthouse. A chaotic yet simple tale, illustrating the claustrophobic isolation of tending a lighthouse on a remote island. It’ll stay with you, whether you want it to or not. As the curtains draw back … Read more
I’ll admit. I wasn’t sure Sandler had it in him. The days of Happy Gilmore and The Waterboy seemed so ancient that it was hard to remember what was so special about this guy. Now we have Uncut Gems. As if there was ever any doubt. 2017’s Good Time was a breakthrough hit for sibling … Read more
1977. A New Hope. The beginning of a story that would span a lifetime. A story that would change the meaning of Science Fiction. A story that would garner fans the world over and create a level of fandom never seen before or since, for better or worse… We hear the word finale a lot … Read more
At this point it’s hard to deny Marvel’s achievements. 23 films. One cinematic universe. Dozens of characters freely and frequently moving through the sub-franchises within and we don’t even bat an eyelid. Marvel has made something truly unprecedented. Yes, the cynics may say that ‘The world doesn’t need another Marvel movie’ and they’d be right. … Read more
Every now and again a film comes along that changes the game. Star Wars. The Matrix. Gravity. Films that give us something we didn’t know we needed until we saw them. Films that stay with us long after the lights come up and the stray pieces of popcorn are swept away. It’s no accident that … Read more
The horror renaissance has brought us some of the most daring, unique and unpredictable films of recent years and in a time when Marvel and other such franchises dominate the theatres, (as well as a global pandemic playing havoc with release dates and accessibility), it’s a shame that some have gone largely unrecognised. One such … Read more