Grimmfest 2019 Review: Tone-Deaf – “A fun movie with a silly satirical take on current America”
Tone-Deaf is a satirical horror movie about the ongoing “culture wars” in the US. It’s about this young liberal woman, Olive (Amanda...
Read MoreReview – Making Waves: The Art of Cinematic Sound – “Absolutely unmissable”
Making Waves is a fascinating feature-length documentary on the importance of sound in movies and is the directorial debut of Midge...
Read MoreReview – Terminator: Dark Fate – “Bombastic, relentless action, but with something far more impressive, especially in 2019. Heart.”
Nostalgia is a funny old thing, isn’t it? I’ve noticed as the older I got, that certain things can mean more, due to the distance of time....
Read MoreFilmmakers Are Right To Speak Out Against Marvel
In a particularly misjudged moment, online publisher (and devoted Marvel Studios fans), ComicBook.com ran an article entitled “Marvel...
Read MoreReview: Non-Fiction – “Unapologetically French, and all the better for it”
There’s a sequence late on in Olivier Assayas’ zippy literary comedy, Non-Fiction, in which Juliette Binoche’s character, Selena, agrees...
Read MoreSpielBLOG: Munich – A Steven Spielberg Retrospective
Steven Spielberg’s weird relationship with seriousness continues with the 70s style thriller Munich – a film that never really...
Read MoreReview – Zombieland: Double Tap – “Still mostly funny, exciting and cool”
After going on to direct Gangster Squad, Venom and episodes of Santa Clarita Diet (RIP, I’ll never forget you, gone too soon), director...
Read MoreLFF 2019 Review: Une Fille Facile (An Easy Girl) – “You won’t find a better coming-of-age tale this year”
Since making the brilliant but under-seen Planetarium in 2016, Rebecca Zlotowski seemed to be lying low. Instead, it’s now apparent...
Read MoreNYCC 2019: Todd McFarlane talks Spawn, Joker, making movies and breaking records
At the 2019 New York Comic Con, I sat down with just a handful of other journalists to interview Todd McFarlane, legendary comic book...
Read MoreLFF 2019 Review: The Irishman – “A sprawling, majestic masterpiece”
There is a quiet, glacial atmosphere which haunts each frame of Martin Scorsese’s biblical mob epic, The Irishman. Unlike the firecracker...
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