Review: The Invitation – “A masterclass in tension and discomfort”
Directed by Karyn Kusama Starring Logan Marshall-Green, Emayatzy Corinealdi, Michiel Huisman, Aiden Lovekamp, Michelle Krusiec, Tammy...
Read MoreHorror films and fake blood from the experts at Artem
Artem, the award-winning UK-based physical SFX company, has created gruesome props and atmospherics for dozens of iconic films and TV...
Read MoreDavid Benioff and D.B. Weiss have left their planned Star Wars trilogy
Depending on what you thought of Game of Thrones Season 8 this will be either great news or bad. David Benioff and D.B. Weiss, who were...
Read MoreSpielBLOG: Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull – A Steven Spielberg Retrospective
I have to be honest. When I first saw Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull I thought it was okay. I had been prepared to...
Read MoreScorsese, Marvel and the Cinema of Attractions
It’s not for me to argue about cinema with Martin Scorsese. That would be like arguing the fundamentals of physics with Einstein or the...
Read MoreGrimmfest 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 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 MoreUS Blu-ray and DVD Releases: Veronica Mars, Wonder Woman: Bloodlines, Angel of Mine, Tone-Deaf and more
Veronica Mars: The Complete First Season (2019) – I’m as big a Veronica Mars fan as they come, so I was super excited when Hulu produced a...
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...
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