Every December, I make a list of my 10 favourite movies of the year. We’ll call it “Top 10 movies of 2015”, but it doesn’t reflect box office performance, critical reception, or public consensus. This is just one person’s recommendation of 10 great films that were released in the past year. Now, counting Continue Reading
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What The Force Awakens does right
I don’t know if there’s ever been a movie with higher expectations than Star Wars: The Force Awakens. Okay, maybe The Phantom Menace, but that’s the black sheep of the family we don’t talk about. The pressure to get things right must have been extreme. I’m pretty surprised director JJ Abrams Continue Reading
An Ode To Ash Williams
With the world getting ready for Halloween this weekend, another fandom is eagerly waiting to step out of the darkness back into the world again. This weekend sees the premiere of the brand new Starz television show, Ash vs. The Evil Dead.
Star Wars: The Force Awakens Final Trailer
After months of anticipation, Lucasfilm and Disney finally released the full trailer for Star Wars: The Force Awakens. After hints at the plot in two teaser trailers, this final trailer finally reveals… more hints at the plot. I’m very impressed with how, in typical JJ Abrams style, the trailer retains the mystery surrounding Continue Reading
Janis: Little Girl Blue – The Joplin Doc
“Janis was fearless with her pain and with her truth.” The first trailer for Janis: Little Girl Blue is out. This documentary feature, directed by Amy Berg (of Deliver us from Evil previously), recently debuted at the Toronto International Film Festival. The biography of Janis Joplin (a troubled and misunderstood rock Continue Reading
Spectre – The road leading up to James Bond’s latest adventure
When Daniel Craig stepped up as the latest in a long line of actors to portray James Bond, it came with a bigger responsibility than usual: Not only were the producers recasting the lead role in their hugely successful film franchise, but they were also rebooting the series. 2006’s Casino Royale, Continue Reading
Sam Smith releases Spectre Theme song “Writing’s on the Wall”
Releasing “Writing’s on the wall”, Sam Smith is now the first British male solo singer of a James Bond theme song since 1965. Stream the song’s debut on Britain’s Radio 1 Breakfast Show with Nick Grimshaw here. Writing’s on the Wall was co-written by Smith and fellow Grammy Award winner Jimmy Nape. “It’s the Continue Reading
The most HARDCORE trailer I’ve seen in months
Remember Biting Elbows’ Bad Motherfucker music video? Also sometimes sold as a short film called “Insane office escape 2”? Remember Sharlto Copley? Youknow, Wikus van der Merwe from District 9? Remember all those violent first-person shooter video games you love playing? Well, all those things are coming together in a very unique Continue Reading
Scarlett Johansson seduces in the Jungle Book teaser trailer
I had a dream once where Scarlett Johansson tried to seduce me. Then it came true in the first teaser trailer for The Jungle Book. That’s the upcoming 3D live-action remake of the 1967 Disney classic. I absolutely love the look of the film, and the amazing cast is sure to Continue Reading
When Marty McFly arrives: Back to the Future 2 at The Bioscope
What’s that? Oh, only the sequel to one of the BEST MOVIES EVER [Surprisingly, part II is a pretty good movie itself]. Being shown in a cinema. Where you can experience it with an audience. ON THE EXACT DATE THAT MARTY MCFLY ARRIVES IN 2015 IN THE FILM. Can you tell Continue Reading