Ahead of The Punisher on Netflix, Ben Robins ranks all of the different Frank Castles… In an almost unprecedented act of genius, Marvel’s long lost, secretly loved but consistently butchered anti-hero The Punisher is finally getting his own ultra-violent spin-off series. And with star of just about every crime/drama movie/series in the last few years […]
The Best Short Films from the 61st BFI London Film Festival
Ben Robins with the best short films from the BFI London Film Festival… This year’s LFF was another seriously star-studded affair, with talks of Oscars and hefty awards-season releases sewn into almost every single conversation around. But some of the best talent on show this year actually ended up coming from the festival’s smallest showcase […]
61st BFI London Film Festival Review – Blade of the Immortal (2017)
Blade of the Immortal, 2017. Directed by Takashi Miike. Starring Takuya Kimura, Hana Sugisaki, Sôta Fukushi, and Kazuki Kitamura. SYNOPSIS: In ancient Japan, a young girl watches as her entire family are butchered by a master swordsman and his gang. Swearing vengeance, she seeks the help of an immortal samurai to train her for battle. When we talk […]
61st BFI London Film Festival Review – Ingrid Goes West (2017)
Ingrid Goes West, 2017. Directed by Matt Spicer. Starring Aubrey Plaza, Elizabeth Olsen, O’Shea Jackson Jr., Wyatt Russell, Pom Klementieff, and Billy Magnussen. SYNOPSIS: A mentally unstable loner takes a hefty inheritance and moves west to Venice Beach, California, in search of friends, fame, and an Instagram starlet she’s just a little too obsessed with. […]
Movie Review – On the Road (2016)
On the Road, 2016. Directed by Michael Winterbottom. Starring Shirley Henderson, Paul Popplewell, James McArdle, Leah Harvey, and Wolf Alice. SYNOPSIS London rock band Wolf Alice tour the UK and two members of their crew find love along the way. Few directors are anywhere near as prolific as Michael Winterbottom. But naturally, as with any […]
Exclusive Interview – Critically-acclaimed director Kate Herron chats tentacled vagina monsters and her festival-favourite short Smear
Ben Robins chats with director Kate Herron about her festival favourite short Smear… There’s never been a better time for genre fans to dive into the British short film “scene”. Hot on the heels of the Alice Lowes and Ben Wheatleys of this world, are an entire new movement of young, cult-driven filmmakers, pushing old-school […]
Horror Channel FrightFest Review – Double Date (2017)
Double Date, 2017 Directed by Benjamin Barfoot Starring Danny Morgan, Michael Socha, Georgia Groome, Kelly Wenham, Dexter Fletcher SYNOPSIS: Cripplingly shy Jim attempts to lose his virginity before the clock strikes midnight and he turns 30, sending he and his best-friend turned wingman into the path of a pair of murderous sisters. Storming onto the […]
Movie Review – The Ghoul (2016)
The Ghoul, 2016 Directed by Gareth Tunley Starring Tom Meeten, Alice Lowe, Rufus Jones, Niamh Cusack, Geoffrey McGivern SYNOPSIS: A detective investigating an unusual double murder, goes undercover as a mental patient in order to get closer to a psychotherapist, but soon finds his very perceptions of reality crumbling away. Another bracing new talent, rising […]
Marvel’s Murder Problem
Ben Robins on Marvel’s murder problem… With the most celebrated of all the cinematic universes very much knocking on the door of its 10th anniversary, there’s all sorts of retrospective business going round. And something that becomes more and more glaringly obvious within the Marvel world, especially moving forward, is its attitude towards death. Well, […]
Movie Review – The Hitman’s Bodyguard (2017)
The Hitman’s Bodyguard, 2017. Directed by Patrick Hughes. Starring Ryan Reynolds, Samuel L. Jackson, Salma Hayek, Gary Oldman, and Elodie Yung. SYNOPSIS: A top-rated bodyguard struggling to rebuild his reputation after a calamitous mistake, is forced to help deliver an infamous hitman to testify at the trial of a murderous dictator. From Shane Black’s Lethal […]
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