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Movie Review – I Am Heath Ledger (2017)

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I Am Heath Ledger, 2017. Directed by Adrian Buitenhuis & Derik Murray. Featuring Heath Ledger, Naomi Watts, Ben Mendelsohn, and Djimon Hounsou. SYNOPSIS: Using home video footage and artwork from across his life, this documentary charts the life and career of Heath Ledger, all the way to his untimely death… Almost a decade on, the […]

Star Wars: The Last Jedi Teaser Trailer – Questions, Answers, Signs and Symbols

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Tony Black on the first teaser trailer for Star Wars: The Last Jedi… At the very heart of the Star Wars Celebration event this weekend lies a gem we have all been waiting for – the first glimpse of The Last Jedi, which continues the main, episodic Skywalker family saga which now characterises the core of […]

Faster & Furiously: How Vin & the Family Owe an 80s & 90s Debt

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Tony Black on how Fast & Furious owes a debt to 80s and 90s action movies… You may have avoided the Fast & Furious franchise. I did, for ages. To me it was nothing more than ‘car porn’, full of slick machismo, bad dialogue and poorer plot choices. 2008’s semi-reboot Fast & Furious began a […]

Raising Caine: Sir Michael Going On In Style

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Tony Black on screen legend Michael Caine… His recent political leanings aside, Sir Michael Caine remains one of the surviving legends of British and indeed American cinema of the last fifty years, and this weekend’s Going in Style–a heist caper directed by none other than Scrubs‘ Zach Braff–sees him share top billing with fellow aged […]

Free Fire: The 70’s Crime Pictures It Takes a Bullet From

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Tony Black on Free Fire… Let’s be honest, if you’ve seen Free Fire, you’ll know it’s not particularly like a lot of the 1970’s crime films that, on the face of it, Ben Wheatley’s movie would sit alongside. This pulpy, lean slice of comic violence owes more to the early 90’s stylistics of down’n’dirty Tarantino […]

Movie Review – Population Zero (2016)

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Population Zero, 2016. Directed by Julian T. Pinder. SYNOPSIS: Documentarian Julian Pinder attempts to unlock the mystery of ‘The Yellowstone Murders’, a seemingly senseless killing of three men in the Yellowstone National Park which involves a remarkable technicality within the United States Constitution… Billed as a cross between The Blair Witch Project and Making a […]

Film Score Review – CHIPS (2017)

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Tony Black reviews the score for CHIPS… You remember CHiPs right? The 1970’s police drama starring Erik Estrada about two Californian motorcycle cops? No? Yeah, me neither. A hit American TV show, it wasn’t as popular across the Pond and hasn’t particularly retained a place in pop culture as many shows that straddled the less […]

Comic Book Review – The X-Files #12

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Tony Black reviews The X-Files #12… “Skinner,” Part 1 (of 2): Assistant Director Walter Skinner finally gets the spotlight! When a face from the past resurfaces, Skinner must confront painful memories of the Vietnam War in his effort to keep a dark secret from being exposed. SEE ALSO: Check out a preview of The X-Files […]

No One Can Hear You Scream: Life and Death in Space Horror

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Tony Black on space horror… The release this week of Life, the new science-fiction horror film from Daniel Espinosa, may herald for many a revelation if they’re unfamiliar with a sub-genre all of its own – the space horror movie. Espinosa’s film is entertaining, if workmanlike, and will be enjoyed primarily by people unfamiliar with […]