Tom Jolliffe looks at the career, rise and fall of Alex Proyas… Born to Greek parents in Egypt and subsequently raised in Australia, you could say that Alex Proyas has an interesting background. He started, as a lot of film directors have, in music videos (working with the likes of INXS and Sting). To many […]
In Defence of the Star Wars Prequels: Are they really that bad?
Ricky Church with a defence of the Star Wars prequels… To say that the Star Wars prequels are controversial would be an understatement. Leading up to May 19, 1999 fans young and old alike were very excited for The Phantom Menace only to be disappointed with what director George Lucas had delivered. As the trilogy […]
I Don’t Get It: The Films We’re Supposed To Love But Don’t
Tom Jolliffe looks at when films receive almost universal praise from critics and audiences, and an expectation that you should also love them. It’s not always the case… The year is 2001. At this point I’ve already seen a few David Lynch films. I’d never (still haven’t) got round to Twin Peaks. I sort of […]
Techno-Thrillers in Film: From The Satan Bug to The Invisible Man
Hasitha Fernando on techno-thrillers in film… If you’ve read enough books and watched your fair share of films, chances are you’ve heard the term ‘techno-thriller’ being tossed around from time to time. For the uninitiated this particular genre is a hybridization of many others, drawing inspiration from awe inspiring sci-fi dramas to white-knuckling espionage thrillers. […]
HBO Max: A Real Threat to Every Streaming Service
EJ Moreno on HBO Max and the streaming wars… We’ve come to a time where streaming services are battling it out as networks did during television’s prime. After Disney+ launched last year, it felt like the reigning king of streamers Netflix finally met its match. While Netflix didn’t crash and burn on the launch of […]
Extreme Cinema – Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer (1986)
Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer, 1986. Directed by John McNaughton. Starring Michael Rooker, Tom Towles and Tracy Arnold. Filmed in a documentary style, Henry : Portrait of Serial Killer (1986) would cause serious problems for the British Board of Film Classification due to its cold attitude towards violence and sexual violence. Originally made in […]
Countdown to No Time To Die: The Top 10 James Bond Allies
Chris Gelderd on the top ten James Bond allies… You can’t save the world alone. Very true, even when you’re the world’s greatest secret agent. During the 58 years on screen, James Bond has travelled the world and defeated the most dangerous and brilliant criminal minds ever seen. But for all the bullets, bombs and […]
Star Wars: Road to the Siege of Mandalore
Ricky Church looks at the key stories on the road to the Siege of Mandalore… Back in 2012, just after Disney bought Lucasfilm and began plans on the next trilogy in the Star Wars saga along with spin-offs, television series and comics, an unfortunate casualty of Disney’s purchase was Star Wars: The Clone Wars. The beloved series […]
Back in the Day: The Video Games We Were Playing in April 1990
Andrew Newton on the video games we were playing back in April 1990… April 1990 was a cold and wet month but the inclement weather provided an excellent excuse for staying indoors and playing on the good old home computers that all good gaming households had. Whether it was the trusty 8-bit computer (Spectrum 128+2 […]
Dear Daisy Ridley: Here’s where the Star Wars love went
Anghus Houvouras on where the Star Wars love has gone… If you had told me back in 1999 in the months that followed the release of Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace that one day Star Wars would be in a more perilous place (creatively speaking), I would have chucked. Worse than the […]
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