Chris Connor revisits Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban as it turns 20… The Harry Potter film series proved one of the most successful literary adaptations beginning with The Philosopher’s Stone in 2001. While Chris Columbus proved a strong pair of hands for the first two instalments, the third entry The Prisoner of Azkaban […]
Movie Review – Cordelia (2019)
Cordelia, 2019. Directed by Adrian Shergold. Starring Antonia Campbell-Hughes, Johnny Flynn, Joel Fry, Catherine McCormack, Alun Armstrong and Michael Gambon. SYNOPSIS: A woman suffering from trauma is left alone in her flat by her twin sister and unravels during the course of a burgeoning relationship with her mysterious upstairs neighbour. Most of the new British […]
October Horrors 2020 – Sleepy Hollow (1999)
Sleepy Hollow, 1999. Directed by Tim Burton. Starring Johnny Depp, Christina Ricci, Miranda Richardson, Michael Gambon, Casper Van Dien and Christopher Walken. SYNOPSIS: In the year 1799, New York police constable Ichabod Crane is sent to the small village of Sleepy Hollow to investigate a spate of grisly decapitations all seemingly committed by the supernatural […]
The Cook, The Thief, His Wife, and Her Lover: Anti-Cinema and Anti-Thatcher Allegory
Tom Jolliffe looks back at Peter Greenaway’s most iconic film, an unrestrained arthouse masterpiece… If anyone has ever watched the film work of Peter Greenaway, then they’ll know that his films are difficult to ingest. Greenaway is an artist turned film director. He’s never been particularly cinematically minded. His canvas through the lens of his […]
New trailer for the long-delayed The Death and Life of John F. Donovan
Momentum Pictures has released a new poster and trailer for Xavier Dolan’s long-delayed English language feature debut The Death and Life of John F. Donovan. The drama sees Kit Harington leading a cast that includes Kathy Bates, Susan Sarandon, Jacob Tremblay, Natalie Portman, Jared Keeso, Susie Almgren, Thandie Newton, Sarah Gadon, Michael Gambon, Amara Karan […]
Movie Review – Judy (2019)
Judy, 2019. Directed by Rupert Goold. Starring Renée Zellweger, Rufus Sewell, Finn Wittrock, Michael Gambon, Jessie Buckley, Bella Ramsey, John Dagleish, Gemma-Leah Devereux, Tim Ahern, Bentley Kalu, Arthur McBain, Phil Dunster, David Shields, John Mackay, and Darci Shaw. Synopsis: Legendary performer Judy Garland arrives in London in the winter of 1968 to perform a series of sold-out […]
Xavier Dolan’s The Death and Life of John F. Donovan gets a trailer
After a critical drubbing following its premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival back in September, we now have the first trailer for Xavier Dolan’s long-gestating English language feature debut The Death and Life of John F. Donovan. The drama sees Game of Throne star Kit Harington leading a cast that includes Kathy Bates, Susan Sarandon, […]
Hatton Garden heist film King of Thieves gets a U.S. trailer
As King of Thieves gets ready for release in North America next month, a new U.S. trailer for the true crime story of the Hatton Garden heist has been released. From director James Marsh with a script by Joe Penhall, the film stars Michael Caine, Jim Broadbent, Tom Courtenay, Charlie Cox, Michael Gambon, Paul Whitehouse and Ray […]
Movie Review – King of Thieves (2018)
King of Thieves, 2018. Directed by James Marsh. Starring Michael Caine, Jim Broadbent, Tom Courtenay, Ray Winstone, Charlie Cox, Paul Whitehouse and Michael Gambon. SYNOPSIS: A gang of ageing crooks decide to crack a job they’ve all been wanting to carry out for years – an Easter weekend burglary of the Hatton Garden safe deposit […]
Movie Review – King of Thieves (2018)
King of Thieves, 2018. Directed by James Marsh. Starring Michael Caine, Jim Broadbent, Tom Courtenay, Charlie Cox, Paul Whitehouse, Michael Gambon and Ray Winstone. SYNOPSIS: A crew of retired crooks pull off a major heist in London’s jewellery district. Though the famed Hatton Garden safe deposit burglary only took place back in April of 2015, you’d […]
