EJ Moreno looks at the biggest movies from 2003 and 2013… As blockbusters return to proper form post-pandemic, it’s incredible to see what we’ve missed in the last few years. But it goes further than that; the landscape of big-budget spectacles hasn’t been the same in a while. There have been peak eras regarding fan […]
20 Years Back: The Films of 2003
It’s time to take a journey twenty years back in time to look at the cinematic landscape of 2003… Another year passes and another anniversary comes around. 2003 was 20 years ago. 20 years!!! Take a stiff drink people and come along with me to revisit a cinematic year that was stuffed with so so […]
The Matrix cinematographer explains what went wrong with the sequels
While the original The Matrix film released to high appraisal from audiences and critics alike and was a game-changer in the science-fiction genre, the following two sequels – The Matrix Reloaded and The Matrix Revolutions – were not met with the same level as critical acclaim. Now, in a recent discussion on Roger Deakins’ Team Deakins podcast (via Indiewire), cinematographer […]
A Look Back At The Matrix Sequels
With filming on The Matrix 4 underway, Eric Bay-Andersen discusses whether time has done anything to improve the less-than-stellar reputation that Reloaded and original trilogy-capper Revolutions have received in the years since their release… The first Matrix was a game-changer for me – I was thirteen when it was released, and it came along at […]
