The Shape of Water, 2017. Directed by Guillermo del Toro. Starring Sally Hawkins, Doug Jones, Michael Shannon, Octavia Spencer, Richard Jenkins, Michael Stuhlbarg, Nick Searcy, and David Hewlett. SYNOPSIS: Mute orphan Elisa lives her life on the edges in Baltimore in 1962, until her job working nights as a cleaner at a secret US government […]
Second Opinion – The Shape of Water (2017)
The Shape of Water, 2017. Directed by Guillermo del Toro. Starring Sally Hawkins, Michael Shannon, Richard Jenkins, Octavia Spencer, Doug Jones and Michael Stuhlbarg. SYNOPSIS: Set in cold-war era Baltimore, The Shape of Water focuses on an isolated, mute woman named Elisa (Sally Hawkins), who works as a janitor at a confidential government facility. For the most part, Elisa’s […]
Movie Review – The Shape of Water (2017)
The Shape of Water, 2017. Directed by Guillermo del Toro. Starring Sally Hawkins, Doug Jones, Michael Shannon, Octavia Spencer, Richard Jenkins, Michael Stuhlbarg, Nick Searcy, and David Hewlett. SYNOPSIS: At a top secret research facility in the 1960s, a lonely janitor forms a unique relationship with an amphibious creature that is being held in captivity. Not […]
Maze Runner sprints to the top of the US box office as The Greatest Showman holds its note
Fox’s The Maze Runner: Death Cure (read our review here) finished atop the US box office, with a 25% decline compared to its predecessor, understandable considering standard franchise fatigue, and the fact that filming was delayed when Dylan O’Brien suffered an on-set injury. One of the only breakout YA adaptations amongst a slew of films that […]
Guillermo del Toro is happy that the horror genre is finally getting Academy Awards recognition
There’s no doubt about it: It’s an excellent time to be a horror fan. This isn’t the first time that we’ve wrote about the horror genre’s surge in quality over the last several years, but yesterday’s list of the 90th Academy Awards nominees only prove that the genre is really starting to be elevated in […]
Oscars 2018: Biggest snubs and surprises from the Academy Award nominations
Tom Beasley takes a look at the twists and turns provided by today’s Oscar nominations, including the biggest snubs and most shocking surprises… The nominations for the 90th Academy Awards were dished out today and it’s fair to say that this was perhaps a more interesting crop of nominees than many expected. The big winners, […]
Oscars 2018: Predicting the nominations in the main categories
Tom Beasley takes a shot at predicting the final shortlists for the Academy Awards… The Academy will release their shortlists for the Oscars tomorrow, lighting the touchpaper on the final furlong of the awards season race. These nominations are the holy grail of the awards season calendar and being chosen will ensure the great and […]
The Shape of Water takes the top prize at the 2018 PGA Awards
Guillermo del Toro’s The Shape of Water received a major boost to its Oscar chances last night when the Producers Guild of America honoured the film with the Darryl F. Zanuck Award at the 2018 PGA Awards. In the past ten years, the recipient of the Darryl F. Zanuck Award has went on to claim Best Picture […]
The Shape of Water bests Three Billboards at 2018 Critics’ Choice Awards, while Big Little Lies leads TV winners
Guillermo del Toro’s fantasy romance The Shape of Water emerged as the big winner from the 23rd Critics’ Choice Awards, scooping four awards including Best Picture and Best Director. Meanwhile, HBO’s Big Little Lies dominated the television categories, also winning four prizes. The Shape of Water defeated Oscars frontrunner Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri in […]
Golden Globes 2018: Winners and Losers from the World of Film
Tom Beasley takes a look at the winners and losers from the Golden Globes, and what that means for the Oscars… Hollywood’s biggest and brightest starts packed into the Beverly Hilton Hotel last night for the 75th Golden Globes. The spectre of movie industry harassment loomed large over proceedings, whether it was in the stars […]
