It’s time to go back 30 years to look at 10 essential movies from 1994… If you’re my age then 1994 feels like it was about 10 years ago. Sadly, it was actually 30 years ago and the cinematic offerings of the year were hugely impressive. Whether it was ruminations on life being like a […]
4K Ultra HD Review – The Shawshank Redemption (1994)
The Shawshank Redemption, 1994. Directed by Frank Darabont. Starring Tim Robbins, Morgan Freeman, Bob Gunton, William Sadler, Clancy Brown, Gil Bellows, and James Whitmore. SYNOPSIS: The Shawshank Redemption arrives on 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray. The film looks beautiful, but no new bonus features were commissioned for this edition, so all of the extras were ported […]
Essential Feel Good Films
Tom Jolliffe offers a selection of feel good films to brighten the mood during testing times… As the Western world begins to face up to self isolation and a barrage of media and social media induced panic, now is a good time to consider some cinematic escape. With so much choice at your disposal there […]
The Best Stephen King Movie Adaptations
EJ Moreno on the best Stephen King movies… After 40 years and 100 adaptations, the work of Stephen King still speaks to viewers. In just 2019 alone, we’ve had four feature films based on his work in Pet Sematary, It Chapter Two, In the Tall Grass and Doctor Sleep, along with several television shows. Starting […]
The Green Mile: 20 years on, Frank Darabont’s haunting tale of reflection still hits hard
With it celebrating a landmark anniversary this month, George Nash takes a look at how The Green Mile’s tale of reflection and guilt still packs a punch, two decades on… The year 1999 marked the end of the world. At least, that’s what people would have you believe as the clocks ticked ominously down towards […]
Frank Darabont doesn’t believe he could get The Shawshank Redemption made today
Frank Darabont’s acclaimed Stephen King adaptation The Shawkshank Redemption celebrates its 25th anniversary this year, and during an interview with Indiewire to mark the occasion, the filmmaker has suggested that the movie – widely considered as one of the greatest of all time – wouldn’t be able to get made in today’s Hollywood given that […]
When Will the Oscars Get It Right?
Olly Krizan on the Oscars… While we’re warming our winter woes with the glitz and glamour of awards season, The Academy are having yet another nightmare of a year. This time around they’ve decided to get ahead of the game by airing these issues before the ceremony has even taken place. From what I can […]
The Shawshank Redemption with film critic Kelechi Ehenulo – The Pick of the Flicks Podcast #22
On The Pick of the Flicks Podcast, a different guest drops in every week to chat about their favourite film. This week, film critic Kelechi Ehenulo chooses classic Stephen King adaptation The Shawshank Redemption… On the latest episode of The Pick of the Flicks Podcast, film critic Kelechi Ehenulo comes on to discuss her newest […]
The Top 10 Stephen King Movies
Tom Jolliffe with his top ten Stephen King movies… With the impending release of the new It film, now seems a good time to run through a top 10 list of Stephen King movies. These are all feature films. I’ve not included TV miniseries. As a writer it’s fair to say that King has been […]
Quality Isn’t Subjective. A Film Is Good Or It Is Not
Samuel Brace argues that quality isn’t subjective… Many things in life are up for debate. Many things can be interpreted and argued over. Everyone is different; everyone is a product of their own environment, dictated to by their personal tastes. Things like our favourite foods, favourite actors, favourite sports, books, music and yes, films, are […]
