This is one of the most ambitious filmmaking projects of the century – partly because of how brazenly Marvel hyped it up themselves – and it’s handled with all the vision, intelligence, and finesse of masters of their craft. With a film possessing 70+ characters, it had every reason to seem over-stuffed and over-complicated, but […]
Josh Brolin
Review: Hail, Caesar!
Hollywood loves film about Hollywood. In this case, the Coen’s latest effort checks all the boxes – glamorous 1950s setting, nods to classically corny genres, and larger-than-life characters both in and out of their on-screen roles. It also delivers laughs at every turn and a tremendous love for its characters and the industry they serve. This […]
Review: Everest
Everest is not the film it pretends to be. The trailer promises an action driven thriller, centring on being stranded at the top of the world’s tallest mountain during an unexpected storm, but the reality of the film is a more realistic re-telling of the 1996 Everest expedition, on which the film is based. The […]