Now, more than ever, we are spoiled for choice when it comes to superhero movies. The enormous box-office successes of the Marvel Cinematic Universe has studio executives spilling their coffee left and right as they scramble to find the next character to throw onto the big screen. Up to bat next is antisocial anti-hero Venom. […]
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Director Spotlight – Nicolas Winding Refn
“That’s when you know you have made great cinema: when half love it and half hate it” So said Danish auteur Nicolas Winding Refn, following the deeply-divided reception to Only God Forgives after its prestigious premiere at Cannes. Whether he meant what he said, or whether it was self-defence to an unexpected reaction, this quote […]
Review: The Revenant
Alejandro G. Iñárritu’s 6th film is a far more gut-wrenching affair than his previously Oscar-winner Birdman. An epic adventure set in 1823, the plot centres on the embellished true story of fur trapper Hugh Glass – mauled by a bear and left for dead by his comrades, he claws his way through the frostbitten Montana […]
Review: Legend
Legend is a troubled film. Although it is quite enjoyable on the surface, as soon as you delve underneath its flashy exterior, its flaws unravel in a rather prolific fashion. Surface is a key word, since it’s something the film prides itself on, and it allows the film to get away with a lot. However, […]
Review: Mad Max: Fury Road
After years in development hell, Carmen Paddock reviews Max’s explosive return to the silver screen. This reboot of the Australian cult post-apocalyptic franchise has become an internet cause célèbre in recent weeks due to the fact that it has enraged so-called ‘Men’s Rights Activists’. Evidently they see the presence of female characters portrayed as equals […]
The Future of Action Cinema?
In the wake of a relentless gushing of praise for George Miller’s reboot of his Mad Max franchise, Online Screen Editor, Jack Smith questions whether it is really worth all the fuss. [dropcap size=small]S[/dropcap]o, Mad Max: Fury Road came out a couple of weeks ago and everybody has been going crazy about it. It premiered […]