Si vis pacem, para bellum – if you want peace, prepare for war – is the Latin maxim from which this film's title comes, quoted by Continental Hotel manager Winston (Ian McShane). This is indeed a climactic battle, if sometimes a proxy one, between two ageing institutions – the High Table, a ruling elite that no longer seems fit for purpose; and John Wick, who should ... John Wick 3: Parabellum Read More
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Arctic 4 stars
We don't even see Overgård's small plane crash into the icy arctic wilderness. If anyone was with him they're dead now (I'm assuming he didn't eat them). In fact ... Arctic Read More
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Long Shot 4 stars
This is a grown-up comedy, what with it being about politics, ethical journalism, the environment, personal integrity, Boyz II Men, boners, masturbation, and ... Long Shot Read More
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Once Upon A Time… In Hollywood: in-movie posters released
With Quentin Tarantino's ninth film to premiere tonight at the Cannes Film Festival, they've released four in-movie posters. Check them out below, along with the two posters that had already been released, featuring Margot Robbie and Brad Pitt / Leonardo ... Once Upon A Time… In Hollywood: in-movie posters released Read More
Elton & Taron – singing together! Rocketman clips and vids
Rocketman has premiered at the Cannes film Festival to great acclaim - it's released this week in the UK, and on 31 May in the US. They're released a few clips to keep us going: check out Taron Egerton singing Saturday Night's Alright For Fighting and ... Elton & Taron – singing together! Rocketman clips and vids Read More
TRAILER: hell at sea with comedy horror Harpoon
"The best boat movie ever!" says Edgar Allan Poe, and I agree with him, even if neither of us have seen it yet. It is also, according to some slightly more believable reactions in the trailer, "sadistic" (Bloody Disgusting) and "deeply fucked up" (The ... TRAILER: hell at sea with comedy horror Harpoon Read More
Blinded By The Light trailer: Bruce lights the way in 80s Luton
The 80s were a crazy decade – awesome music, terrible politics. (Possibly the latter helped cause the former.) In Blinded By The Light it’s 1987 and Mrs Thatcher is in power, while record players and Walkmans hum with Wham! and Bananarama (when it comes to ... Blinded By The Light trailer: Bruce lights the way in 80s Luton Read More
Angel Has Fallen first trailer and MORGAN FREEMAN IS PRESIDENT!
So you can all sleep easy in your beds tonight, apart from the bit where someone sends a fleet of drones to kill him. With Mike "I'm thirsty as fuck!" Banning (Gerard Butler), accused of being behind the assassination attempt on President Allan Trumbull, ... Angel Has Fallen first trailer and MORGAN FREEMAN IS PRESIDENT! Read More
INTERVIEW: Stephen Koepfer, Sambo expert on John Wick: Parabellum
"The notion that Wick is a Sambo guy is super cool. Sambo players around the globe should be jazzed about that!" Stephen Koepfer The John Wick franchise is known for its creation of an underground world of assassins and fighters, an off-kilter parallel ... INTERVIEW: Stephen Koepfer, Sambo expert on John Wick: Parabellum Read More
Let’s go to Sweden, they said, it’ll be lovely, they said… The second Midsommar trailer is here!
Beware blondes in white dresses with strange dance moves! Frankly my ex-boyfriends could've told you that, but if you need more evidence then check out the second trailer for Midsommar, the next movie from Hereditary writer-director Ari Aster. American ... Let’s go to Sweden, they said, it’ll be lovely, they said… The second Midsommar trailer is here! Read More
Director Matt Wells on Kubrick, comedy in catastrophe and bringing Dr Strangelove’s chilling absurdities to a new audience
"Kubrick says it in the film, it's an abstraction and people don't process it. How do you deal with the idea that the world could end?" Matt Wells has just made his second short film about Stanley Kubrick: Stanley Kubrick Considers The Bomb. You can see ... Director Matt Wells on Kubrick, comedy in catastrophe and bringing Dr Strangelove’s chilling absurdities to a new audience Read More
Director David O’Leske on Fred Beckey, the original “dirtbag climber”, still sleeping by the roadside at 93
"I wanted audiences to walk out of the theatre and really think about their lives and what is important to them." David O'Leske Legendary American climber Fred Beckey spent most of his life on the road, moving from adventure to adventure, bagging first ... Director David O’Leske on Fred Beckey, the original “dirtbag climber”, still sleeping by the roadside at 93 Read More
Eaten By Lions INTERVIEWS: Antonio Aakeel, Johnny Vegas, Jack Carroll, Hayley Tamaddon, and more!
You'll laugh, you'll cry, you'll resolve to take better care of your nan's ashes in future. I'm talking about the hilarious British comedy Eaten By Lions, which hit UK cinemas on the 29 March. A story about brothers Omar (Antonio Aakeel) and Pete (Jack ... Eaten By Lions INTERVIEWS: Antonio Aakeel, Johnny Vegas, Jack Carroll, Hayley Tamaddon, and more! Read More
INTERVIEW: Oscar-winning costume director Michael O’Connor
"During the preparation of it I thought I'll never work again. This is never ever going to happen, this is never going to be ready..." Costume director Michael O'Connor on his Oscar-winning work for The Duchess. Hearing first-hand from award-winning costume ... INTERVIEW: Oscar-winning costume director Michael O’Connor Read More
Surfacing Now – Six Submarine Movies To Dive Into
The red posters. The blue boilersuits. A tagline with a water-related pun. The phrase "cat and mouse". The seawater squirting into the missile room when the boat suffers a mild tap. You can't beat a good submarine movie. I'll admit I'm conflicted now. On ... Surfacing Now – Six Submarine Movies To Dive Into Read More