Matvey has just one objective: to gain entry to his girlfriend's parents' apartment and kill her father Andrey with a hammer to restore her honour. But Matvey's attempts to bludgeon the family patriarch to death don't quite go to plan as Andrey proves a more formidable opponent than he anticipated... and Matvey, for his part, proves stubbornly unwilling to ... Why Don’t You Just Die Read More
Latest trailers
Just as time ceases to have any meaning, the second TENET trailer arrives
...and no I didn't watch it on Fortnite, I have no idea what that is. I also don't really have much idea about what TENET is about either, beyond reversing time ... Just as time ceases to have any meaning, the second TENET trailer arrives Read More
FILM NEWS
Cannes Film Festival: Official Selection 2020 reveal date, er, revealed
The line-up for the 73rd edition of the Festival de Cannes will be announced by Pierre Lescure, President of the Festival de Cannes, and Thierry Frémaux, the ... Cannes Film Festival: Official Selection 2020 reveal date, er, revealed Read More
Highlights
Blake Lively is a very messy assassin in The Rhythm Section & I’ve got TWO Blu-rays to give away
The Rhythm Section is out now in the UK to download and keep, and available on Blu-ray and DVD from 8 June. Blake Lively stars as Stephanie Patrick, an ordinary woman on a path of self-destruction after her family is tragically killed in a plane crash. ... Blake Lively is a very messy assassin in The Rhythm Section & I’ve got TWO Blu-rays to give away Read More
Movie tie-in toy review: Playmobil Back To The Future playset
With 2020 marking the 35th anniversary of Back to the Future, and the 30th anniversary of Part III, Playmobil has released a series of characters and vehicles from the movie. This playset has an RRP of £49.99 and was reviewed by Cassian (aged 8) and ... Movie tie-in toy review: Playmobil Back To The Future playset Read More
Let’s go (back) to the movies: flashbacks to film memories
Thinking about what to call these lockdown reminiscences – about films and cinemas – I was reduced to googling the full lyrics to Memory as a joke. It turns out they're worryingly apt, so we may yet find that Cats becomes the voice of cinephiles rather than ... Let’s go (back) to the movies: flashbacks to film memories Read More
INTERVIEW: closing in on Vivarium director Lorcan Finnegan
Mortgages are so bizarre. It's like even the words mort-gage, it's like death gauge. Well, when are you going to die? Right. Okay. Oh, here's some money. Lorcan Finnegan directed the gleefully terrifying Vivarium, a vivid (and scarily recognisable) vision ... INTERVIEW: closing in on Vivarium director Lorcan Finnegan Read More
6 things to watch while you’re waiting for the new Bond
With cinemas shutting their doors and a load of mid-ranges movies going straight to digital, it seems like an age already since the announcement came through that Bond 25, No Time To Die, had been pushed from its scheduled April 2020 opening date to ... 6 things to watch while you’re waiting for the new Bond Read More
5 films to watch after Parasite
If Parasite has whetted your appetite for Asian films but you aren’t sure where to start, check out these five turn-of-the-century classics picked out by Tracey Sinclair and you won’t go far wrong. Memories of Murder (Salinui chueok) 2003 Based ... 5 films to watch after Parasite Read More
Lowry and me: a match(stick) made in heaven?
LS Lowry: Northern, trained artist, famous for his scenes of Lancastrian industrial life, modest (he turned down a knighthood), paintings now selling for millions. Me: Northern, got a C for Art O'Level in 1987, famous for making scenes, likes to ... Lowry and me: a match(stick) made in heaven? Read More
2020 vision – 2019 in review
I'll be making that joke all year so you'd better get used to it. But what a year it's been! (It's actually the law that all annual round-up articles start like that so don't email me.) Some bloke with Chad Stahelski During 2019 several things ... 2020 vision – 2019 in review Read More
“All this, because of a puppy?” Me to me, after writing 4,000 words on the John Wick trilogy…
"You dip so much as a pinky back into this pond, you may well find something reaches out and drags you back into its depths", says Winston to John in the first John Wick film, but he ignored the warning and so will we. It's going to be a bumpy, rain-soaked ... “All this, because of a puppy?” Me to me, after writing 4,000 words on the John Wick trilogy… Read More
Director Mark Jenkin on “Bait”, his black and white Cornish classic-in-the-making
"There are shots in the film that I know were taken from rolls of film that I must have been processing when I was wearing a woolly jumper, because I can see the little bits of fibres." Mark Jenkin on his film-making process. Bait, Jenkin’s beautiful and ... Director Mark Jenkin on “Bait”, his black and white Cornish classic-in-the-making Read More
Gerard Butler’s ‘Fallen’ Oeuvre
Less a deep dive, and more – considering the less than philosophical subtexts to the three Has Fallen movies – a shallow bellyflop, it's time to look back at Butler's battles as Mike Banning. You can see on this site I refer to myself as a Gerard Butler ... Gerard Butler’s ‘Fallen’ Oeuvre 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
Surfacing Now – Seven 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 – Seven Submarine Movies To Dive Into Read More
Kean-Who? The Doctor Will See You Now
Cleverer than all of us put together. Immortal. Millions of fans around the world. Immortal. Time travel in a phone box. Immortal. Loves dogs. Immortal. I grew up on Doctor Who. Though I can't claim superfan status as I was behind the sofa the ... Kean-Who? The Doctor Will See You Now Read More
If Gerard Butler Worked In My Office
Let's face it, office life can be a bit dull. Times have changed and with a new more rigorous business culture you can't even get pissed at lunchtime and photocopy your boobs anymore without some wet blanket reporting you for ink wastage. So just ... If Gerard Butler Worked In My Office Read More
Fire, Fear, & Favourite Stunts – Interview With Stuntwoman Jo Lamstein
"There’s a strange bond when you've done some crazy stuff together that ordinarily might get another maimed, and you’ve gotten each other out of it unscathed... you sort of just 'get each other'. That is everywhere." As a stunt performer for film and TV, ... Fire, Fear, & Favourite Stunts – Interview With Stuntwoman Jo Lamstein Read More