A chance encounter with the vampiric Master leads to browbeaten minister's wife Anne discovering a new sense of power and an appetite to live bigger and bolder than before. "Are blonde ladies normally considered vampires?" asked my 9 year old, eyeing Barbara Crampton and then me after wandering in while I watched Jakob's Wife. After shooing him out, I continued ... Jakob’s Wife Read More
latest trailers
The world is healing, by blowing everything up: the new F9 trailer is here
Flying cars! Flipping mega-trucks! Sibling rivalry! The haircut of nightmares! I think this is the second trailer for Fast & Furious 9: The Fast Saga, though who ... The world is healing, by blowing everything up: the new F9 trailer is here Read More
latest podcast
CORIOLANUS: episode 5 of the GERRYSTORM podcast
Coriolanus in the streets, Aufidius in the sheets. That's our decision and we're sticking to it. Fascinating, cultured, and sometimes a little too scratchy — ... CORIOLANUS: episode 5 of the GERRYSTORM podcast Read More
Highlights
INTERVIEW: Matt & Tori Butler-Hart on their parallel universe lockdown movie
I was offered a regular role in a well-known TV soap back in 2004/5 and turned it down... I do wonder what *that Matt* is up to. Tori and Matt Butler-Hart, the wife-and-husband team behind Fizz & Ginger Films, seem to excel in exploring other, and ... INTERVIEW: Matt & Tori Butler-Hart on their parallel universe lockdown movie Read More
Reasons to be chervil: Wild Mountain Thyme gets a UK release date
I think so, anyway — you may prefer to drown your sorrels, judging by its US reception. Yes, the film that had the US abuzz with astonishment is finally coming here: Wild Mountain Thyme will be available for digital rental on 30 April (there's a Republic of ... Reasons to be chervil: Wild Mountain Thyme gets a UK release date Read More
Women Film Critics Circle Awards announced
The Women Film Critics Circle announced its 2020 Awards on 8 March 2021, International Women's Day. The awards are given for the best movies over the past year by and about women – and outstanding achievements by women. And yes I am a member, part of the ... Women Film Critics Circle Awards announced Read More
Holy BeeGees-us! My journey from eh? to bee
It happened so quickly. One day I was watching Frank Marshall's new Bee Gees documentary for the first time, coming to it with a rough memory of their disco years coupled with a vague understanding of a half-life before and after, culminating in them walking ... Holy BeeGees-us! My journey from eh? to bee Read More
INTERVIEW: writer-director Natalie Erika James on her inter-generational horror story Relic
"The idea that these memories could be within this never-ending sinister space, a labyrinth-like space, that was really the first image and the starting point." Relic director and co-writer Natalie Erika James Natalie Erika James's bold and shocking horror ... INTERVIEW: writer-director Natalie Erika James on her inter-generational horror story Relic Read More
Director April Wright: “They always say, once a stuntwoman, always a stuntwoman and it’s absolutely true.”
"To know [women did these stunts] 100 and something years ago erases the question of 'can they do it now?' Well of course they can do it now. Look at what they did back then." April Wright Women have been jumping from moving motorbikes onto moving trains ... Director April Wright: “They always say, once a stuntwoman, always a stuntwoman and it’s absolutely true.” 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
“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
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
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