Five people are left adrift in a survival raft after their seaplane is attacked by a great white shark Frequent visitors to this site will know that after most movie watches I fall down various internet rabbit-holes, googling everything from sightings of cryptozoological beasts to the accuracy of time travel paradoxes in Christopher Nolan films. While watching ... Great White Read More
short film review
The Man At The Bottom Of The Garden (short film) Short Film 3.5 stars
Jessica's parents have been married for decades, but lockdown is proving difficult. And now mum has a plan to get dad out of the house. Made in and of a pandemic ... The Man At The Bottom Of The Garden (short film) Read More
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A hero’s journey begins in the new Dune trailer
"A great man doesn't seek to lead. He's called to it." Sadly not Dominic Cummings to Boris Johnson but Duke Leto Atreides (Oscar Isaac) to his son Paul (Timothée ... A hero’s journey begins in the new Dune trailer Read More
Highlights
Old news: new featurette with M Night Shyamalan
The idea of being renewed is essential. I wanna start over and come up with a new style. Old is out in the UK this Friday (23 July) and to stoke our interest there's a new featurette by its writer-director M Night Shyamalan. Check it out below and find out ... Old news: new featurette with M Night Shyamalan Read More
The Duke looks like a draw: check out this featurette and clip
An elderly Geordie steals an Old Master and ransoms it for charity in this Robin Hood tale. Based on a true story, The Duke stars Jim Broadbent and Helen Mirren (both doing excellent Geordie accents) and is out in the UK on 3 September. Here's the full ... The Duke looks like a draw: check out this featurette and clip Read More
BLOG — the film club tracks Missing 411: The Hunted 3 stars
I love the outdoors — walking, jogging, being dragged along by my dog while walking or jogging — though the UK is so small I'm not sure it actually qualifies as the "great" outdoors. Not like the US, with its vast, remote woods and mountains, beautiful but ... BLOG — the film club tracks Missing 411: The Hunted Read More
“It’s just a flesh wound!” Separating Green Knight fact from fiction with Ralph Ineson
Ineson plays the not-so-jolly green giant in David Lowery's upcoming movie The Green Knight, which also stars Dev Patel as Sir Gawain. A24 have now released this short film Legends Never Die: An Oral History of ‘Sir Gawain and The Green ... “It’s just a flesh wound!” Separating Green Knight fact from fiction with Ralph Ineson Read More
BLOG: The horror! Something else I’ve been mispronouncing for literally my whole life
And if that sounds like hyperbole, can I point out that hyperbole is probably one of the few words I have been pronouncing correctly (hi-PERR-bol-ee, bol-eev it or not). "We are so much more than our names," purrs Gerard Butler's lusty count sexily in ... BLOG: The horror! Something else I’ve been mispronouncing for literally my whole life Read More
Greenland gets a sequel, which is sure to be a sm(ash)
Sadly they're calling it Greenland: Migration rather than Greenland: Genesis, but I couldn't be more excited, even though the first film — triumph of the human spirit notwithstanding — is one of the saddest movies I've sat through (about five times ... Greenland gets a sequel, which is sure to be a sm(ash) Read More
Army Of The Dead: giant 3D zombie tiger hits Piccadilly Circus!
*** Read my 4-star review and article about the film *** And it's not the first time central London has been menaced by a big white cat. Proof, if it is needed, that the world will end not with a bang but with a miaow. Here's the footage: And ... Army Of The Dead: giant 3D zombie tiger hits Piccadilly Circus! Read More
LAW ABIDING CITIZEN: episode 7 of the GERRYSTORM podcast
Horribly violent. Morally bankrupt. Batshit from the first minutes. And I say that as someone that liked Law Abiding Citizen. This time I chatted to the delightful Harris Dang, all the way from Australia, about this B-movie thriller from 2009. Gerard ... LAW ABIDING CITIZEN: episode 7 of the GERRYSTORM podcast Read More
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
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
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