American movie presidents can only make us wistful nowadays, and in Angel Has Fallen the White House is graced by Morgan Freeman himself, as President Allan Trumbull. Yes there is a god, probably also played by Morgan Freeman. Trumbull has been promoted since London Has Fallen, Mike Banning's last batshit outing, when taking on hundreds of terrorists across our ... Angel Has Fallen Read More
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Once Upon A Time In… Hollywood 4 stars
Warning: spoilers ahead, so no moaning please (unless of the art film kind) It's been called a love letter to Hollywood, though with that title, Tarantino's ninth ... Once Upon A Time In… Hollywood Read More
Reviews by kids
Princess Emmy (kids’ review!) 2.5 stars
In Princess Emmy she has a gift because she can talk to her horses. Her favourite horse is called Ceasar. I talk to my cat but she doesn't understand that many ... Princess Emmy (kids’ review!) Read More
Film Articles & News
Only a month to go before we head into the “endless void”, and there’s a new IMAX trailer for “Ad Astra”
"The enemy up here is not a person or a thing. It's the endless void." And I know just how Donald Sutherland's character feels, two-thirds of the way through the school holidays. Still, I managed to take a few minutes out of shouting at my kids to stop ... Only a month to go before we head into the “endless void”, and there’s a new IMAX trailer for “Ad Astra” Read More
Cheesier than Waitrose’s festive deli counter, the “Last Christmas” trailer is here!
"You have thrown away your life, working in some silly Christmas shop!" THERE'S NO SUCH THING AS A SILLY CHRISTMAS SHOP, MISTER! I should know, I managed a Christmas department for two years, wearing musical reindeer antlers which only played Rudolph The ... Cheesier than Waitrose’s festive deli counter, the “Last Christmas” trailer is here! Read More
Hal yeah! “The King” offers a new Henry V
The King, a Netflix Original Film starring Timothée Chalamet, will have its world premiere at the Venice Film Festival 2019. It's a new-look Henry V, and so far we've got an image and a synopsis: "Hal (Chalamet), wayward prince and reluctant heir to the ... Hal yeah! “The King” offers a new Henry V Read More
Indie sci fi film Nightlens has a trailer – just don’t open the… oh
Creepy indie science fiction horror Nightlens has a trailer, and yes that is a brain in a box. The film is about relationships, and how you can't go back to how things were with someone if you haven't explored what went wrong and why. In the film, the ... Indie sci fi film Nightlens has a trailer – just don’t open the… oh Read More
William McGregor & Eleanor Worthington-Cox from folk horror “Gwen” on weather, Wales and witches
"Responding to the weather – it's part of the film, so you have to embrace that." William McGregor It's a hot, sunny day in London when I meet William McGregor, writer-director of the 1850s-set gothic folk horror Gwen, and its star Eleanor Worthington-Cox, ... William McGregor & Eleanor Worthington-Cox from folk horror “Gwen” on weather, Wales and witches Read More
Chills and thrills in the official Freaks trailer
This feels very much like an allegory for America in its current state, which is horrifying but at least makes a change from Brexit movie metaphors. Freaks, the sci fi thriller out in August, now has an official trailer to go with the teaser we got back in ... Chills and thrills in the official Freaks trailer Read More
The Isle: Tori and Matthew Butler-Hart on their spooky, siren drama…
"On the island... when something like a force nine gale hit, or a beach disappeared due to a storm, we couldn’t just stop filming, we didn’t have the luxury of time." Three sailors, the sole survivors of a shipwreck on the rocks, find their way to shore ... The Isle: Tori and Matthew Butler-Hart on their spooky, siren drama… 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
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
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 – 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
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