I’ve given Split four stars so this will be an appreciative review, though I’ve written 22 more, and maybe even another one that’s really nasty. I’ll do my best not to give too much away but if you really don’t want to know anything about it beyond “man with many personalities who looks like a cross between… Split Read More
Comfort Blanket Movies For When The World Is Going To Hell In A Handcart (i.e. Now)
The world is pretty dark right now, but once you’ve filled your understairs cupboard with cans of baked beans, plus that Long Life UHT milk that come the Apocalypse no one will actually drink (“things are bad enough, I’ll have that cold coffee black if you don’t mind”), you’ll need something to fill the time before the… Comfort Blanket Movies For When The World Is Going To Hell In A Handcart (i.e. Now) Read More
T2: Trainspotting 4 stars
“Skanky nostalgia” is how my friend affectionately described the oddly-named T2: Trainspotting, after a screening filled with fellow 40-somethings. In fact when you see it, listen out when the lights go up for the collective “ooohhh” as we oldies stretch our stiffened limbs up out of our seats. Director Danny Boyle has, though, managed to stay just the right side of that nostalgia… T2: Trainspotting Read More
Interview With A Film Subtitler – Accuracy, Action, and Oldboy
“I subtitled one of the Rambo movies for broadcast and I think that had about 100 lines of dialogue so that was a pretty fast job!” Without a talented subtitler, whole swathes of foreign films would either not be available or would, literally, say something else entirely. Watching a subtitled film can be something of… Interview With A Film Subtitler – Accuracy, Action, and Oldboy Read More
Those Oscar Nominations From B-Z
I was at the cinema watching Live By Night, and after what seemed like several days emerged blinking into the sunlight, feeling let down and deflated. Then I saw the Oscar nominations and felt let down and deflated. Oscar nomination day means the usual wailing about expected shoo-ins being left out, or under appreciated indies being ignored… Those Oscar Nominations From B-Z Read More
Live By Night 3 stars
There’s a giant cross on display at a religious event during Live By Night which bears the sign “Where Will You Spend Eternity?” To which the only possible reply is “probably still watching Live By Night, though hopefully we’ll be nearly at the end by then”. In fact I’m probably still watching it now. To say Live By… Live By Night Read More
Oldboy 4.5 stars
“Seeking revenge is the best cure for someone who’s been hurt”, says the captor of Oh Dae-su, a man who has been held for 15 years in a grimy hotel room, and this is a story of mutual revenge served both hot and cold. There’ve both been hurt, probably irreparably, and what looks like a chain of… Oldboy Read More
Lion 4.5 stars
“Did you REALLY look for my mum?” asks little Saroo, in an orphanage in Calcutta, sitting opposite Mrs Sood, a kind but firm woman charged with finding new homes overseas for unclaimed children. “I looked everywhere”, she replies. And with that, Saroo has to move on to a new family far away in Tasmania, while acknowledging that his mum… Lion Read More
Coming Out Of The Shadows – interview with director & rookie stuntman Steve Koepfer
*** Check out my later interview with Stephen about his work on John Wick 3: Parabellum *** “A film set is a living organism. Something as simple as slowly driving a car 20 feet as part of this constellation of activity can be very intimidating if you have never functioned in that space before.” Steve… Coming Out Of The Shadows – interview with director & rookie stuntman Steve Koepfer Read More
Symptoms (Short Film) Short Film 4 stars
Sam (Dan Lam) is about to have his final practical examinations to become a qualified doctor – but who is faking it, him or the “patients”? The setting is a teaching hospital, somewhere in the UK. As Sam comes in from outside he looks like any other trendy 20-something (sorry Dan Lam, I know there’s nothing worse… Symptoms (Short Film) Read More
Concrete And Crashpads – Stunts in New York (Short Film) Short Film 4 stars
“We are the shadow warriors”, says stuntman Mack Kuhr in this fascinating documentary short from directors Stephen Koepfer and Matthew Kaplowitz. A comment which pithily demonstrates how vital they are to a film while staying in the background, not only allowing the star to shine, but giving them that added sparkle. I’m not one for deliberately causing myself pain, though I… Concrete And Crashpads – Stunts in New York (Short Film) Read More
Teaser Trailer For Concrete And Crashpads Shows Hidden Life Of New York’s Stunt Performers
As a stuntwoman says in the voiceover: “If they see us somebody’s doing something wrong… But we shouldn’t be pushed aside.” In this teaser trailer for short film Concrete And Crashpads – Stunts in New York, from co-directors Stephen Koepfer and Matthew Kaplowitz, we get to see stunt performers getting ready for, and performing their roles in… Teaser Trailer For Concrete And Crashpads Shows Hidden Life Of New York’s Stunt Performers Read More
- « Previous Page
- 1
- …
- 141
- 142
- 143
- 144
- 145
- …
- 153
- Next Page »