Who is the Beaverfield werewolf? Is miserable Emerson Flint a misanthrope lycanthrope? What about postperson Cecily, the mythical seventh child? Or Trisha the crazy maple syrup lady (though that would mean she ate her own dog)? Could it actually be ranger Finn, the affable incomer? Only two people and one dog are actually killed by… Werewolves Within: order of deaths! 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 Knight,’ narrated by Ineson — a crash course on the 14th century epic poem that… “It’s just a flesh wound!” Separating Green Knight fact from fiction with Ralph Ineson Read More
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 Dracula 2000. I mention him because, well, I always do if… The horror! Something else I’ve been mispronouncing for literally my whole life Read More
Winner or dinner? Army Of The Dead: who dies, who survives, what we know and what we don’t
Very spoilery on what happens, plus I talk about those threads left hanging. This is long but not as long as Zack’s movie. Click down to the bottom if you simply want a list of deaths in order… (My four star review is here.) And if you don’t want to read the whole thing, TL,DR:… Winner or dinner? Army Of The Dead: who dies, who survives, what we know and what we don’t 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 the pics: Zack Snyder’s 2.5 hour… Army Of The Dead: giant 3D zombie tiger hits Piccadilly Circus! Read More
The Blithe Spirit remake and the ghosts of movies past
Extremely spoilery about both Blithe Spirits and you’ll also have to simply accept that ghosts are real. (My review of the new Blithe Spirit film is here.) To misquote Princess Di, “there were three people in this marriage, so it was a bit crowded”. None of the three in Blithe Spirit (1945) or Blithe Spirit… The Blithe Spirit remake and the ghosts of movies past 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 out of a 1997 interview with hilarious chat show host… Holy BeeGees-us! My journey from eh? to bee Read More
The Witches: the mysterious Mary Mouse
As a John Wick fan it was good to watch a movie where Daisy lives, though once Bruno and Hero Boy have been turned into mice we discover Hero Boy’s pet mouse Daisy is actually Mary – a little American girl transformed by a witch. She says she has been a mouse for four months,… The Witches: the mysterious Mary Mouse Read More
Oh Keanu, some buzzes are just bad
Like murder hornets. Or vibrators when the battery is dying. And now… this. 2020 has brought us some terrors. That asteroid. A sinkhole full of rats. The Mummy some “experts” were planning on opening. Trump! THE PANDEMIC! It’s been a bad, bad year. And now what little solace I had – looking at new pictures… Oh Keanu, some buzzes are just bad Read More
Doggedly searching
This was a search term used to get to my site today, and really a filmmaker needs to make a movie with this title: I can see it now: a hugely rich American family employ a mysterious man with a slightly over-the-top English accent to serve their pampered pooches. Then he disappears, taking their favourite… Doggedly searching 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 their punchline. That’s one hell of a “new… Let’s go (back) to the movies: flashbacks to film memories Read More
Favourite cinemas: The Tyneside Cinema, Newcastle
The lovingly restored Classic screen retains all the charm of the cinemas of old, from its red velvet curtains to its marble pillared screen. It was here that I discovered so many of the tastes that came to define me – my love of foreign films, of LBGTQ+ movies, of the kind of working class… Favourite cinemas: The Tyneside Cinema, Newcastle Read More