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We prayed for Tom Hardy’s Shackleton movie and it seems to have worked…

8th February 2020 by Sarah Cartland Leave a Comment

Tom Hardy is to play Sir Ernest Shackleton in a new film

“Scott for scientific method, Amundsen for speed and efficiency but when disaster strikes and all hope is gone, get down on your knees and pray for Shackleton” (Shackleton’s contemporary Sir Raymond Priestley in a speech to the British Science Association in 1956.) Variety has exclusively reported that Ernest Shackleton biopic Shackleton, starring Tom Hardy as… We prayed for Tom Hardy’s Shackleton movie and it seems to have worked… Read More

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The Thing – Video Review Includes Video 4 stars☆☆☆☆☆

12th June 2017 by Sarah Cartland Leave a Comment

Click here for The Thing (1982) full review

Filed Under: Film Reviews Tagged With: antarctica, john carpenter, kurt russell, the thing, the thing review, the thing video review, video-review

The Thing (2011 Prequel) 3 stars☆☆☆☆☆

5th April 2017 by Sarah Cartland Leave a Comment

As soon as the Americans started exploring the burnt out Norwegian research station in The Thing (1982) I was desperate for a prequel to find out what happened to our Scandi friends. (I demand prequels a lot. I’m still desperate for John Wick: The Prologue. But more than that, I want to find out all about the wheeler-dealing… The Thing (2011 Prequel) Read More

Filed Under: Film Reviews Tagged With: alien, antarctica, assimilation, horror, horror film, infection, joel edgerton, mary elizabeth winstead, Matthijs van Heijningen, research station, sci fi, the thing, the thing 2011, the thing prequel, the thing review, ulrich thomsen

The Thing (1982) 4 stars☆☆☆☆☆

4th April 2017 by Sarah Cartland 2 Comments

A hipster slate, greenery garnish and a jus - but still something didn't seem quite right

John Carpenter’s The Thing has everything – physical isolation in an antarctic scientific base, failed communication channels, a coming storm (literal and metaphorical), psychological horror as the threat grows and established friendships crumble, and really, really disgusting monsters that I couldn’t take my eyes off. There is a delightful yuck factor to The Thing’s Things. (That is… The Thing (1982) Read More

Filed Under: Film Reviews Tagged With: alien, antarctica, childs, horror, isolation, john carpenter, keith david, kurt russell, macready, mutant, research station, the thing, who goes there

Tom Hardy And The Importance of Playing Ernest

27th October 2016 by Sarah Cartland Leave a Comment

Tom Hardy is to play Sir Ernest Shackleton in a new film

I love heroes who look like heroic failures but actually were incredibly successful against the odds, even if they didn’t complete their stated mission. Whether it’s George Mallory attempting to summit Everest in 1924 in hobnail boots and a tweed coat (I like to think he and Irving made it to the top); or Sir… Tom Hardy And The Importance of Playing Ernest Read More

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