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 now!) Also, to all those naysayers questioning how you can do a sequel set in… Greenland gets a sequel, which is sure to be a sm(ash) 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 Butler plays Clyde Shelton, a mysterious man seeking revenge a decade after his wife… LAW ABIDING CITIZEN: episode 7 of the GERRYSTORM podcast Read More
OLYMPUS HAS FALLEN: episode 6 of the GERRYSTORM podcast
This time I’m discussing the first movie outing of disgraced Secret Service agent Mike Banning, a man who attracts president-related disasters like I attract dog hair from my cream retriever when I’ve just put on new black trousers for a job interview. He’s on a boring desk job at the US Treasury (Mike, not my… OLYMPUS HAS FALLEN: episode 6 of the GERRYSTORM podcast Read More
CORIOLANUS: episode 5 of the GERRYSTORM podcast
Coriolanus in the streets, Aufidius in the sheets. That’s our decision and we’re sticking to it. Fascinating, cultured, and sometimes a little too scratchy — me, and also my Gerrystorm podcast episode on CORIOLANUS. This is episode 5, and while my guest Paula and I have gone all Shakespearean I can assure you there isn’t… CORIOLANUS: episode 5 of the GERRYSTORM podcast Read More
PS I LOVE YOU: episode 3 of the GERRYSTORM podcast
While PS I Love You is often trite, it’s also sometimes touched by genius*, both deliberate and accidental. *Not Gerard Butler’s Irish accent. Talking me through the glories and disasters of our favourite post-millennial, post-mortem romcom, is PS I Love You expert and all-round Gerard Butler fan Kate Hudson – a woman who, if Oxford University actually knew anything… PS I LOVE YOU: episode 3 of the GERRYSTORM podcast Read More
GEOSTORM: episode 2 of the GERRYSTORM podcast
I literally had to fly in from outer space, edit out 8,274 “umms”, and battle some light drizzle and unseasonably mild temperatures to bring you episode 2 of GERRYSTORM, the podcast dedicated to the filmography of our Greatest Living Weatherman, I mean Scotsman – Gerard Butler. This time I took on the ultimate challenge, aided… GEOSTORM: episode 2 of the GERRYSTORM podcast Read More
GREENLAND: episode 1 of the GERRYSTORM podcast
People stepping up in a crisis. A system you have no idea how to navigate, yet must. The constant threat of everything disappearing in an instant. A particularly hot lead. No not Greenland, actually yes Greenland, but also me trying to edit the first episode of Gerrystorm. Listen to all episodes here or check out… GREENLAND: episode 1 of the GERRYSTORM podcast Read More
The Gerrystorm podcast: from Banning to Beowulf and beyond
Welcome to GERRYSTORM, the podcast dedicated to the filmography of our Greatest Living Scotsman, Gerard Butler. Scroll down for links to all GERRYSTORM episodes, and how to listen, or check out the latest episode below. Warning: all GERRYSTORM podcast episodes are very spoilery (there’s also a synopsis at the start of each episode if you… The Gerrystorm podcast: from Banning to Beowulf and beyond Read More
Greenland’s UK date of doom announced! Watch the trailer now
Finally Gerard Butler’s excellent disasteroid / cometastrophe film Greenland has a UK release date. The Amazon Exclusive is out on Prime Video on 5 February – and it’s the perfect pandemic distraction, if like me your first movie watch when Lockdown 1.0 loomed last spring was Contagion. The film follows John Garrity (Butler), his wife… Greenland’s UK date of doom announced! Watch the trailer now Read More
2020: That Was The Year That Wasn’t…
…but also so long they named it twice. One pandemic. Two national lockdowns. Three release dates for No Time To Die. It’s quite fitting that my first and last reviews of 2020 were about family: Little Women, a story about holding on to yourself and your identity, whatever life throws at you; and The Midnight… 2020: That Was The Year That Wasn’t… Read More
The Midnight Sky: it’s written in the stars
I never expected to be comparing George Clooney’s cerebral offering The Midnight Sky to Gerard Butler’s fellow cataclysmic doom-movie Greenland, but we are where we are: in the middle of a pandemic, seeking solace in End Times drama. I talk about the implications of The Midnight Sky spoiler at the start, so you can stop… The Midnight Sky: it’s written in the stars Read More
Greenland: how it ends
It’s the end of the world as we know it, but how does everybody feel? This article is about who stepped up (or not) in Greenland and why, and it’s naturally very spoilery up to and including the ending, so if you’re just after my 4-star review it’s here. Greenland is getting a sequel — find… Greenland: how it ends Read More