Looking like Den and Angie Watts on a posh skiiing holiday, Maurizio Gucci and his wife Patrizia move between the hottest hotspots and weird family members, always dressed to the nines. “I don’t consider myself to be a particularly ethical person, but I am fair,” says Patrizia (Lady Gaga), later jailed for arranging to have… It’s all about fammlee in House of Gucci trailer Read More
New trailer: pride and prejudice in Ridley Scott’s The Last Duel
The truth does not matter. There is only the power of men. The more things change the more they stay the same… Set during the Hundred Years War, Sir Ridley Scott’s historical drama pits Adam Driver against the worst mullet I’ve ever seen*, with Matt Damon hiding underneath it. *Yes, including Chris Waddle. Here’s the… New trailer: pride and prejudice in Ridley Scott’s The Last Duel Read More
Blade Runner: The Final Cut 4.5 stars
This is Ridley Scott’s final cut, and amazingly for directors’ cuts – which usually go on for about four days and leave you thinking “what, if anything, has actually been cut?” – this comes in at a nifty two hours. Off to see the Blade Runner 2049 sequel and worried you’ll be completely lost? Whether… Blade Runner: The Final Cut Read More
Alien – Video Review Includes Video 5 stars
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Alien 5 stars
*** Read my review of the 4k restoration of Alien and check out images from the film *** So often horror films have an extra opponent every bit as evil and twisted as the main threat. Fighting on one front for a hero or, more usually, a heroine, simply isn’t enough to test them to their limits… Alien Read More
Alien: Covenant 1 minute video review Includes Video 3.5 stars
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Alien: Covenant 3.5 stars
A Covenant is an agreement between god and his people but Alien Covenant is so heady with religion I’m surprised they didn’t go the whole way and call it Alien: Old Testament. The question is who is god here – Weyland, David, the Engineers, or Ridley Scott himself who has clearly hugely enjoyed drenching his… Alien: Covenant Read More
Terror & Trauma In New Alien: Covenant Trailer
“The path to Paradise begins in Hell”, as everyone who’s been for a Hollywood wax tells me. We’ve been treated to a new Alien: Covenant trailer to get us through until May 19th when the film is released. The crew of the colonising ship Covenant have landed on what looks like paradise. Until someone steps in something that… Terror & Trauma In New Alien: Covenant Trailer Read More
Alien: Covenant – The Crew Are Having A Last Supper, Cue Gods & Monsters
The religious parallels were everywhere in Prometheus. What were the Engineers but vengeful Old Testament Gods, creating then destroying at will? And now a 4-minute prologue to Alien: Covenant has just been released, directed by Luke Scott, entitled the Last Supper. In Christianity the Last Supper is the last meal that Jesus and his Apostles shared,… Alien: Covenant – The Crew Are Having A Last Supper, Cue Gods & Monsters Read More
The Alien: Covenant Trailer Is Here To Save You From Christmas Hell
Mouths dripping with acid. Strange and terrifying creatures seemingly from other planets. Screaming. And NO ESCAPE. Yes it’s Christmas with the family. But don’t worry, as the new Alien: Covenant trailer is finally here! And it’s good! Though pretty much like previous Alien stuff, with lots of running down long industrial looking spaceship corridors, and things bursting… The Alien: Covenant Trailer Is Here To Save You From Christmas Hell Read More