Premiering at the Venice Film Festival, and to London’s press yesterday, is J-Law’s most controversial film to date, centered around demonic powers and writer’s block.
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Two species face down in a climactic battle for existence. Will this go the same way as man vs dodo? I, The Host, return to examine ‘War for the Planet of the Apes’ as we continue the Midnight Movie Madness review series.
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After yet another surprisingly long hiatus I, The Host, return just before the end of summer movie season to analyse Marvel’s trip to high school, Spider-Man: Homecoming.
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80’s throwbacks are all the rage in indie horror right now. Can this one a’void the pitfalls?
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Well, here it is, my fellow moviegoers! My quick recap of everything I got to see over the summer and my take on Rogue One: A Star Wars Story. Does it add to my prequel pain?
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Is Rogue One a film we didn’t know we wanted all along?
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I made a foray into the London Film Festival to check out the much-hyped South Korean horror-thriller, The Wailing.
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The 60th BFI London Film Festival is underway and launches in fine fashion with A United Kingdom, a post-WWII romance which sees David Oyelowo and Rosamund Pike play a couple whose relationship shakes the foundations of two countries.
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Off the Rails tells the story of Darius McCollum, a New Yorker who is “really good with trains, but [who] can’t seem to figure out people”. Darius has Asperger’s syndrome, and from a young age develops a fascination with public transit – a world where schedules and routines dictate the actions of those around him. It wouldn’t be long before Darius would begin to drive trains himself, an activity that proved to be therapeutic, bringing him a level of comfort and joy that he was unable to find elsewhere. However, Darius would not be under the employment of New York’s Metropolitan Transportation Authority when operating these trains. He’d do so illegally. For decades.
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It’s been a fine summer of film. Here’s a video recap of my preferred celluloid, kicking off with a good look at what Ellen does when she’s not talking to the Apparently Kid – ‘Finding Dory’.
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