The closing night of the New Orleans Film Festival was held on Thursday, October 19th with a screening of Call Me by Your Name. For a full review of the film’s earlier screening at the London Film Festival, please find the article here. Earlier in the week, the New Orleans Film Festival announced its Jury […]
Whilst the MCU undeniably got off to a better received start than the DCEU, there are some advantages to being a little behind when it comes to on-screen extended universes. Marvel has been paving the way on that front, but DC has the opportunity to learn from some of Marvel’s mistakes. One of the biggest […]
Greek filmmaker Yorgos Lanthimos shot to mainstream fame in 2015 with his first English language feature The Lobster, which earned him an Academy Award nomination for Best Original Screenplay alongside three awards at Cannes. His latest film, The Killing of a Sacred Deer, won Best Screenplay at Cannes this year and is sure to be in the running for […]
The New Orleans Film Festival opens its doors for the 28th year on Wednesday, October 11th at the Orpheum Theater with a screening of The Florida Project. Following the rout of the independent film world with his 2015 film Tangerine, Sean Baker brings another gritty examination into the forgotten characters of an uneven world. […]
The Bond villain is a coveted role that sees MI6’s best facing some of the most cunning and vicious villains in film history. Many great actors have played memorable villains such as Donald Pleasence as the most iconic version of Blofeld, Christopher Lee as the three nippled Scaramanga, Sean Bean played a former companion of […]
History, a subject that either galvanizes people or bores them to tears. Despite your views on history there is no denying that writers and filmmakers have looked to historical events for interpretation, from Spartacus’ rebellion, to the Scottish War for Independence to Abraham Lincoln’s efforts to pass the 13th Amendment. A film about the evacuation […]
Diversity has been a bit of a buzzword in media for the last few years, and the announcement of the 2017 Academy invitees has brought the debate firmly back into the spotlight. Following a slew of whitewashing East Asian roles and the subsequent backlash from audiences, it seems pretty clear that audiences are impatient for […]
Spider-Man is one of the most popular and well-known superheroes in the world and he’s certainly had a major presence on the big screen, with six live-action movies in less than two decades. The latest reboot, Spider-Man: Homecoming is swinging into theaters right now – how does it compare to his previous outings? This is […]
Spider-Man: Homecoming is out this week, and one thing stands out particularly from the trailers. Where other Marvel films have undeniably featured all-white casts with one quippy black side-kick per franchise (Rhodey, Sam, … Heimdall I guess?), Homecoming’s secondary characters are a diverse bunch. However talented Tom Holland is, some fans simply won’t be able […]
Flatliners Director: Niels Arden Oplev Writer: Ben Ripley Cast: Ellen Page, Diego Luna, Nina Dobrev, James Norton, Kiersey Clemons, Kiefer Sutherland Release Date: 29 September 2017 Medical students experiment on “near death” experiences that involve past tragedies until the dark consequences begin to jeopardize their lives. I’m unfamiliar with the original, so I can’t compare […]
