With the bright lights of Hollywood shining, and the British and global film industries making waves, it’s a great time to enjoy films. Horror, comedy, romance, action and more, hit the cinemas every week, but how can you stay updated on the movie world? You’re invited to surf over to Film Review Links, a movie […]
Top Five Jedi’s in Star Wars
In honour of Star Wars Episode VIII: The Last Jedi being released this week, I thought I’d take a look at the best lightsaber-wielding, users of the Force. 5: MACE WINDU The prequels were full of cool characters and Windu was most definitely up there with Darth Maul, now that’s a match-up I’d like to […]
Movie sequels that no one asked for
Nothing is original these days. Instead of trying new things, Hollywood still like to milk franchises or dish out sequels to films that didn’t really need one. With that in mind, this list will look at eight upcoming movie sequels that no one asked for. SPACE JAM 2 (no release date yet) The original was […]
The problem with movie sequels
With sequels being Hollywood’s favourite thing to churn out year after year, it leaves people to wonder; will we ever get some original movie ideas? The term “sequelitis” refers to an infestation of unnecessary movie sequels spreading throughout cinemas and it seems that tinsel town most definitely contracted this disease. Why make a movie sequel? […]
Why did Blade Runner 2049 flop at the box office?
The original Blade Runner became a cult classic over the years but many people have forgotten that, much like its 2017 sequel, it flopped at the box office. The 1982 original cost $28 million to make and only took in $6 million on its opening weekend. History has repeated itself this year as Blade Runner […]
The Hitman’s Bodyguard Gets Mixed Reviews
The reviews are mixed on Reynolds and Jackson’s latest buddy action-comedy, The Hitman’s Bodyguard (15) The story follows Michael (Ryan Reynolds), who is an elite private security guard disgraced after losing a client due to a well-placed bullet to the head, and to get out of his slump of tedious jobs he is tasked with […]
A review of American Hustle
Certainly one of the most entertaining films to come out of Hollywood in 2013, American Hustle lives up to its title – what the Mirror calls “a darkly humorous crime caper”. Its basic premise is the 1970s Abscam scandal, starring (in real life) Irving Rosenfeld, in the film played by Christian Bale. In real life, […]
Chinese collaboration could boost the British Film Industry
The British film industry looks like getting a major boost with the opening of a new alliance with the Chinese film industry. Earlier this year the Prime Minister met with China’s top industry officials and the upshot was an agreement that promotes cooperation between the reputedly ailing film industry in Britain and the gigantic movie […]
Parkland brings nothing new to the JFK story
People are always ready to buy into conspiracy theories because they are more entertaining than what the truth is. This point is emphasised further by the latest gloomy film about the assassination of President Kennedy. This is an attempted strike back at the ridiculous but very entertaining JFK film by Oliver Stone. In this film, […]
Blofeld could appear in another Bond film after legal wrangle resolved
Considering that the long legal dispute has been resolved, Ernst Stavro Blofeld, the famous Bond villain may appear in future 007 films. Keven McClory and Ian Fleming who developed the story for Thunderball had been involved in a legal battle since 1959 over Bond rights. McClory asserted that he was the one who created the […]
Diana film biography will surprise quite a few people
You may not learn a lot from Oliver Hirschbiegel’s new biographical film about the Princes of Wales however, “Diana” is a success considering it gives us an opportunity to remember the indignities that this unlucky lady had to go through. Instead of the film giving us the portrait of a complex, well informed and compassionate […]