Top 10 Favourite Movies: Second Edition
As the world finds itself in lockdown, now seems as good a time as any to revisit the list of my favourite movies and see if anything has changed in […]
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Ranked Worst to Best: 2019 Movies
A few weeks ago, my top ten films of 2019 finally stopped looking mildly embarrassing, but even now I would argue that this year wasn’t particularly exceptional for cinema. PREVIOUS […]
Review: ‘Joker’
If there’s one aspect of Joker which deserves genuinely high praise, it would be the marketing. The initial wave of glowing reviews that came gushing from the Venice Film Festival sparked excited […]
Review: ‘IT Chapter Two’
It could be argued that 2017’s IT movie was lightning in a bottle, releasing at a time when the internet’s fascination with scary clowns was at an all-time high, while also capitalising […]
Review: ‘Once Upon a Time in Hollywood’
It’s possible that Leonardo DiCaprio is a victim of his own success. He’s a talented actor, of course, but after reaching such dizzying heights in past roles one can’t help […]
Review: ‘Fast & Furious: Hobbs and Shaw’
There are two reasonable expectations to have before going into Hobbs and Shaw: it’s going to be loud and it’s going to be dumb. Those aren’t necessarily bad things either, given […]
Review: ‘Midsommar’
A review of Midsommar, the new movie from Hereditary director Ari Aster starring Florence Pugh and Will Poulter.
Box Office: May 2019 Winners and Losers
While Avengers: Endgame continued to dominate, how did new releases fare during the month of May? Welcome to Winners and Losers: a feature where we look back at the past month to determine […]
Box Office: April 2019 Winners and Losers
April was a month of comic book adaptations, with one inevitably ruling them all. Welcome to Winners and Losers: a feature where we look back at the past month to determine […]
Box Office: March 2019 Winners and Losers
March was something of a roller coaster ride for Disney, with the mega studio claiming both the biggest hit and the biggest flop of the month. That’s likely to become […]
Top 10 Favourite Films: First Edition
When someone asks you what your favourite films are, often the mind can go entirely blank. Having been asked this question more times than I can remember, I know that […]
Lloyd Kaufman Q&A: Troma Legend on Hollywood, James Gunn and ‘Toxic Avenger’ Reboot
Sporting a bright red jacket and a pair of snazzy trainers, 73-year-old Lloyd Kaufman would make an impression on anyone passing him in the street. But here at the Starburst […]
Review: ‘Captain Marvel’
As both the first female Avenger to lead a solo movie and the savior set to hit “undo” on the events of Infinity War, it’s difficult to overstate just how important Captain […]
Box Office: February 2019 Winners and Losers
It was a harsh month at the North American box office. In total, only two wide releases can be regarded as commercial success stories (and one of those is only […]
Box Office: Happy Death Day to ‘Alita: Battle Angel’
The North American box office had a remarkably quiet few days, producing the lowest grossing President’s Day weekend in fifteen years. It wasn’t through lack of trying either, with three […]
