Author: Scott J. Davis
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Downsizing Review (61st BFI London Film Festival)
Alexander Payne is one of cinema’s most brilliant and consistent directors to come into the fold in the last two decades with films that have not only balanced heart and humour to wonderful effects but bring us some of the most eclectic group of characters. Whether it was Miles & Jack as they made their… Read More >
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Thoroughbreds Review (61st BFI London Film Festival)
There’s always so many treats coming out of the Sundance Film Festival at the start of every new year but gosh darn it if we struggle to see some of them here in old Blighty. Over the years, many of those “expensive” films find there way into cinemas but others don’t – lost at sea… Read More >
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Brawl in Cell Block 99 Review (61st BFI London Film Festival)
Vince Vaughn has noticeable change his acting tact in recent years with a focus more on maturing as an actor after a string of comedy hits that have put him in good stead. The likes of Wedding Crashers, The Break-Up and Dodgeball are the most notable of his “funny period” but with his success came… Read More >
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Last Flag Flying Review (61st BFI London Film Festival)
Director Richard Linklater has made some of the most interesting films of the last decade or two: his brilliant coming-of-age dramedy Everybody Wants Some was one of last year’s most revered films while his Before… Trilogy has gathered many an admirer over the years since its inception and remains to this day the great example… Read More >
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Domhnall Gleeson gives his thoughts on J.J. Abrams returning for Star Wars: Episode IX
After original director Colin Trevorrow left the director’s chair for the upcoming Star Wars: Episode IX, many filmmakers names were linked with the role but in the end, it was announced that J.J. Abrams was returning to “finish what he started”. Abrams, of course, directed 2015’s Star Wars: The Force Awakens and helped bring about… Read More >
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Superman: The Movie is getting a new release – with a version you’ve probably never seen…
Deleted scenes, extended and director’s versions are the “norm” these days as part of film’s release these days but over the years there have been some strange phenomena concerning long-lost and alternate versions of classic films that have never, or rarely, been seen. Blade Runner is the most obvious, with a workprint version released at… Read More >
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Margot Robbie shares her thoughts on Harley Quinn and that Joker “team-up” film
It’s been a strange time over at Warner Bros and DC with multiple rumours and projects potentially on the go as part of their cinematic expanded universe. But what is clear is that the studios are very keen to get their characters back on the big screen any way they can. Whether it’s Matt Reeves’… Read More >
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Is this acclaimed director swapping Marvel for Akira?
Well, this could be potentially amazing news. The long-mooted live-action remake of classic anime Akira has been through various iterations and filmmakers but as yet remains on the shelf with no-one able to completely crack the project and send it into production. In its recent history, Jaume Collet-Serra (The Shallows), Jordan Peele (Get Out) and… Read More >
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Kingsman: The Golden Circle Review
Sequels are hard. For every successful film there’s always talk of another entry, a follow-up installment that will explore the “mythology” of the created universe – whether super or not – and bring back all those things you loved and more. But the balancing act between bringing the familiar and the new together whilst still… Read More >
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Coco – “Find Your Voice” Official Trailer
Aspiring musician Miguel (voice of newcomer Anthony Gonzalez) teams up with charming trickster Hector (voice of Gael García Bernal) on an extraordinary journey through the Land of the Dead. Read More >
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