Category: Features
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Whatever Happened to Secret Identities?
While there’s little doubt Ant-Man will dominate the box office this weekend, there’s a fair deal of people who groan at the idea of another superhero movie. To an extent, their frustration is understandable because, as much as many superhero movies strive to be original, certain clichés keep popping up: The origin story, Jesus symbolism,… Read More >
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Should Elsa’s Love Interest be Female in Frozen 2?
Excluding The Rescuers Down Under and Fantasia 2000, Disney has avoided producing animated theatrical sequels. Of course they did put out a slew of needless direct-to-video sequels between 1994 and 2008. Seeing how Frozen became the highest-grossing animated film of all time and still has people singing along with the soundtrack, though, it isn’t surprising… Read More >
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Why do Trailers Give Away Everything?
WARNING: The Following Contains Spoilers Galore The major selling point for almost any mainstream motion picture is the theatrical trailer. In many respects, trailers have become an art form of their own and are often much more rewatchable than the movies they advertise. With strong editing and an epic choir, a trailer can make even… Read More >
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The Movie, The Music | July 2015
The Movie, The Music is a brand new feature where we compile the best tracks from recent movies and trailers for your aural enjoyment. Cinema isn’t just about what you see; it’s about what you hear. https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL8FW8Th37qAaUvKz8_n4M6QAlPPApujrr In this edition of The Movie, The Music we pick the most muscular moments of Mad Max: Fury Road‘s… Read More >
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What Happened to R Rated Blockbusters?
Despite looking like this Fourth of July weekend’s preordained box office victor, Terminator Genisys was beaten out by reining champs Jurassic World and Inside Out domestically. It isn’t a huge shocker that Genisys underperformed as critical reception and word-of-mouth were beyond reprehensible. There’s a laundry list of reasons to despise the latest Terminator: The fact… Read More >
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The Green-Light | Will somebody please just give Jai Courtney a chance?
I’ve just seen Terminator Genisys, and there are a breathtaking number of things wrong with it. Jai Courtney, however, isn’t one of them; he takes over from Michael Biehn as Kyle Reese, and is a watchable, humorous, and relatable respite from the rest of the film’s exhausting mythology meddling and explosion-driven antics. If you listen carefully, you… Read More >
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The Green-Light | Amy Winehouse’s family are angry about the new documentary – but they’re angry about the wrong things
Welcome to The Green-Light, a column from Gary Green. Find within spittle-flecked passion and encyclopaedic insight on everything to do with the movies. Noise, noise, and more noise; that’s all there seems to be surrounding Asif Kapadia’s new doc, Amy, which follows the short life of the newest member of the 27 club, Amy Winehouse. Sometimes,… Read More >
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What to do About Vince Vaughn’s Career?
When it was first announced that Vince Vaughn would be among the cast for season two of HBO’s True Detective, a lot of people had the same reaction: “Seriously, the motorboatin’ guy?” What those people forget is that Vaughn was once primarily known as a dramatic actor. Remember his work in movies like The Cell,… Read More >
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Should the Oscars Return to Five Best Picture Nominees?
In 2009, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences made a totally unexpected announcement. For the first time in over six decades, the Best Picture category would expand from five nominees to ten nominees. Two years later, the Academy made another announcement. Now five to ten films could merit a Best Picture nomination depending… Read More >
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Five Films You Can’t Miss in July 2015
Our pick of the five films you cannot miss in July 2015. Read More >
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