Category: Features
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The Green-Light | Here’s why Ben Mendelsohn is the best character actor working today
Welcome to The Green-Light, a new column from Gary Green. Find within spittle-flecked passion and encyclopaedic insight on everything to do with the movies. There’s a very good chance you’re already a Ben Mendelsohn fan – you just don’t know it yet. I’m here to let you know; you’ve seen him in loads of films over… Read More >
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The Best Movies of 2015… So Far
With June behind us, we’re officially halfway through 2015. As far as movies go, it’s been an increasingly strong year with a welcome mix of original titles, nostalgic blasts from the past, thrilling blockbusters, and indie treasures. If this streak of quality continues, 2015 should go down as another great year for cinema. For now,… Read More >
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Should We Abolish the G Rating?
In the early 1980’s, American audiences were treated to several family movies that pushed the PG rating to its limit, most of which were produced by Steven Spielberg. Although there weren’t a ton of kids that complained about the unsuitable content in Gremlins, Poltergeist, or Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom, parents complained that… Read More >
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The Green-Light | Entourage has a terrible movie-within-a-movie. Here’s how it could have been great
Welcome to The Green-Light, a new column from Gary Green. Find within spittle-flecked passion and encyclopaedic insight on everything to do with the movies. I wasn’t that insulted by Entourage. Sure, it’s by no means a great movie, and in many ways it’s rather a bad one – but I didn’t leave the cinema feeling… Read More >
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2015: The Year of the Nostalgic Blockbuster
Although many are proclaiming 2015 ‘The Year of the Blockbuster’, a more accurate title would be ‘The Year of the Nostalgic Blockbuster’. Granted, every passing year it feels like we get more and more films that feed on our longing for the good old days, but 2015 has gone into overdrive… Read More >
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Why Inside Out is 2015’s Most Adult Movie
WARNING: The Following May Contain Minor Spoilers Why do we go to the movies? For some, film is a method of getting away from the pressures of real life. While there’s certainly nothing wrong with occasional escapism, movies have the power to be even more. In addition to helping us escape reality, this medium can… Read More >
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The Trailer Round-Up: July
This brand new regular feature showcases the best trailers from the upcoming month, hand-picked by us as the ones to watch out for. Any that you think we’ve missed? Let us know in the comments section below. Read More >
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Has This Been the Best Summer for Women in Film Ever?
There’s no denying that cinema hasn’t always done the best job at depicting women, especially when it comes to summer movies. Throughout the 80’s, 90’s, and the early 2000’s, women in summer blockbusters were typically the love interests, the damsels in distress, or the emotional support. Even today, the Internet is overloaded with studies and… Read More >
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The Wachowskis and M. Night Shyamalan, Where’d They Go Wrong?
In 1999, three filmmakers broke out into mainstream popularity. First, Andy and Lana – formerly Larry – Wachowski came out with The Matrix, which wowed the world with its revolutionary effects, thought-provoking philosophies, and inspired ideas. A few months later, M. Night Shyamalan came out with The Sixth Sense, which took audiences by storm with… Read More >
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Emmy Wish List: Outstanding Drama Series
The Emmy nominations are less than a month away! In preparation, I’ll be sharing my personal picks for what should be nominated in all the major categories over the following weeks. Let’s kick matters off with Outstanding Drama Series. Here are several shows that continue to push the limits of what television can be, often… Read More >
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