Category: Opinion
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3 reasons why Dunkirk won’t win Best Picture
Sure, it’s the best picture of the year so far, but can Dunkirk really win the Academy’s top prize? Read More >
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Why Good Time mustn’t be forgotten come awards season
It wouldn’t be at all surprising if Pattinson earned a Best Actor nomination for his riveting work here. Of course Pattinson isn’t the only reason why Good Time mustn’t be forgotten come awards season. Read More >
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The Green-Light | Why Jackie is a great biopic – but not a great film
Larraín’s films typically make certain that the medium is the message – but here, it’s an ethos that gets tangled in the telling. Read More >
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The Green-Light | My long, torturous relationship with Trainspotting
Everyone I’ve spoken to seems to love Trainspotting, and so they should. But twenty-one years after its first release, approximately ten years since my first viewing of it, and two months since my re-watch, why don’t I love it too? Read More >
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The Green-Light | Why Silence could be Martin Scorsese’s best film
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. Yes, the title to this piece alone invites controversy. How could any film directed by Martin Scorsese possibly be better than the likes of Taxi Driver, Raging Bull, or Goodfellas? My answer is… Read More >
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Tobias Lindholm’s A War, and Why the Danes are so Great
Perhaps aside from France, you could argue that the second nation producing the most consistent stream of remarkable cinematic offerings in Europe is Denmark. This week marks the release of another fine film to come out of this great nation: the Academy Award nominated Best Foreign Language Film, political drama, A War. Read More >
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Creed and the Return of Rocky – and why that’s no bad thing
If you like boxing, you’ll love this movie, and if you like movies, you’ll love this movie. Read More >
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