Dir: Antoine Fuqua Cast: Denzel Washington, Dakota Fanning, David Denman, Sonia Ammar, Remo Girone Denzel Washington goes out with a bang in this third and final instalment of the ultra violent action series from director Antoine Fuqua There could be a strong case put forward to argue that Denzel Washington is the greatest actor of... Continue Reading →
August turned out to be a relatively slow month at the cinema following from the box-office breaking phenomenon that was Barbenheimer. The biggest release of the month worldwide was the Jason Statham starring The Meg 2: The Trench, with Disney's Haunted Mansion and DC's Blue Beetle massively underperforming at the global box office. Hopefully with... Continue Reading →
Dir: Celine Song Cast: Greta Lee, Teo Yoo, John Magaro This beautiful debut feature film by writer-director Celine Song is not just a simple love story, but a poignant tale of what-ifs, that will leave you feeling breathless. I had heard nothing but great things surrounding this directorial debut by Korean-Canadian filmmaker Celine Song. The... Continue Reading →
Dir: Tim Story Cast: Grace Byers, Jermaine Fowler, Melvin Gregg, X mayo, Dewayne Perkins, Antoinette Robinson, Sinqua Walls, Jay Pharoah, Yvonne Orji 'The Blackening' is an unapologetically hilarious horror-comedy that satirises horror tropes and racial stereotypes 'The Blackening' is the latest release from Tim Story, the director of Fantastic Four (2005), Ride Along (2014) and... Continue Reading →
One of the most fascinating awards of the night is that for production design. Without the incredible work done by the set and production designers on any given film, it would be very difficult for any motion picture to succeed as a form of escapism. It is this escapism that heavily factors in to who... Continue Reading →
Daily writing promptWhat are your top ten favorite movies?View all responses Whilst the list does chop and change depending on mood and rewatches, I do have a current top ten movies of all time which is as follows: 1. Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004) Dir: Michel Gondry Screenplay: Charlie Kaufman Cast: Jim Carrey,... Continue Reading →
There are usually three things to consider when it comes to predicting for Editing at the Academy Awards. Firstly, most films that go on to win Best Picture usually secure a nomination for Editing, in fact since the turn of the millennium 21 out of 23 Best Picture winners have received an editing nomination. The... Continue Reading →
The race for cinematography is shaping up to be between two large format releases. Hoyte van Hoytema will be looking for his first Academy Award for his fantastic work on Christopher Nolan's epic biopic "Oppenheimer". The well respected cinematographer uses IMAX lenses to explore the landscape of faces; namely, J. Robert Oppenheimer (Cillian Murphy) himself,... Continue Reading →
Dir: Neill Blomkamp Cast: David Harbour, Orland Bloom, Archie Madekwe, Darren Barnet, Geri Halliwell Horner, Djimon Hounsou With slick racing sequences and a crowd-pleasing underdog story, Gran Turismo is more than just a glorified advertisement for the iconic racing simulator. There has been a plethora of video game adaptations over the years, most of which... Continue Reading →
Always one of the more interesting and difficult categories to predict is the recently named International Feature Film. The submission procedure for this category is possibly the most long-winded of all the categories, with each country only being allowed to submit one movie. This has seen some controversial picks in the past, most notably in... Continue Reading →
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