The Killer – Review
David Fincher’s latest thriller, The Killer, is probably the antithesis of what many have come to anticipate from the “hitman’s revenge” kind of film. It is still; it defies its own mantras about not...
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Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio – Review
There have been at least twenty four cinematic adaptations of Pinocchio, Carlo Collodi’s story of the wooden boy brought to life. Three of these appeared in 2022 alone. Surely, there cannot be any mo...
Suspiria
Only a year after the critically successful Call Me By Your Name, Luca Guadagnino has returned with another film. Suspiria is a remake of the 1977 Dario Argento classic of the same name. It tells the...
Suspiria – First Trailer
Giallo director Dario Argento’s cult 1977 horror, Suspiria, is getting a remake, courtesy of Call Me By Your Name director, Luca Guadagnino. Starring Tilda Swinton and Dakota Johnson, the first...
Okja – Behind The Scenes Featurette
One of the most talked about films in the last month, for all the wrong reasons, comes to Netflix this week. In competition at Cannes insured that Okja received a lot of publicity and opened up a mas...
Okja – Trailer
Coming soon to Netflix is the new film from Bong Joon Ho. For 10 idyllic years, young Mija (An Seo Hyun) has been caretaker and constant companion to Okja—a massive animal and an even bigger friend—a...
Doctor Strange
A few years ago, when the trailers for Guardians Of The Galaxy first landed, you’d have been forgiven for thinking studio head honcho Kevin Feige had let the massive success of the Marvel Cinematic U...
Sheffield Doc Fest 2016 Launched
Just announced is the programme for the 2016 Sheffield Doc/Fest. Now in its 23rd year the festival has moved from strength to strength in the last decade, becoming a major fixture in the festival cir...
Hail, Caesar!
Opening the 2016 Glasgow film festival is the latest comedy from the Coen brothers. The film sees the lauded film makers return to a more comedic story after a good few years of straight up drama. Th...
John’s Top Ten of 2014
Contrary to popular opinion I found 2014 to be a pretty good year for movie releases. Sure some of the bigger movies failed to deliver but what’s new? There were a number of very well made film...