It’s rather unbelievable to think that The Northman is only Robert Eggers’ third film. The director has made such an indelible mark on cinema with The VVitch and The Lighthouse that it feels like his...
Neo-noir, so often, can be style over substance. Sumptuous to look at but severely lacking in authentic characters and narrative arcs. So, has “master of the spectacle” Guillermo del Toro succeeded i...
You could be forgiven – upon viewing the title credits of The Card Counter – for thinking that this was a re-release of a movie from the 1970s. The bright green card table cover that forms the backgr...
Director Robert Eggers sure knows how to play around with light and shade – quite literally, in his latest feature film, The Lighthouse. In the similar manner to his directorial debut, The VVitch, he...
Odd Thomas can see dead people. But, by God, he does something about it. Dean Koontz’s supernatural sleuth is brought to life in Stephen Sommers’ 2013 fantasy / thriller about a fry cook in a small t...
When I covered Agnieszka Smoczyńska’s Fugue and discussed it’s shocking and unsettling opening scenes, I thought that nothing would top that in terms of shock factor at this year’s Glasgo...
When you think of Florida, what springs to mind? The sunshine state, Cuban fusion, the ubiquitous black ears of a certain Mr. M. Mouse? It’s a place that instantly conjures vibrant images of carefree...
This year’s Oscar nominations have been announced, in full, this afternoon as many keen film fans anticipate what the speeches and overall climate of the ceremony will be like following the Tim...
One of the films that stood out last year for a number of reasons was Murder On The Orient Express. The lavish adaptation of the best-selling Agatha Christie novel was brought to the screen by Kennet...
I am someone who can lose an entire Sunday to episodes of Murder She Wrote or Columbo. A good murder mystery can be enjoyed over and over again – even if you already know “whodunnit”. Such is the cas...