Why are British films women’s pictures?
Can a national cinema be a genre? We think of Hollywood films as displaying certain characteristics across a range of genres. Hero…
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What I learnt from the 2014 GOLDEN GLOBES
For reasons best understood by specialists in accumulated betting, the Golden Globes hold a particular place in the Movie Awards S…
Imagined Commentary: GRUDGE MATCH: 12 Rounds with Sly and Bob
The ROCKY franchise is set to continue in 2014 with the Broadway production ROCKY: THE MUSICAL fortunately without Sylvester Stal…
Films for the elderly and why THE BEST EXOTIC MARIGOLD HOTEL 2 is a bad idea
The idea of a sequel to THE BEST EXOTIC MARIGOLD HOTEL fills me with dread. The original cast Judi Dench, Maggie Smith, Bill Nigh…
Film Review: THE STAG: breaking the rut of unfunny male bonding comedies
I have a soft spot for the first film that I saw about a stag party, STAGGERED, in which the British actor Martin Clunes (playing …
Film Review: THE CANYONS: just when you thought Lindsay Lohan had hit rock bottom...
THE CANYONS is a good, bad movie, 2014s first cult classic. In time, it will play late night at certain independent cinemas to aud…
Film Review: 47 RONIN: boredom without honour
The audiences patience is very much put to the sword by 47 RONIN, a big-budget American re-telling of a classic Japanese story, wi…
AMERICAN PSYCHO – reviewed at Beer and Pizza Night, Prince Charles Cinema, London
The problem with going to the cinema in London at Christmastime is that every chain is showing the same darn movies. Once youve se…
THE OLIVERS 2013 – recognising achievement in cinema where no-one else will (complete with acceptance speeches)
It is only a matter of time of time before someone says to me: Larry Oliver, eh? Maybe they should name an awards ceremony after y…
Film Review: DON JON: porno addict drama deserves stick
DON JON, written and directed by Joseph Gordon-Levitt, has an extremely slick trailer that belies an empty movie. Its about a guy,…
