Jonny’s Top Ten Films of 2018
If my calculations are correct, I’ve managed to sit through 53 films at the cinema in 2018. Now I’m doing a PhD I can call this work. The only real criteria for my… Continue reading
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A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night Review
Imagine the scene; we’re in LA, there’s a 1950s greaser, a vampire, some electro pop playing and everyone’s speaking in Iranian. Oh, and it’s black and white. The aforementioned might be particularly tricky… Continue reading
The Salvation Review (London Film Festival 2014)
Originally posted on Reviewing the past, present and future of The Silver Screen:
It’s probably fair to say that Westerns have had their day. The glory days of John Ford, Sam Peckinpah, Sergio…
American Sniper Review
French director Francois Truffaut once quipped “There’s no such thing as an anti-war movie”, and after seeing American Sniper you’d be inclined to agree. Clint Eastwood’s latest film is an absurd contradiction as… Continue reading
Gone Girl Review
The whole directorial approach to Gone Girl can be summarised in the opening credits. As Ben Affleck’s character Nick Dunne empties the bins in the dawn of suburbia, the cast and crew discreetly… Continue reading
Tougher Than the Rest: Is There an Actor Out There Who Could Star in The Bruce Springsteen Story?
It’s Bruce ‘The Boss’ Springsteen’s birthday! Horray! The question remains as to who would play the All- American hero in a film, here’s a few ideas from Movieline.
Pride Review
There’s a wonderfully poignant scene in Pride where Imelda Staunton’s character, Hefina, sits with one of the elder statesmen of their small mining village buttering sandwiches. As they go about this mundane task… Continue reading