It Review
The opening segment of director Andy Muschietti’s adaptation of It filled me with sheer dread. Yet, as Georgie’s paper boat slides inevitably towards that dark abyss of the storm drain my gut wasn’t… Continue reading
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CINEMA’S GREATEST SCENES: #8 PATHS OF GLORY
Every Friday I’m going to be highlighting and analysing some of cinema’s greatest scenes, or sequences depending on your definition. Some will be familiar, etched indelibly into the iconography of cinema, while others… Continue reading
Bridge of Spies Review
Steven Spielberg, he’s probably the most recognisable name in world cinema. The architect of Jaws, Indiana Jones, Jurassic Park, Close Encounters and E.T., amongst many more, Spielberg was the man who managed to… Continue reading
Film Directors in TV and Failings of Cinema
The emergence of readily available televisions in the 1950s coupled with the joys of mass consumption meant terminally bad news for cinema, abruptly destroying the pre-war golden age of film going. Attendances plummeted… Continue reading