Category Archives: Film Feature
Anti-Pixar Animation
This article was originally written for Subtitled Online September 2012. There are some great alternatives to both the style and content of the products of dominant American animation powerhouse studios like Disney and Pixar, DreamWorks Animation and Blue Sky Studios. Animation as … Continue reading
10 Films That Made My Childhood
I was introduced to the world of film at an early age. Something was always on a screen at home in my early years. I was born in 1990, and was first taken to the cinema before I was three years old. My poor parents … Continue reading
Film Confessional #1: Daredevil
The following confession was prompted in part by the news that Ben Affleck has been cast as Batman, and everyone seems (quite unfairly) to be using his previous portrayal of a superhero as a reason why it’s the worst decision … Continue reading
The Son Becomes the Father…
SUPERMAN II: THE RICHARD DONNER CUT is far more than a slightly different edit of a superhero film sequel. It’s an almost entirely new version of the story that changes fundamental plot points for the benefit of the narrative as a … Continue reading
Best American Films of the 1930s (1)
My list of the best of Hollywood in the 30s. Be sure to check out the rest of the Greatest Films site!
Series Retrospective: The Blade Trilogy
This year is the fifteenth anniversary of Marvel’s half-vampire hero Blade making his big-screen debut. To mark this occasion, I thought I’d look back at the trilogy of Blade films, and comment on how they’ve aged, what still works, what … Continue reading
This Is 40? This Is Awful!
I finally saw last year’s Judd Apatow film THIS IS 40 last week, and I thought it was absolutely terrible. Not just distinctly lacking in comedy, but a smug, nasty and tortuously overlong movie. Let me explain. I like Judd Apatow; he’s a … Continue reading
2014 Will be the Cinematic Pits!
I honestly can’t remember a time I was less excited about an upcoming year in filmmaking. But 2014 is currently one of those years for me. I could of course be surprised by what I see, but at the moment … Continue reading
The World’s End and the Flavour of Disappointment
It’s with a heavy heart I write this. I watched Edgar Wright’s concluding chapter in the “Cornetto Trilogy” of revisionist comedy genre films THE WORLD’S END yesterday afternoon, and I’m sorry to report that mint is the least successful filmic frozen ice cream flavour. … Continue reading
SSP Thinks Film 