Tag Archives: Christopher Nolan

If Batman v Superman somehow bombs, what then?

Posted on March 6, 2016 by Sam S-P

It’s almost unthinkable, I know, but what would it mean if BATMAN V SUPERMAN: DAWN OF JUSTICE bombs critically and/or commercially when it is finally released later this month? At the very least it might sound the death knell for … Continue reading →

Posted in Film, Film Comment | Tagged Avengers: Infinity War, Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, Ben Affleck, Blockbuster, Christopher Nolan, Deadpool, Film, Gal Gadot, Jason Mamoa, Jeremy Irons, Jesse Eisenberg, Justice League, Man of Steel, Movies, Peter Jackson, Suicide Squad, Superhero Movie, The Dark Knight, Warner Brothers, Wonder Woman, Zack Snyder | Leave a comment

“Enough about me, let’s talk about me…”: When Actors Play Themselves (Sort-of)

Posted on August 20, 2015 by Sam S-P

What’s an actor to do when your star persona becomes a joke? You embrace it of course, and let the audience know that you’re in on the gag. It can be incredibly self-indulgent if mishandled, but if pitched just right … Continue reading →

Posted in Film, Film Feature, Television | Tagged Alejandro Iñárritu, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Batman, Batman: The Animated Series, Being John Malkovich, Birdman, Bruce Campbell, Charlie Kaufman, Christopher Nolan, Colin Baker, Doctor Who, Edward Norton, Extras, Film, Flash Gordon, Jeremy Renner, John Barrowman, John Malkovich, Last Action Hero, Liam Neeson, Life's Too Short, Mark Wahlberg, Michael Keaton, Movies, My Name Is Bruce, Olivia Colman, Paul McGann, Peter Davidson, Peter Jackson, Ricky Gervais, Robert Downey Jr, Sam Jones, Seth MacFarlane, Stephen Merchant, Steven Moffat, Sylvester McCoy, The Five(Ish) Doctors, The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey, The Office, TV | Leave a comment

Review: Ant-Man (2015)

Posted on July 19, 2015 by Sam S-P

I’d have never guessed that the Marvel movie of 2015 I preferred was the apparent gamble that is ANT-MAN rather than the seemingly sure thing that was AVENGERS: AGE OF ULTRON. It just goes to show how bang-on Yoda was … Continue reading →

Posted in Film, Film Review | Tagged Abby Ryder Fortson, Ant-Man, Avengers: Age of Ultron, Captain America: The Winter Soldier, Christopher Nolan, Corey Stoll, David Dastmalchian, Edgar Wright, Evangeline Lilly, Film, Interstellar, Iron Man, Iron Man 3, Jonathan Nolan, Marvel, Michael Douglas, Michael Peña, Movies, Paul Rudd, Peyton Reed, Superhero Movie, T.I, The Empire Strikes Back | 3 Comments

10 Years, 10 Spectacular Sci-fi Films (2005-2014)

Posted on May 31, 2015 by Sam S-P

Science fiction has become a film genre increasingly derivative and dispiritingly inconsistent in quality in recent years. 2012’s TOTAL RECALL was a terrible remake and PROMETHEUS was arguably guilty of cheapening its own source material, the ALIEN series, by existing … Continue reading →

Posted in Film, Film Feature | Tagged Alex Garland, Alfonso Cuarón, Alien, Alive in Joberg, Andy Serkis, Aubrey Plaza, Ben Burtt, Bong Joon-ho, Children of Men, Christopher Nolan, Clive Owen, Colin Trevorrow, Conquest of the Planet of the Apes, Danny Boyle, Dawn of the Planet of the Apes, District 9, Film, Firefly, Fox, Inception, Interstellar, Joss Whedon, Jurassic World, Looper, Mad Max, Mark Duplass, Movies, Neill Blomkamp, Pixar, Predestination, Prometheus, Rise of the Planet of the Apes, Safety Not Guaranteed, Sarah Snook, Sci-fi, Serenity, Sharlto Copley, Snowpiercer, Spierig Brothers, Sunshine, Total Recall, WALL-E | 5 Comments

Review: Before I Go To Sleep (2014)

Posted on May 23, 2015 by Sam S-P

I’m not the biggest fan of Christopher Nolan’s mind-boggler MEMENTO, but at least it was packed full of interesting ideas. The opening of BEFORE I GO TO SLEEP is smothered by watery visuals and sound effects, then we hear a … Continue reading →

Posted in Film, Film Review | Tagged Christopher Nolan, Colin Firth, Drama, Film, Guy Pearce, Mark Strong, Memento, Movies, Mystery, Nicole Kidman, Thriller | 3 Comments

Review: Interstellar (2014)

Posted on November 13, 2014 by Sam S-P

Well, you can’t say Christopher Nolan lacked ambition with his latest endeavor, but I find myself wishing he’d attempted a little less so he could actually pull off a little more in practice. INTERSTELLAR will surely go down as Nolan’s … Continue reading →

Posted in Film, Film Review | Tagged 2001: A Space Odyssey, A.I.: Artificial Intelligence, Anne Hathaway, Bill Irwin, Blockbuster, Christopher Nolan, David Gyasi, E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial, Event Horizon, Film, George Lucas, Hans Zimmer, IMAX, Inception, Interstellar, Jessica Chastain, Jonathan Nolan, Josh Stewart, Matthew McConaughey, Memento, Michael Caine, Movies, Philip Glass, Robot Chicken, Sci-fi, Stanley Kubrick, Star Wars, Steven Spielberg, The Dark Knight, The Forbidden Planet, The Prestige | 1 Comment

Series Retrospective: Marvel Cinematic Universe

Posted on September 1, 2014 by Sam S-P

Ten films, six years, and two distinct phases later and Marvel are sitting pretty as kings of the proverbial movie castle. Try and cast yourself back to before Tony Stark strapped on his first scrappy suit of armour to escape … Continue reading →

Posted in Film, Film Feature | Tagged Alan Taylor, Ang Lee, Anthony Mackie, Batman Begins, Ben Kingsley, Blockbuster, Captain America: The First Avenger, Captain America: The Winter Soldier, Chris Evans, Chris Hemsworth, Christopher Eccleston, Christopher Nolan, Comedy, Don Cheadle, Drew Pearce, Edward Norton, Film, Flash Gordon, Game of Thrones, Guardians of the Galaxy, Guy Pearce, Hamlet, Hayley Atwell, Horror, Hugo Weaving, Iron Man, Iron Man 2, Iron Man 3, James Bond, James Gunn, Jeff Bridges, Jon Favreau, Joss Whedon, Kat Dennings, Kenneth Branagh, Kevin Feige, Liv Tyler, Mark Ruffalo, Marvel, Mickey Rourke, Movies, Natalie Portman, Patrick Doyle, Robert Downey Jr, Sam Rockwell, Satire, Scarlett Johansson, Shane Black, Spider-Man, Star Wars, Superhero Movie, The Avengers, The Incredible Hulk, Thor, Thor: The Dark World, Tim Roth, Tom Hiddleston, Tommy Lee Jones, Watchmen, William Hurt, X-Men | Leave a comment

The Obligatory End of the Year Top 10 (2013)

Posted on January 1, 2014 by Sam S-P

2013 has been a bit of a downbeat year for the film world, as we’ve lost a depressing number of talented individuals before their time – Roger Ebert, Richard Griffiths, James Gandolfini, Karen Black, Paul Walker. Peter O’Toole and Ray Harryhausen passed … Continue reading →

Posted in Film, Film Feature | Tagged A Field in England, Alfonso Cuarón, Behind the Candelabra, Ben Kingsley, Ben Wheatley, Brad Pitt, Christopher Nolan, Cloud Atlas, Dan Aykroyd, Daniel Brϋhl, Daniel Day-Lewis, Danny Boyle, David Lynch, David Mitchell, David Strathairn, Drew Pearce, Drive, Edgar Wright, Film, Gravity, Guy Pearce, Inception, Iron Man 3, James Cameron, James Gandolfini, James Spader, Jim Rash, Karen Black, Kristin Scott Thomas, Liam James, Lincoln, Marc Forster, Matt Damon, Matthew Goode, Mia Wasikowska, Michael Douglas, Minority Report, Movies, Nat Faxon, Nicolas Winding Refn, Only God Forgives, Park Chan-wook, Paul Walker, Peter Jackson, Peter Morgan, Peter O'Toole, Ray Harryhausen, Reece Shearsmith, Richard Griffiths, Rob Lowe, Robert Downey Jr, Roger Ebert, Ron Howard, Rush, Ryan Gosling, Sandra Bullock, Shane Black, Simon Pegg, Steven Spielberg, Stoker, The Avengers, The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug, The Lord of the Rings, The Way Way Back, The World's End, Tolkien, Tom Tykwer, Trance, Vithaya Pansringarm, Wachowskis, World War Z | 1 Comment

Review: Man of Steel (2013)

Posted on December 14, 2013 by Sam S-P

MAN OF STEEL is a much better sci-fi movie than it is a Superman movie. If Zack Snyder, Christopher Nolan and David S. Goyer had been as interested in what Superman represents as a character on Earth as they evidently … Continue reading →

Posted in Film, Film Review | Tagged Amy Adams, Batman vs. Superman, Christopher Nolan, David S. Goyer, Film, Hans Zimmer, Henry Cavill, Man of Steel, Movies, Richard Donner, Sci-fi, Superhero, The Dark Knight, Zack Snyder | 6 Comments

In All Good Taste (RIP Paul Walker)

Posted on December 1, 2013 by Sam S-P

Paul Walker died yesterday in a car crash at the age of 40. When any young man’s life is cut short it’s a tragic event, and that goes double (rightly or wrongly) for someone so recognisable around the world, someone … Continue reading →

Posted in Film, Film Comment | Tagged Blockbuster, Brandon Lee, Christopher Nolan, Fast & Furious, Fast & Furious 7, Film, Gladiator, Heath Ledger, Movies, Oliver Reed, Paul Walker, Ridley Scott, The Crow, The Dark Knight, Universal | Leave a comment

Tag Archives: Christopher Nolan

If Batman v Superman somehow bombs, what then?

“Enough about me, let’s talk about me…”: When Actors Play Themselves (Sort-of)

Review: Ant-Man (2015)

10 Years, 10 Spectacular Sci-fi Films (2005-2014)

Review: Before I Go To Sleep (2014)

Review: Interstellar (2014)

Series Retrospective: Marvel Cinematic Universe

Review: Man of Steel (2013)

In All Good Taste (RIP Paul Walker)

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