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Looking Back and Looking Forward: 2018, Part 2
Before I get down to looking at the very best and the very worst films of 2018 (Part 1 of this list can be found here) I’d be remiss if I didn’t mention a couple more that weren’t necessarily my … Continue reading
Posted in Film, Film Feature
Tagged Adam Driver, Avengers: Infinity War, BlackKklansman, David Yates, Extinction, Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald, JK Rowling, John David Washington, Kathryn Hahn, Mandy, Marvel, Meet the Feebles, Michael Peña, Netflix, Nicolas Cage, Paul Giamatti, Peter Jackson, Private Life, Shoplifters, Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse, Spike Lee, Steve McQueen, The Cloverfield Paradox, The Happytime Murders, They Shall Not Grow Old, Tom Hardy, Venom, Widows
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Review: They Shall Not Grow Old (2018)
This isn’t just another war documentary, it’s an important historical document. Despite the upsetting imagery, I sincerely hope it’s shown in schools to acknowledge the Centenary of the First World War’s end. Peter Jackson has really pulled out the stops … Continue reading
Posted in Film, Film Review
Tagged Documentary, Peter Jackson, We Shall Not Grow Old, Wizard of Oz
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30s Review: The Wizard of Oz (1939)
A couple of weekends back I attended my first ever outdoor film screening as part of Film 4’s Summer Screen at Somerset House in London. It was a dream-themed double-bill of LABYRINTH followed by what I think most of the … Continue reading
Posted in Classic Film, Film, Film Review
Tagged 1930s, Bert Lahr, Classic Film, David Bowie, Family Film, Fantasy, Film 4, Jack Haley, Jennifer Connolly, Judy Garland, Labyrinth, Margaret Hamilton, Musical, Oz the Great and Powerful, Peter Jackson, Ray Bolger, The Lord of the Rings, The Wizard of Oz, Wicked
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15 Years On: The Fellowship of the Ring
There are three film franchises that have impacted me above all others. First, there came STAR WARS, which kept me happy throughout my first decade (on VHS – sadly I’m too young to have seen the original trilogy on the … Continue reading
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Tagged Alice in Wonderland, Cate Blanchett, Elijah Wood, Fantasy, Film, Harry Potter, Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, Howard Shore, Ian Holm, Ian McKellan, Liv Tyler, Movies, Narnia, Peter Jackson, Sean Astin, Snow White and the Huntsman, Star Wars, The Fellowship of the Ring, The Hobbit, The Lord of the Rings, Viggo Mortensen, Weta Workshop
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Review: The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies Extended Edition (2015)
It’s over. We now have Peter Jackson’s final Middle Earth Extended Edition. It doesn’t dramatically improve THE BATTLE OF THE FIVE ARMIES but it certainly isn’t a pointless exercise in making your lean movie unwieldy like extended DESOLATION OF SMAUG. … Continue reading
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Tagged Benedict Cumberbatch, Blockbuster, Christopher Lee, Fantasy, Film, Ian McKellen, James Nesbitt, Ken Stott, King Kong, Martin Freeman, Movies, Peter Jackson, Richard Armitage, Stephen Hunter, Sylvester McCoy, The Hobbit, The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies, The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug, Warner Brothers, William Kircher
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Review: Crimson Peak (2015)
Poor old Guillermo, why does nobody want to see your movies on the big screen? The worrying thing about CRIMSON PEAK being the second del Toro film in a row to underwhelm at the box office (despite the considerable draw … Continue reading
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If Batman v Superman somehow bombs, what then?
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 →