The Girl With All The Gifts, with a screenplay, based on the book of the same name both by M.R. Carey was released this week, and as fans of the book, we rushed out to see it (our book review is here: ) We loved the book, but of course, that can then make a film harder to win you over, but on this occasion, whilst some small changes, this was almost like the pages had come … [Read more...]
Was The Revenant Meant For Oscars!
Continuing our watching of this year's Academy Awards Oscar for Best Picture nominees, we watched The Revenant, the film that would finally get Leonardo DiCaprio his best actor Oscar. This was his 5th attempt, impressive when you consider the first time we saw him was in Critters 3! This would be the follow-up film for last year’s Best Director winner, Alejandro G. Inarritu, … [Read more...]
Is Don’t Breathe a Do See?
This week, we headed off to see Don’t Breathe, from writer/director Fede Alvarez, who most recently gave us the reboot of the Evil Dead. Don’t Breathe is a home invasion film, with a twist. We follow Rocky (Jane Levy, reteaming with her Evil Dead director), her boyfriend, Money (Daniel Zovatto) and friend, Alex (Dylan Minnette) The 3 carry out many small burglaries, using … [Read more...]
One Film We Wouldn’t Dredd To Get A Sequel!
Another summer has passed, with plenty of sequels and reboots, with even more on the way, yet we still remain amazed that we have yet to see a Dredd 2! From director Pete Travis, who directed thriller Vantage Point and a script from Alex Garland (Sunshine; 28 Days Later & Ex Machina) this film about an established 2000 AD comic character, should have had no trouble … [Read more...]
What Happened To Big Halloween Film Releases?
Despite none really having the impact of the original, I clearly remember a poster, possibly for Saw 4, with a tagline of "If it's Halloween, it must be Saw." But now it seems Halloween is another prime slot for Box Office contenders. Spectre came out on the 26th October 2015 last year and Marvel will release Doctor Strange on the 28th October of this year. The … [Read more...]