Back to back 30 year birthdays. This week we chat about the Coen Brother’s Miller’s Crossing its unsung qualities in the Coen filmography and one particular scene which had us both in stitches.
This week Total Recall turns 30 and I sat down with Andrea Gibbs to discuss whether the effects hold up, a little about Paul Verhoeven’s work and what makes the film enjoyable to myself and many others.
This week we get the chance to speak about one of my favourite films White Dog by one of my favourite directors Samuel Fuller. A pulp film that deals with race relations in a manner ahead of it’s time, White Dog marries social commentary and genre fare with such expertise that makes it a must see in my opinion.
With Five Easy Pieces turning 50 in 2020 we took the opportunity to examine an under-looked masterclass performance from Jack Nicholson. We look at Nicholson’s career more widely and his influence on cinema for the last five decades.
To mark the release of Charlie Kaufman’s I’m Thinking of Ending Things I sat down with Andrea Gibbs to answer the question which voiceovers are the best in film? We spoke about what makes a great voiceover and discussed those that have stood the test of time, from Clueless to Barry Lyndon.
As Award season kicks into gear we shout-out a few shining lights in the world of Television for 2020. Andrea and I discuss our favourite hits from the year and which shows are likely to sweep the Emmy ceremony.
After the release of TWO War of the World shows in 2020 I sat down with Andrea Gibbs to chat about what makes the War of the Worlds so adaptable. We work through each iteration and compare the elements that work for all versions.
On the 40th Anniversary of Airplane! I sat down with Andrea Gibbs to answer the question does it still hold up? We also talk about Leslie Nielsen’s career, the nature of spoof films and just how important comedy can be right now.
The 60 year anniversary of horror classic Psycho led to a discussion on what it would have been like to see it opening weekend, its influence on Hitchcock’s career and the impression it’s left on cinema decades later.
Little Women: My Thoughts
Question: How do you re-energise a classic American novel that has been reinterpreted nine times?
Answer: Put it in the hands of the ever-talented Greta Gerwig.
US: My Thoughts
Hey you. Yeah you. You Looking to get spooked? You are? Well that is a relief then because Jordan Peele’s Us might just be the answer.
The follow-up to Academy Award winner Get Out, Peele’s Us dances between spooky, chilling and importantly funny with such freedom it really is a joy to watch.
Under the Silver Lake: My Thoughts
The paranoia, the obsession, the narcissism that comes with finding hidden messages has been consistently examined and lampooned. David Robert Mitchell’s sophomore feature Under the Silver Lake tackles this and more to surprising effect.
Once you Kangaroo Jack you can Never go Back
Is Kangaroo Jack good? No, not at all. Does it have it’s moments? No I regret coming back for a repeat watch to be honest. Should you check it out? Only if you need to put images to my words, but be forewarned once you Kangaroo Jack you can never go back.
WE'RE BETTER THAN BOHEMIAN RHAPSODY
I’ve decided to up my own delicatessen to showcase the finest cuts of music bios this side of Chelmsford.
Check out the selection below, I can guarantee it’s better than what Singer has left behind on your Queen movie.
My Dinner with David
If you came here looking for a story about what makes those films so fantastic, this isn’t that story. Rather this is about what stopped all that. David Lean stopped directing between 1970 and 1984. This is after producing 15 pictures in the 28 years preceding. A director at the height of his powers went into an early retirement. How did one dinner push someone to make that decision? Well, let’s find out. Read More
HIGH FLYING BIRD: MY THOUGHTS
Soderbergh has fascinated me, his films are filled with this electricity that gives them zip culminating in an extremely entertaining filmography. Soderbergh’s latest venture High Flying Bird is no different. Read More
If Beale Street Could Talk: My Thoughts
If Beale Street Could Talk has a tough but tender truthfulness, with no intention to shy away from the realities of the time and in turn produces one of the best films of this year. Read More