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The Genius Of Bill Paxton

The great Bill Paxton was a pleasure to watch. Paxton was an actor who straddled the line between leading man and character actor and he was adept at comedy and drama, starring in movies and TV shows, in roles small and large. I went through a [...]

February 25, 2022

Notebook Reviews: U-571

Jonathan Mostow – 2000. Breakdown director Jonathan Mostow delivers and a tense and thrilling submarine thriller in U-571. The cast in this WWII adventure is excellent – Matthew McConaughey, Harvey Keitel, Bill Paxton [...]

February 4, 2022

Uncovering Curiosities: Nic Pizzolatto’s TRUE DETECTIVE – Season 2

Nic Pizzolatto had a tough job following up the masterful first season and the writer/producer could have pleased a lot of people if he’d simply replicated the formula and once again delivered a southern tinged murder mystery. Pizzolatto [...]

December 15, 2021

Notebook Reviews: CONTACT

Robert Zemeckis – 1997 Robert Zemeckis‘ Contact is a stylish and thoughtful slice of adult science-fiction. The film features some wonderfully realistic special effects and Jodie Foster and Matthew McConaughey really sell the more [...]

December 17, 2020

Unfairly Maligned: The Big Screen Adaptation Of Stephen King’s THE DARK TOWER Isn’t That Bad

The amount of expectation heaped upon the big screen adaptation of Stephen King’s The Dark Tower meant that it was always going to disappointment fans of the book series. Years in development hell (read all about it here) meant that the version [...]

October 27, 2020

Remembering William Friedkin’s Raw & Visceral KILLER JOE Starring Matthew McConaughey

The mighty William Friedkin’s 2012 thriller, Killer Joe is raw and visceral. It’s not a pleasant watch by any stretch of the imagination- but it is good. Very good. Friedkin has always been a director willing to push cinematic boundaries (see [...]

September 26, 2020

Behind The Scenes: Christopher Nolan & Matthew McConaughey On The Set Of INTERSTELLAR

Christopher Nolan’s 2014 release, Interstellar is very clearly inspired by Stanley Kubrick’s 2001: A Space Odyssey – the benchmark for this type of science fiction drama. He keeps the CGI to a minimum, choosing to use practical effects [...]

August 10, 2020

Notebook Reviews: ED TV

Ron Howard – 1999 The always reliable Ron Howard delivers this first-rate satire, which is dressed-up as a romantic comedy in ED TV. Matthew McConaughey is excellent as the laidback everyday guy who gets his life turned into TV show. It also [...]

April 9, 2020

Even More Movies To Watch During The Coronavirus Shutdown

At the minute we’re all living in the first act of a post-apocalyptic movie. We’re embracing the unknown, falling head-first into a future/present that we can’t really comprehend due to COVID-19/Coronavirus. Movies In [...]

March 19, 2020

Matthew McConaughey & Anne Hathaway Star In Modern Noir SERENITY

This looks like Movies In Focus‘ type of jam. Matthew McConaughey was basically born to play the lead in a sweaty noir like Serenity.Throw in a cast including Anne Hathaway, Diane Lane, Jason Clarke and Djimon Hounsou and you would hope [...]

November 20, 2018

TRUE DETECTIVE Season 3 Continues To Shape Up; Stephen Dorff Joins The Cast

Stephen Dorff (remember him?) has been cast opposite Mahershala Ali and Carmen Ejogo in season three of Nic Pizzolatto’s True Detective. The first season starring Matthew McConaughey and Woody Harrelson drew raves from critics, but season two [...]

January 3, 2018

Blu-ray Review: Big Screen Version Of Stephen King’s THE DARK TOWER Is Fun In An ‘80s Fantasy Movie Sort Of Way

December 12, 2017

Get Your Bongos Out: Matthew McConaughey’s Top Roles

It’s no secret that Academy Award winner Matthew McConaughey’s career has gone from strength to strength. Since his first breakout role in Dazed and Confused in 1993, he quickly became the go-to lead in romantic comedies in much loved film’s [...]

June 8, 2017

Blu-ray Review: Matthew McConaughey’s GOLD Should Be Great But It’s Just Alright, Aright, Alright

Matthew McConaughey gives a committed performance in director Stephen Gagan’s Gold, however despite some serious superficial sparkle, the film just isn’t the real thing, It’s a shame because Gold gets so many things right, but it just [...]

June 6, 2017

Obituary: Bill Paxton 1955 – 2017

Bill Paxton died on February 25 2017 following a stroke after heart surgery. He was 61 years old. I grew up with Bill Paxton on screen. He was a pleasure to watch, an actor who straddled the line between leading man and character actor. Paxton was [...]

February 27, 2017

Chasing The Dragon: Drugs On Film

Denis Villeneuve’s Sicario, coming to Blu-ray, DVD and digital platforms from February 1st, 2016 courtesy of Lionsgate Home Entertainment, is a visceral, unflinching portrayal of the war against drugs. Critically lauded and impossible to tear your [...]

January 26, 2016

Blu-ray Review: TRUE DETECTIVE Season 2 Is A Dark And Complex Noir From Nic Pizzolatto

Nic Pizzolatto had a tough job following up the masterful first season of True Detective. The writer/producer could have pleased a lot of people if he’d replicated the formula for the follow-up and once again delivered a southern tinged murder [...]

January 16, 2016

William Friedkin To Direct An Adaptation Of Don Winslow’s THE WINTER OF FRANKIE MACHINE

The world needs more William Friedkin movies – and the good news is that it looks like we’re getting another one. Friedkin has just signed-on to direct a screen adaptation of Don Winslow’s novel The Winter Of Frankie Machine. The book [...]

August 8, 2015

You Get The Show You Deserve: Defending TRUE DETECTIVE Season 2

Nic Pizzolatto ripped apart the conventions of the detective story and rebuilt it from the ground up with the first season of True Detective. Not only did it feature ridiculously powerful performances from Matthew McConaughey and Woody Harrelson, [...]

July 25, 2015

TRUE DETECTIVE Season 2 Teaser Trailer: Will The Magic Remain?

True Detective was one of the greatest things to ever grace television – it had the quality and mood of an 8 hour movie. That was partly down to Cary Fukunaga’s direction, the performances and chemistry of Matthew McConaughey and Woody [...]

April 10, 2015

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