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How David Gordon Green Managed To Make Michael Myers & Halloween Relevant Again

In 2018, director David Gordon Green along with co-writers Jeff Fradley and Danny McBride managed to do the near imaginable – they managed to once again make the Halloween franchise – and Michael Myers – relevant again. The [...]

October 14, 2021

Notebook Reviews: GONE IN 60 SECONDS

Domenic Sena – 2000. Gone In 60 Seconds is a hugely enjoyable slice of mainstream entertainment from the mighty Jerry Bruckheimer. This popcorn thriller is expertly shot by director Dominic Sena – the film has a beautiful colour palette [...]

October 10, 2021

Uncovering Curiosities: Christian Sparkes’ HAMMER

Writer-director Christian Sparkes’ 2020 film, Hammer is an intriguing dramatic thriller which works well despite its limited scope. The film is anchored by a wonderfully rich performance by the great Will Patton, a long-standing supporting actor [...]

September 13, 2021

Notebook Reviews: ARMAGEDDON

Michael Bay – 1998 Michael Bay‘s Armageddon is totally preposterous – but it’s great fun. You need to embrace the concept or you’ll never enjoy this Jerry Bruckheimer produced disaster movie. This oil-riggers on an [...]

June 28, 2021

Behind The Scenes: Thomas Jane & Jonathan Hensleigh On The Set Of THE PUNISHER

Jonathan Hensleigh’s 2004 film, The Punisher is a wonderfully pulpy comic book adaptation with with a great lead performance from the mighty Thomas Jane. The actor plays Frank Castle, a cop who turns avenger when his family is wiped out by [...]

February 14, 2021

Halloween Revisited: A Look At John Carpenter’s HALLOWEEN & David Gordon Green’s Follow-Up

The horror genre can often (rightfully) be maligned. Many of the films within the genre are cheap exploitation films, whose filmmakers care more about monetary return than crafting a great movie. However, John Carpenter constructed an instant [...]

October 27, 2020

Review: Will Patton Is Great In The Dramatic Thriller HAMMER

Writer-director Christian Sparkes’ Hammer is an intriguing dramatic thriller which works well despite its limited scope. The film is anchored by a wonderfully rich performance by the great Will Patton, a long-standing supporting actor who is given [...]

June 14, 2020