Jojo Rabbit Makes …Nazis …Fun?
Nazi-centric films don’t tend to be particularly fun. Enter Taika Waititi.
The Soulless Vacuum of the Ghost in the Shell Remake
It’s technically impressive but utterly soulless; there’s no ghost in this shell.
Ghost in the Shell: The New Movie (2015)
A flagrantly mercenary reboot that offers spectacular animation but insipid ideas.
Captain America: Civil War (2016)
You’d expect Marvel to be running out of steam by now, but this latest offering confounds expectations. Captain America: Civil War brandishes the series’ signature eye-popping visual spectacle in a package that skimps on neither heart nor wit. This is the best MCU film since the original Iron-Man. The screenwriters have managed to succeed in two key areas…
Hail, Caesar! Writes its Love Letter to Hollywood with a Poison Pen
If there’s one constant across the Coens’ intimidating filmography, it’s the brothers’ affection for cinema in all its forms. Right from their debut, Blood Simple – an intricately-plotted neo-noir – they’ve paid homage to Hollywood history, whether aping noir aesthetics (in both Blood Simple and The Man Who Wasn’t There) or gently parodying noir conventions…
Avengers: Age of Ultron (2015)
Avengers: Age of Ultron is, for better or worse, the culmination of Marvel Studios’ approach to commercial cinema. By this stage, their much-discussed directorial departures – Patty Jenkins from Thor: The Dark World, Edgar Wright from Ant-Man – and the homogeneity of their output make it clear that this is about as far from auteurist…
2014: The Year in Scenes
Over at The 500 Club, myself and the site’s other writers wrote about our favourite scenes of 2014. I discussed in detail Lucy‘s hallway scene – visit the site to check it out!
