Unfilmable books seem to be Hollywood’s greatest challenge . Many have succeeded (Lord Of The Rings, Trainspotting), others like Noah Baumbach’s White Noise should have stayed unfilmed. Tinseltown seem to get a little ambitious every now and then and take a detour off the remake path to make something original. Kudos to any film-maker adventurous… Read More Film Review – White Noise (2022)
2019 Knives Out was an unexpected hit for Rian Johnson. The Last Jedi his previous film divided fans with some seeing the 2019 film his redemption. 2022 We have the much anticipated sequel Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery now on Netflix. The first film embraced the Agatha Christie’s The Mouse Trap whodunnit trappings. Glass… Read More Film Review – Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery (2022)
Stephen King has been considered in some quarters one of our greatest genre writers. He is also the only writer to have the most adaptations of his books to Film and television. You don’t have to be rocket scientist to not all stories have adapted well, or even should been adapted. The 2020 novella Mr… Read More Film Review – Mr Harrigan’s Phone (2022)
Bill Withers’ song Just The Two of Us could easily all about Day Shift. Starring Jamie Foxx and Vampire action comedy are like the perfect couple. That maybe on paper, on the small screen are they ‘fang-tastic’ together in Netflix’s latest Original? Foxx brings his Hollywood A game as Bud Jablonski a hard working blue… Read More Film Review – Day Shift (2022)
In 1986, Diego Maradonna became public enemy number one in England. All thanks to his ‘Hand Of God‘ goal against England at the World Cup, whilst in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland a patron saint. The Hand Of God is also the title of Paolo Sorrentino’s latest Oscar nominated film which happens to be his… Read More Film Review – The Hand Of God (2021)
For many years I’ve not hideen my dislike for the majority of Adam Sandler‘s filmography. I could easily count all his films I’ve enjoyed on one hand with several fingers to spare. 2020 that hand now has one less spare finger with the Safdie Brothers Uncut Gems. Ben and Josh Safdie introduced themselves to the… Read More Film Review – Uncut Gems (2020)
In 1992, a 17 year old me was considering what options to take in my work life. Like many of us, we all had dreams and aspirations which flew out the window when reality sinks in. The other side of the world in the small country of Singapore, a young Sandi Tan had a dream… Read More Netflix Review – Shirkers (2018)
I remember a friend said to me one time “only women get affected emotionally in relationships”. How wrong she was, it effects men and women. In Taiwanese based director Ho Wi Ding‘s Cities Of Last Things, a noir-esque triptych follows one man’s life in reverse chronological order. A reflective film that reminds is decisions we… Read More Film Review – Cities Of Last Things (2018)
The Internet can be a wonderful tool for discovery, for educational and entertainment needs. It’s also the place to go for your cheap thrills and you would be forgiven to think Daniel Goldhaber, Isa Mazzei‘s Cam is delivering some. Netflix’s Original‘s latest film is set in the world of webcam porn. We meet Alice (Madeline… Read More Netflix Review – Cam (2018)
Many people these days, Welsh filmmaker Gareth Evans will still be an unknown quantity. To others, he was the mastermind behind the brilliant, visceral, pulsating Indonesian thriller The Raid (2011) and the equally rewarding The Raid 2 (2014). Nearly four years on, we haven’t heard much from the director (apart from ‘Safehaven’ segment in the… Read More Netflix Review – Apostle (2018)
Chronicles In Film 