‘The Day After Tomorrow’ the first modern movie about climate change
Released in 2004, The Day After Tomorrow delivered more than just breathtaking visual effects; it brought the urgent issue of climate change to the forefront.…
Must Watch Films Archives: 11/2024
The one ‘Harry Potter’ movie Daniel Radcliffe regrets
At just 35, Daniel Radcliffe has already cemented his place as one of Britain’s most cherished actors. While he continues to carve out a distinct…
‘The Shadow Strays’: the Indonesian action thriller that’s become a new brutal benchmark
When Netflix introduced The Shadow Strays, an explosively violent Indonesian action thriller that almost defies comprehension, they may not have realised how well-received the movie…
‘Eyes Wide Shut’: Stanley Kubrick’s full circle moment
He was hardly one for sentimentality or emotional attachment, but a regular collaborator of Stanley Kubrick at least appreciated how the final film, the enigmatic…
The forgotten Russell Crowe movie climbing the Netflix charts
The Netflix streaming system means that, on occassion, the odd movie from the past will find itself a new audience and grow into a behemoth…
How ‘Pearl’ became Mia Goth’s most difficult performance
“All my characters are me, turned up or turned down,” Mia Goth told Vanity Fair. When it came to stepping into the shoes of Pearl…
Did ‘The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo’ ruin cinema?
David Fincher‘s adaptation of The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo was released onto a strange cinematic landscape in 2011. Based on the novel of the…
Does ‘Jaws’ have the perfect jump scare shot?
It’s become part of Hollywood folklore that Steven Spielberg‘s Jaws weathered one of the most torturous and troublesome productions to completely change the face of…