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Following three bombastic adventures with Goldfinger, Thunderball, and You Only Live Twice, the Bond series returned to a more grounded adventure with 1969’s On Her Majesty’s Secret Service. James Bond had been searching Blofeld for two years but has not come up with any results. With the case running cold Bond gets an offer from Marc-Ange Draco (Gabriele Ferzetti), […]
The journey into ’80s horror continues with In Search of Darkness: Part II. David A. Weiner’s epic documentary begins with a veracious quote from renowned horror director Dario Argento: “Horror is like a serpent; always shedding its skin, always changing.” Argento’s sentiment perfectly encapsulates the horror genre. Just when you think you’ve seen it all, […]
After the detour with the parody version of Casino Royale, Bondathon returns to the main series with the iconic if excessive Japanese-set adventure You Only Live Twice. The USA and USSR are on the brink of war after an American spacecraft disappears. The Americans blame the Soviets but MI6 believes the real culprit is in Japan and […]
The 1967 version of Casino Royale was the second adaptation of Ian Fleming’s novel and the second unofficial Bond film. It is also the worst film to have anything to do with the legendary spy. The major intelligence services are in crisis. Their best agents have been captured or killed. In desperation, MI6, the CIA, Deuxième Bureau, and […]
Kieran Freemantle and Jean Henegan discuss Hollywood’s increased dependence on movie franchises and the art of making a cinematic universe.
The Power is a period horror film that serves as the feature directional debut for Corinna Faith and premiers on the streaming service Shudder. It is January 1974. Britain is suffering from miners strikes leading to blackouts at night. Val (Rose Williams) is a newly qualified nurse who works her first shift at a hospital in […]
The pandemic has been the big disturber to many businesses and industries, including the film industry. The long closure of cinemas and the backlog of unreleased films has led to studios looking for alternative methods of distribution. Warner Brothers planned to release most of the 2021 slate in cinemas and on HBO Max simultaneously, with films […]
The murder of Jamal Khashoggi was an event that shocked the world. The documentary The Dissident sets out to look at how the Saudi intelligence service was able to conduct the assassination and its ramifications. The Dissident focuses on three main topics. The first looked at the background of Khashoggi and the Saudi state, the second was about […]
Sonic the Hedgehog is a pop culture icon who has delighted generations of gamers. He made his move to live-action films with the 2020 release of his debut film. Sonic the Hedgehog (Ben Schwartz) has lived on Earth for 10 years after his guardian was attacked by a tribe of echidnas. On Earth he lives in […]
On Thursday, March 18, HBOMax (and by extension, Warner Brothers) released the “Snyder Cut” – writer-director Zack Snyder’s recut version of Warner Brother’s 2017 disappointment Justice League, the culmination of a years-long campaign by a very vocal segment of the internet who hated the original version of the film and demanded that the studio allow […]