In a period where Marvel is dominating the superhero genre and mainstream cinema in general, it’s refreshing for a film like Logan to be made. Not only does it offer a new look into the X-Men franchise that we’ve not seen on the big screen before but not since the Dark Knight trilogy have we seen a superhero film that subverts the genre and can deliver an emotional impact. Wolverine was a character begging for an R rated adaptation and…
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Glass 2019
A very muddled and inconsistent sequel to two of M. Night Shyamalan’s strongest works, Glass represents the director succumbing to some of his drawbacks as a filmmaker that affected his career post-Unbreakable. With a promising first act, there really feels like an attempt to deliver a faithful continuation to Unbreakable and Split. James McAvoy really gives his all in his performance and Bruce Willis appears to actually care for once in a recent film. Shyamalan for all his issues when…
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Die Hard 1988
Watching the first Die Hard today, its hard to believe that on its original release, it was a small gamble that paid off greatly. Bruce Willis at the time was only known as a T.V actor, making his casting as John McClane peculiar at the time in a period when action film heavyweights like Stallone and Schwarzenegger were bankable and high profile. There was also Alan Rickman who before this only acted onstage. Fortunately, the film was a strong success…
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Wild at Heart 1990
Wild at Heart was made at a time when David Lynch had regained his directing mojo with the acclaimed Blue Velvet bringing him much respect after the failure of Dune and Twin Peaks hitting off the same year. Despite winning the Palm’dor at Cannes, it was divisively received by critics and remains one of Lynch’s more polarising films. Following a star crossed lovers on the run narrative, much of the film feels dreamlike as if you are on a lurid…
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