“Do you want the good news or the bad news?” Lily James asks a down-on-his-songwriting-luck Himesh Patel as he stocks shelves in a part-time warehouse job. The film immediately cuts to a new location to see this question through, but…
15 Years On and the Influence of ’28 Days Later’ Still Shows
For a genre about reanimating the dead, zombies were staying underground for the most part from the late 80’s through the whole 90’s. Day of the Dead (1985) had been the last high profile release for the longest time with only the…
Movie Review: ‘T2 Trainspotting’
“Choose life…..we thought it was amusing at the time.” There’s a screaming sense of sadness in the air when this line is said, because it once stood out as a cry of rebellion. The emphatic repurposing of “Choose life” was…
T2: Trainspotting 2 Teaser Turns Up
Nothing is ever truly safe from getting a sequel or a reboot nowadays. Considering the fact that Ghostbusters received a recent Hollywood reboot, anything can be fair game at this point. And it’s not like Hollywood has to be the only…
Directors of Cinema: Episode 5- Danny Boyle
Welcome to another episode of Directors of Cinema, the podcast that highlights the careers of cinema’s most prominent directors. Each week, host Matthew Goudreau and a guest discuss selected works of a director chosen by the guest. For this episode, Matt chose to…
Movie Review: ‘Steve Jobs’
Steve Jobs is a film that functions with the well-oiled synchronization of an orchestra. Unlike many musical accompaniments, I felt it was led by a symphonic collaboration between duel conductors. Director Danny Boyle is as stylistic a filmmaker as any.…
First Feature-Length Trailer for Steve Jobs Debuts
It would seem that after the drama that ensued over the upcoming Steve Jobs, and what would appear to be a hellish development period, that surprisingly things seem to be looking positive. The new trailer looks promising, and with the cast…