REVIEW: Bull (LFF 2021)
Perhaps the biggest obstacle for Bull will be its comparisons to Kill List and other works by Ben Wheatley, especially with Neil Maskell in the lead role, appropriating a similar role to the one he played to such acclaim in Wheatley’s Kill List from 2011….
REVIEW: Belfast (LFF 2021)
A triumphant personal return to form for Kenneth Branagh. Kenneth Branagh has been an acclaimed stage and screen actor for over three decades but his directorial efforts have been much more hit and miss. However, he has remarkably directed 21 films and while the early…
REVIEW: The Hand of God (LFF 2021)
Sorrentino’s autobiographical film is an ambitious, intimate triumph. Paolo Sorrentino has been at the epicentre of contemporary European Cinema for over two decades and is responsible for acclaimed films and series including The Great Beauty, Il Divo and The Young and New Pope. He won…
REVIEW: The Gateway (2021)
Italian director Michele Civetta has had a varied career to date directing music videos for the likes of Lou Reed, Sean Lennon and Yoko Ono and directing adverts for Coca-Cola and Martini & Rossi. His feature film debut was 2020’s Agony, a thriller that earnt…
REVIEW: Final Set (2021)
Tennis based films have often proved mixed bags with a few exceptions including 2017’s Battle Of The Sexes and the Scarlett Johansson film Match Point. The latest film to tackle the Tennis world is the French drama Final Set (Cinquième set in French) which depicts…
INTERVIEW: ‘Falcon & the Winter Soldier’ Composer Henry Jackman
Following on from the success of the Marvel Disney Plus show The Falcon And Winter Soldier, JumpCut are delighted to speak with composer Henry Jackman about his career to date and what it was like to revisit these characters and themes following his scores for…
REVIEW: Pink Skies Ahead (2021)
Coming of age films are certainly not a new genre and some of the most beloved films of recent years have been of this style, whether that’s Greta Gerwig’s Lady Bird, Olivia Wilde’s Booksmart, The Perks Of Being A Wallflower or Submarine. One of the…
TV REVIEW: The Falcon and The Winter Soldier Episode 6 (2021)
[Spoilers Ahead!] After what has been a somewhat up and down series this week’s episode saw the conclusion of the MCU’s second Disney + series with the most action packed episode of the series. With the cliff-hanger at the end of the last episode and…
TV REVIEW: The Falcon and the Winter Soldier Episode 5 (2021)
[Spoilers Abound!] After the shocking and much discussed conclusion of last week’s episode with the new Captain America John Walker brutally murdering one of the Flag Smashers in revenge for Lemar’s death, this episode carries on in the immediate aftermath with Walker struggling to process…
TV REVIEW: The Falcon and the Winter Soldier Episode 4 (2021)
Following last week’s trip to Madripor and a taste of the criminal underbelly of the MCU, the majority of the 4th episode entitled The Whole World is Watching largely takes place in Riga where Bucky, Sam and Zemo have tracked the flag smashers. Following the…
TV REVIEW: The Falcon and the Winter Soldier Episode 3 (2021)
Following on from a revelation-filled second episode where Sam and Bucky discovered the existence of a new group of super soldiers, the third episode of the series picks up with Bucky visiting Helmut Zemo, the main antagonist from Captain America Civil War. The duo hope…
TV REVIEW: The Falcon and The Winter Soldier Episode 2 (2021)
Following on from the ending of its opening episode with the reveal of the new Captain America, episode two picks up with Sam and Bucky reeling from this latest revelation, with Bucky aghast at Sam’s decision to hand over Steve Rogers’ shield to the US…
REVIEW: The Vault (2021)
The Vault is a curious beast, borrowing heavily from previous heist films and while entertaining in stretches, struggles to forge an identity of its own. The film follows a ragtag crew of treasure hunters and thieves who have discovered that part of Sir Francis Drake’s…
