INTERVIEW: Eleanor Worthington-Cox Chats About Her First Leading Role And Working With Maxine Peake in ‘Gwen’
William McGregor’s feature-length debut Gwen also marks an exciting milestone for its young star Eleanor Worthington-Cox, who makes her debut in a leading role as the titular star. It’s a terrific performance, one I called ‘simply revelatory’ in my review of the film. With roles in The…
INTERVIEW: ‘Gwen’ Director William McGregor Talks About the Resonance of Folk-Horror
Folk-horror has had somewhat of a cinematic revival of late. With big-budget, studio-backed folk terrors like The Witch, Midsommar and Apostle all resonating well with audiences and critics alike, it comes as no surprise that up-and-coming independent filmmakers are being inspired by these fables and gravitating towards similar…
REVIEW: Gwen (2019)
Most known for his contributions to British television, ranging from BBC’s gothic costume-drama Poldark to Channel 4’s raucous teen-comedy Misfits, writer-director William McGregor makes his feature-length debut with Gwen; a slow-burning, candle-lit exploration of an implosive family unit set in rural, 19th Century Snowdonia. It’s…
REVIEW: X-Men: Dark Phoenix (2019)
With the monumental success of Marvel’s Avengers: Endgame slowly coming to a halt, the monolithic finale to a franchise that has changed the landscape of the 21st Century blockbuster, it seems that 2019 is a bittersweet year for the superhero genre; a year where our…
REVIEW: Game of Thrones – Season 8, Episode 6: “The Iron Throne”
It’s here. The end of the road. The final ever episode of Game of Thrones. All men must die, and all shows must come to an end. Some reach their conclusion in emphatic fashion, some simply fizzle out into nothingness. Game of Thrones is the…
REVIEW: Game of Thrones – Season 8, Episode 5: “The Bells”
Well, there will be no complaints about darkness in this episode… The penultimate episode in Game of Thrones history has acquired a reputation for being the series best episode, an episode where shit goes down. There’s the infamous Red Wedding, the Battle of the Bastards,…
REVIEW: Game of Thrones – Season 8, Episode 3: “The Long Night”
It is finally here. The moment that fans have awaited with both dread and excitement. The living versus the dead. Ice versus fire. The long night is finally upon us. It is time for the battle of Winterfell. Following a grounded introduction to Game of…
REVIEW: Game of Thrones – Season 8, Episode 1: “Winterfell”
* Note: The below piece contains SPOILERS * Game of Thrones is back, baby. It has been almost two years since the events of Season 7. The death of a dragon. The crumbling of the wall. The truth about Jon Snow’s Targaryen heritage. And now…
Cinema In Your Pocket: The 5 Must-Have Apps for Every Cinephile
Trying to stay up-to-date with everything film related, from the latest news to scouring for a film to stream, can be exhausting. Luckily, us 21st Century mortals have a small device in our pockets ready to access every inch of the cinematic landscape at the…
Ant-Man (2015): THE INFINITY SAGA
Hot off the heels of the gargantuan Avengers: Age of Ultron, Peyton Peele’s finale to ‘Phase 2’ of the MCU, Ant-Man, acts as aspirin for the headache of its predecessor by bringing the sky-falling scale of Ultron down to ground-level. Ant-Man could very well have…
