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…
An A24 Adventure: Episode One
Ah, A24. Every millennial cinephile’s favourite independent film studio. Since its inception in 2012, the New York-based studio has enjoyed a wealth of success among avid filmgoers across the globe, and there’s no mystery as to why. With films like Lady Bird, Moonlight and The…
INTERVIEW: Lukasz Zal On Working With Pawel Pawlikowski And His Vision For ‘Cold War’
Lukasz Zal is one of the most inspiring and expressive cinematographers working today. Making his feature DP debut with Pawel Pawlikowski’s 2013 Oscar-winning foreign film Ida, Zal went on to work on six projects with his creative imprint on each story, including the wonderful oil-painted stop motion animation Loving…
REVIEW: Cold War (2018)
Pawel Pawlikowski’s latest feature, hot off the Acadamy Award success from his latest art-house venture with Ida, is a cold, dark, but profoundly expressionistic project that depicts the 15-year long relationship of a tired composer and his romanticised protégée against the backdrop of the titular Cold…
JUMPCUT’s Top 10 Most Anticipated Films of 2019
2018 was, by most people’s standards, a solid year for cinema. From Blockbuster titans such as Avengers: Infinity War and Black Panther to silent, independent treasures like Roma and Leave No Trace; this was the year that appeased to the tastes of casual filmgoers and…
JUMPSCARECUT: 30 Days of Night (2007)
Directed by: David Slade Starring: Josh Hartnett, Melissa George, Danny Huston, Ben Foster, Mark Boone Junior Written by Rhys Bowen Jones 30 Days of Night holds a special place in my heart and my personal cinema-going history. In 2007, I turned 15, and 30 Days…
REVIEW: Utøya: July 22 (2018)
Year: 2018 Directed by: Erik Poppe Starring: Andrea Berntzen, Aleksander Holmen, Elli Rhiannon Müller Osbourne Written by Elena Morgan Teenager Kaja (Andrea Berntzen) struggles to survive as she searches for her younger sister during the July 2011 terrorist mass murder at a political summer camp…
REVIEW: Hunter Killer
Year: 2018 Directed by: Donovan Marsh Starring: Gerard Butler, Gary Oldman, Common, Michael Nyqvist, Toby Stephens Written by Chris Gelderd This 2018 American action thriller, based on the 2012 novel ‘Firing Point’ by Don Keith and George Wallace, is directed by Donovan Marsh and stars Gerard…