20 Years On: Reflections on ‘The Talented Mr Ripley’
This December, Anthony Minghella’s The Talented Mr Ripley will turn 20. Despite being a quintessentially summer movie, of course Weinstein’s Miramax released it in awards season. However, there is no way I could write about this film around Christmas time. This movie exudes sun, sea,…
Spider-Man: Homecoming (2017): THE INFINITY SAGA
When Spider-Man: Homecoming was first released, I was somewhat reluctant to view it. We had already lived through Spider-Man being played by Tobey Maguire in Sam Raimi’s trilogy (2002-07), and Andrew Garfield’s two films as the superhero in The Amazing Spider-Man (2012) and the sequel…
Iron Man 3 (2013): THE INFINITY SAGA
Haunted by his experience during the Battle of New York, Tony Stark (Robert Downey Jr.) loses himself in building suits so he can protect those he cares about. But when a terrorist known as the Mandarin (Ben Kingsley) becomes a threat, Tony must come to…
Iron Man 2 (2010): THE INFINITY SAGA
‘’What is and will always be my greatest creation…is you’ Returning to a story after its predecessor is wildly successful is an enormous task. Returning to that same story is also harder when it’s part of a launchpad for what is now one of cinema’s…
Iron Man (2008):THE INFINITY SAGA
After escaping from being held captive by terrorists in Afghanistan, billionaire engineer Tony Stark (Robert Downey Jr.) creates a unique suit of armour to fight those who hurt others and to try and right his wrongs. Looking back on Iron Man, almost eleven years after…
Marvel Unleash First ‘Avengers: Infinity War’ Trailer
[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6ZfuNTqbHE8&w=560&h=315] “An unprecedented cinematic journey ten years in the making and spanning the entire Marvel Cinematic Universe, Marvel Studios’ “Avengers: Infinity War” brings to the screen the ultimate, deadliest showdown of all time. The Avengers and their Super Hero allies must be willing to…
