The Odysseys 2019 – Public Vote
Every year we like to get you involved with our annual awards show, and this year we are putting TWO categories in the hands of the public – Breakthrough Star and Breakthrough Director. Voting closes on Friday 24th January and the results show will take…
The Odysseys 2019 – Nominations
It’s hard to believe that it’s our favourite time of the year again already, but here we are – The Odysseys 2019! This year we’ve made some changes to our categories, including the addition of a couple of new ones! Our team submitted their initial…
JumpCut’s Person of the Year 2019
With contributions from Fiona Underhill As we wave goodbye to 2019 the JumpCut have come together once again to decide on our first-ever ‘Person of the Year’ cover. What was originally a mock cover jokingly created based on a passing comment in the group chat,…
‘Once Upon a Time… in Hollywood’ Hopes For Fairytale $35m+ Start As ‘Lion King’ Eats Competition: Box Office Predictions
Tarantino’s back from a 4 year absence with his 9th feature film, ‘Once Upon a Time in Hollywood’ – the sole entrant of this Box Office weekend. Looking to become the legendary director’s biggest ever opening, it’ll have to face-off against the Disney giant ‘The…
‘The Lion King’ Truly Roars With A July-Best $185m Opening, But It’s ‘Endgame’ That Takes The Record Crown: Box Office Report
No surprises or underwhelming results this Box Office weekend, with single entrant ‘The Lion King’ opening to a July-best $191.8m; taking the crown from the final Harry Potter instalment ‘The Deathly Hallows Pt. 2’, which opened to $169.2m back in 2011. Yet, this wasn’t the…
‘The Lion King’ To Lead The Summer Pack With Massive $190m: Box Office Predictions
In what’s to be the biggest opening of what’s so far been a relatively muted summer (at least compared to last year), Disney’s ‘The Lion King’ looks to open with a $200m roar as the only wide release of the weekend. Not much stands in…
‘Crawl’ Doesn’t Disappoint, But ‘Stuber’ Stalls With Just $8m: Box Office Report
It was a Box Office weekend short of real surprises, as entrants ‘Crawl’, Paramount’s monster-horror, and ‘Stuber’, the Fox-Disney buddy comedy, opened to $12m and $8.2m alike, in-line with most pre-release predictions. Meanwhile, ‘Spider-Man: Far From Home’ remained top of the charts for the 2nd…
Who is Jack Reynor?
Irish actor Jack Reynor has come to the attention of many recently thanks to his *ahem* bare-all performance in Midsommar as Florence Pugh’s terrible boyfriend. It turns out he’s been working steadily for some time now – in Irish independent film, before working in many…
The Weekend Slows To A ‘Crawl’, With ‘Stuber’ And Co. Barely Opening To $10m Each: Box Office Predictions
This weekend’s 2 entrants, horror-thriller ‘Crawl’ and action-comedy ‘Stuber’, find themselves as the filling of a juicy Disney sandwich. Bookended by last week’s hit ‘Spider-Man: Far From Home’ and the upcoming, highly-anticipated remake of ‘The Lion King’, the newbies must open big before they’re inevitably…
‘Spider-Man’ Ignites Summer During Independence Day Weekend With $185m: Box Office Report
Finally, after a so-far iffy summer, the sequels are back stronger. ‘Spider-Man: Far From Home’ swung in with a magnificent $185.1m 6-day opening, a record for that timeframe and yet another indicator that the MCU is far from on the wane. Not quite hitting the…
‘Spider-Man’ Aims To Build On Tecord Opening Day For $175m Homecoming: Box Office Predictions
Disney continue their assault on the summer this weekend with ‘Spider-Man: Far From Home’, the latest instalment in the MCU. Opening to a Tuesday-record gross puts ‘Far From Home’ in the perfect frame for the Thursday-Friday Independence Day holiday, and with only A24’s horror ‘Midsommar’…
Michael Mann Turning Up The Heat Again In A Prequel Novel
The p-word that is enough to send shivers down the spine of any film fan may not have the same reaction with the news that director Michael Mann has a Heat novel set to arrive on shelves next year and it might be a prequel. Turning…
REVIEW: Midsommar (2019)
A ruthless air of disquietude pervades Ari Aster’s works; whether it be the taboo-shattering relationship at the core of The Strange Thing About The Johnsons, or the inexorable, chest-clutching dread of Hereditary post-lamppost. He has a knack for excavating the soul, it seems. Aster is…
