Every ten years the revered cinephile magazine Sight & Sound conducts a poll asking the most influential film critics, academics, writers, archivists, curators and programmers what their top ten greatest films of all time are. In 2022 the poll was conducted again with more than 1,600 people asked to submit their greatest films. The result … Continue reading Sight & Sound’s Top Ten Greatest Films Of All Time
My odyssey to the Planet of the Apes is complete. Nine films in nine days. You can find my in depth thoughts on all of the films here: The Planet of the Apes Original Films Review (1968-1973) Planet of the Apes (2001) The Planet of the Apes Trilogy Review (2011-2017) But this article is the all important rankings, … Continue reading Planet of the Apes – Ranked
This year we will see the 10th film in the Planet of the Apes franchise, which will be the 4th film in the current series. This prompted me initially to rewatch the fantastic trilogy made between 2011-2017 and write about it in this article - The Planet of the Apes Trilogy Review (2011-2017) I enjoyed myself … Continue reading The Planet of the Apes Original Films Review (1968-1973)
The Planet of the Apes started life as a 1963 novel by the French author Pierre Boulle called La Planete des Singes. This was later adapted into the incredibly successful 1968 film The Planet of the Apes, directed by Franklin J. Schaffner starring Charlton Heston and Roddy McDowell. The success was such that it spawned … Continue reading The Planet of the Apes Trilogy Review (2011-2017)
Last year I went on record with what films I was most looking forward to seeing this year. It turned out to be a very popular article and I did quite well at predicting my preferences in my end of year lists. You can see quite how well on New Year's Eve when I post … Continue reading Top 10 Most Anticipated Films of 2024
The seventh instalment of the Mission: Impossible franchise will be released on the 14th July 2023 and what better excuse to re-watch one of the greatest mainstream action movie franchises to grace our screens. The first film graced our screens in 1996 and for the first four entries it had different directors applying their own … Continue reading Mission: Impossible – Ranked
This week saw the release of Guardians Of The Galaxy Vol. 3 and the start of what is shaping up to be an exciting Summer Blockbuster season. The film production hangovers caused by Covid appear to be completely in our rear view mirror and there is a plethora of big shiny films to look forward to. … Continue reading Are You Summer Blockbuster Ready?
Guessing what films are going to be the best any given year is an inherently dumb thing to do. Firstly, we are only ever aware of films with big names or big budgets and have no idea about those hidden gems that come out of left field. Secondly, as I have witnessed many times before … Continue reading Top 10 Most Anticipated Films of 2023
On the 1st October 1997 I was a teenager working at UCI cinemas and thoroughly utilising my staff perks of free tickets. At the time the cinema chain held "Directors Chair" screenings every week which usually consisted of a classic film or a more obscure art house release. I made it a point to go … Continue reading David Mamet Retrospective
Martin Scorsese is a cinematic god. When I was a teenager Goodfellas was a film that you pretended you had seen even if your parents absolutely would not let you watch it. By the time I was in college I had probably viewed it a dozen times. In fact for me when I began watching … Continue reading Martin Scorsese Retrospective
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