After the Trojan War, Odysseus (Matt Damon) faces a perilous journey home to Ithaca, where his wife Penelope (Anne Hathaway) and son Telemachus (Tom Holland) are desperately holding off suitors to his throne. Christopher Nolan is known for epic scale and scope in his movies, so perhaps he is best equipped of all people to … Continue reading The Odyssey
Following a catastrophic loss in the mountains of Norway, extreme sports fanatic Sasha (Charlize Theron) heads to Australia to taste the white water rapids there and complete a personal task to lay the memories of Norway to rest. However, one local has other ideas in mind as he decides that Sasha is a perfect target … Continue reading Apex
Visionary director George Miller began his Mad Max series in 1979 and this year, a mere forty-five years later he has released his fifth entry in the franchise. Whilst Miller has remained the one constant he has welcomed co-writers and a co-director across the five entries and some actors have found themselves returning as the … Continue reading Mad Max – Ranked
When Imperator Furiosa (Charlize Theron) attempts to escape the shackles of the bandit cult she serves she finds assistance from one of the cult members named Nux (Nicholas Hoult) and a drifter named Max (Tom Hardy). Mad Max: Fury Road opens with a narrator telling us the state of the world and who Max is. … Continue reading Mad Max: Fury Road
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
Dominic Toretto (Vin Diesel) and his ‘family’ face a new threat from their past in the form of Dante Reyes (Jason Momoa). Dante is the son of Hernan Reyes who the team dispatched all the way back in Fast Five and as is now almost expected in a Fast film there is a bit of … Continue reading Fast X
Ridley Scott released his debut film The Duellists at the age of 40 in 1977. Since then he has worked at quite a fast pace, averaging more than 1 film every 2 years in his 40 year career. Interestingly only making 1 sequel (to a film he did not make) and 2 prequels, something worth … Continue reading Ridley Scott Retrospective
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