Mike Flanagan has quickly become Hollywood’s king of horror. The creator of The Haunting of Hill House most recently took on the tremendously difficult task of directing a sequel to one of the most beloved movies of all time, The Shining. Titled Doctor Sleep (opens in new tab), the movie’s …
Read More »Breaking Bad recap: The key moments to remember before watching El Camino
It’s time for a trip down memory lane, bitch. With the Breaking Bad movie, El Camino (opens in new tab), adding one final chapter to the story of Jesse Pinkman, it’s about time to recap everything that happened during the course of one of the 21st Century’s greatest TV shows. …
Read More »She-Ra showrunner Noelle Stevenson on how she aims to change animated storytelling with season 3
It’s been little more than a year since we all got our first look at the next-gen She-Ra, an Adora reborn for the Dreamworks Animation revival, She-Ra And The Princesses Of Power. With her anime-inspired look and inventive approach to diverse issues, old school fans of the mid-eighties cartoon immediately …
Read More »The 15 best Its Always Sunny in Philadelphia episodes, ranked in preparation for season 14
Over 14 years and 13 seasons, It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia has cemented itself as one of the most daring, outlandish comedies of all time. Centred on four friends who hate each other (à la Seinfeld, but with more swearing), the show has expertly forced us to think critically about …
Read More »Too Old to Die Young: The director of Drive debuts his Amazon series and it “seems certain to be must-watch TV”
One of Cannes’ favourites sons, Nicolas Winding Refn, returned to the Croisette to showcase episodes four and five of his imminent Amazon series, Too Old to Die Young. Why not episodes one and two? Because four and five, he claims, work as a standalone feature. Though this being Refn, you …
Read More »Sorry We Missed You: Director Ken Loachs latest is “more tense and harrowing than any Hollywood thriller”
Director Ken Loach and his regular screenwriter Paul Laverty are back in Cannes gunning for what would be a record-breaking third Palme d’Or – the highest prize awarded at the Cannes Film Festival – after The Wind That Shakes The Barley (opens in new tab) and I, Daniel Blake (opens …
Read More »Avengers: Endgame vs Game of Thrones: Which big battle came out on top?
It’s been a hell of a few days for Marvel and Thrones fans, and if you’re a fan of both, you’re likely feel bit broken after watching both the emotional finale of Avengers: Endgame (opens in new tab) and the big battle with the White Walkers in Game of Thrones …
Read More »The biggest questions we have about Game of Thrones season 8 episode 2
You’d better have watched Game of Thrones season 8 episode 2, because we’re about to go in deep into spoiler territory. The credits have just rolled and we have questions, like, a wagon’s worth of Game of Thrones season 8 episode 2 questions. It was an episode of unexpected humor, …
Read More »Forget Captain Marvel, Shazam! is the real game-changing superhero film of the year
We’re living in something of a golden age of superhero movies and audiences have come to expect certain things from the genre. Usually, some world-ending apocalypse, spread across a shared universe and prevented at the last minute by a group of powerful yet jokey individuals. Sound familiar? The formula for …
Read More »Franchise fatigue and endless sequels: Why 2018 proves we need another Matrix
1999 was supposed to be about one movie and one movie only. It had been 16 years since Return of the Jedi (opens in new tab) and an entire planet was ravenous for the first new Star Wars movie in a generation. It’s hard to imagine in a world where …
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