Decision To Leave – Review
Park Chan Wook’s most recent film is a visually pleasing, but unusual combination of genres that works exceptionally well in some areas and less well in others. To start with, I was massively impressed by the cinematography and camera movements in this film and would go as far to consider Continue Reading
Avatar: ‘The Way of Water’ Review
This long-awaited sequel delves deeper into the fantastical world that James Cameron constructed for the original. Featuring a more elaborate story, on top of improved visuals, which come together to build a massive and awe-inspiring experience. ‘The Way of Water’ takes the Pandora we know and love and fills it Continue Reading
Red: The Importance of Colour in Cinema
Red is the colour that we have the strongest psychological reaction to. Due to it having a long wavelength, it is the second most visible colour, making it actively noticeable. It has connotations of danger, due to people’s inherited instinctual fear of blood and behavioural characteristics learnt in everyday life. Continue Reading
Smile – Film Review
4 out of 5 STARS Starring: Sosie Bacon, Caitlin Stasey, Kyle Gallner Smile follows all the rules of a good supernatural horror movie: jump scares, creepy characters and total immersion for the audience. With some of the most inventive jump scares and creepy smiles seen in horror, Smile certainly keeps Continue Reading
Del Toro’s Pinocchio – A Review
Pinocchio is a fairy tale told time and time again, and Del Toro manages to add his own unique, fresh take on the classic story. Del Toro does an excellent job at intertwining both fantasy and realism within his narratives, touching on many mature real-world issues within his films Continue Reading
Black Panther 2: A Review
Ryan Coogler was given possibly one of the hardest jobs imaginable for any director and It is fair to say that this film definitely did justice to the death of the late Chadwick Boseman. It honoured his death respectfully and integrated his passing into the plot with skill and subtlety, Continue Reading
How Do Films Cope When Actors Die?
“Black Panther: Wakanda forever” the recent Box Office hit had to deal with the sudden, unexpected death of its star, Chadwick Boseman, in 2020. How would the production of this second film played out if he had not died of cancer? Black Panther is not the only franchise that has Continue Reading