Words: Emmett Barlow Twitter: @EmmettBarlow OUR MOVIE IS IN ANOTHER CASTLE We’ve all sat through the countless film adaptations of video games. Some hit the relative high notes, for me, Mortal Kombat, whilst others the bottom, Max Payne and the Resident Evil series being the main culprits. Yet there is hope for this genre. […]
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Words: Brody Rossiter Twitter: @BrodyRossiter STARTED FROM THE OUTBACK… Australian conspiracy thriller, The Code, proves that no longer are the Nordic nations the sole purveyors of all things dark, deadly, and ultimately deeply engaging when it comes to foreign television dramas. Beginning its deceitful narrative upon the barren Australian outback and tracking the trail of […]
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Words: Andy Procter Twitter: @Procodile Tomb of the B-Movie Horror You can imagine the thoughts of screenwriter writer Garry Charles before he sat down to write Day of The Mummy. It probably went something like this… “What type horror film hasn’t been done in a point-of-view/handheld format?…I know! Mummies!” Day of The Mummy is filmed […]
Read MoreWords: Brody Rossiter Twitter: @BrodyRossiter A ROOM WITH A NEW VIEW Today it is widely regarded as one the finest French films ever made, yet upon its initial release in 1939, Le Jour Se Lève (Daybreak), was greeted with a far less courteous reception. The Vichy Regime (Marshal Philippe Pétain’s puppet regime during the Nazi […]
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Words: Brody Rossiter Twitter: @BrodyRossiter THE PERFECT CRIME? There are many different ways in which you can process David Fincher’s Gone Girl. On the surface it appears to be contemporary murder mystery – a sleek, stylish “who done it” of the highest order. Those initial press shots of lead protagonist Nick (Ben Affleck) comfortably resting […]
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The FILM IN WORDS Netflix Film of the Week: helping you navigate the filmic minefield of the nation’s favourite video streaming service.
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FILM IN WORDS 