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: 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 GRAND DESIGNS As with any celebrated director, it is their former cinematic glories which so often shape the reception of their latest offering. In the case of Hayao Miyazaki, the renowned seventy-three-year-old Japanese master responsible for such unforgettable pictures as My Neighbour Totoro, Princess Mononoke, and Spirited Away, those former […]
Read MoreWords: Brody Rossiter Twitter: @BrodyRossiter BAD DOG Freshly sober and still wrestling with her inner demons, Emma returns to her childhood home nestled amongst the wild Arkansas Mountains. Unfortunately, the presence of two escaped convicts and a ferocious beast which prowls the surrounding woodland mean that she won’t be getting much R&R during this bloodthirsty […]
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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 