Sometimes my faith in humanity is suddenly restored. We’re currently seeing some films at the Fantasy Film Fest, and the three films we saw so far have all been surprisingly awesome. They also all share a common and incredibly important subject matter: standing up to the powers that be. As …
As part of the process of finishing and then publicising The Great Machine: A Nightmare, I’ve re-uploaded the two trailers I’d previously released to YouTube. Some of you may have seen these before, but probably not many. I hope they manage to show that despite its severe technical limitations (due …
Richard Biggs, an actor I greatly admired, died five years ago today. And I still can’t get over the feeling that that really wasn’t supposed to happen; that something went wrong in the universe. Because I think he would’ve been my ideal actor; he would’ve been perfect for my films. …
So, we saw Star Trek. I wanted to like it. With everyone raving about it like mad, I was really excited. And the result? Well, it was OK. There were good bits and bad bits. Let me go into detail. (WARNING: SPOILERS) The Positive: I can’t say that the film …
It appears that Terra (aka Battle for Terra) is now playing in the US. Please go see it! I saw it a while ago when it was playing at a festival and was utterly, utterly stunned by it. It is not a children’s movie but serious, well-done sci-fi. In fact, …
If you only see one movie this year, see The Boat That Rocked. It’s not about rock and roll – it is rock and roll. It is pure, unadulterated rock. It is funny, sexy, honest, touching, hilarious, heartwarming, silly, crazy and magical. It is perfect. It is a giant slap …
Ivo has written a review of Lady in the Water. I was quite interested to see what he would think upon rewatching the film; the first time he saw it, he hated it. I was surprised by this, as I think it’s an excellent movie, and full of themes and …
I wasn’t certain whether I was going to like this movie. On the one hand, Alex Proyas directed Dark City, one of my all-time favourite movies… but on the other hand, he also did I, Robot. I shouldn’t have worried. Knowing isn’t as good as Dark City, but it’s an …
If you only see one film this year, see Battle for Terra. We saw it ages ago at the Fantasy Film Fest, and I can easily say it is one of the best sci-fi films I have ever seen, as well as one of the best films in general. It’s …
I hated 300 with a passion. It was one of the dumbest and most offensive films of all time. And Zack Snyder’s mediocre-to-crappy remake of Dawn of the Dead was nothing like Romero’s masterpiece. So I have some trouble confessing that I actually rather liked Watchmen. It was a good …
