Kathryn Bigelow’s classic surfer/bank robber actioner has somehow stood the test of time and now is celebrating a fantastic 4K release and is being presented pride of place at the BFI’s ‘Art of Action’ season.
It’s a strange thing about Armoured Saint. Formed around the same time as many of their peers – Metallica, Slayer, Anthrax etc – and probably having the best singer of the bunch in John Bush, weirdly not many people have heard of them!
oy Kills World immediately draws some comparisons to the recently released Monkey Man – incredibly violent, revenge based and both feature Sharlto Copley in a small role.
We’ve all had that movie discovery at a young age that changed everything and influenced who we would become in later life. For 12 year old Sav Rodgers it was stumbling upon the VHS of 1997 rom-com Chasing Amy. At a time when he was contending with his queer identity, the film was a life […]
Thanks to the BFI running a month long season of his work, and their excellent Blu-ray boxset this month has become all things Werner Herzog for me – call it Wernuary if you want.The BFI season is in celebration of a documentary about the great man’s career, one of these times where the subject of […]
Can you believe Godzilla is almost 70? The first film was released in 1954 and Godzilla Minus One marks the 37th movie in the franchise.This could be viewed as a reboot prequel of sorts as it’s set in postwar Japan, and deals with a country and it’s people struggling to come to terms with that. […]
Based on the Irvine Welsh book of the same name, Porno has already had one adaptation – on the big screen in Trainspotting 2 back in 2017. Like the movie, this is only a loose adaptation of the book and loose is really the best word for it as not a lot happens in this show. After […]
If you’re really into cinema, and you’ve had the pleasure, I’m sure you’d agree that watching film ON film is the most enjoyable way to do so.The whir of the projector if you’re in earshot of it, the popping and crackling on the screen and just knowing you’re watching it in the same manner as […]
Joe Satriani was technically touring not one but two albums at the Palladium, 2020’s Shapeshifting and last year’s The Elephants of Mars. We all know why this was the case, let’s not go into that – but suffice it to say the crowd were thrilled to see him back. The show included two sets, just over […]
A mere 6 weeks after watching Tragedy at a home town gig in New York opening for Steel Panther, I had the pleasure of seeing them again at the o2 Academy in Islington, this time playing a headline set. Before the “Metal Tribute to the Bee Gees and beyond” hit the stage however, was the […]
