Film and culture. Not content.
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Back in 2018, I wrote about the Predator franchise, which I nostalgically love, in anticipation of the new instalment, The Predator. I was trusting in Shane Black to prevail with his entry in the seri…
“Why is this kids movie so scary?” my 5-year-old son Raiden, asked as we were about two thirds through Spies in Disguise. I had to think deeply about an answer. I thought back to the countless kids’…
Directed by Ang Lee, Gemini Man stars Will Smith as ageing hitman Henry Brogan. He is someone who is targeted and sent on-the-run by a younger clone of himself, also played by Will Smith through de-ag…
While many critics wish to celebrate the artistic side of film, it is, and always has been, a business. For businesses to survive and thrive, they need to innovate. They need to find new ways of getti…
In a recent episode of the Indiewire Filmmaker Toolkit podcast, John Wick: Chapter 3 – Parabellum director Chad Stahelski talks about the roll of the stunt co-ordinator. He explains about the way a st…