Thelma and Louise: The Most Powerful Final Image in Cinema

Thelma and Louise: The Most Powerful Final Image in Cinema

How the ending to Ridley Scott’s ‘Thelma & Louise’ (1991) is one of the most iconic and powerful in all of cinema, and how it can be interpreted. Essay by Gala Woolley.

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DC’s Lightest Movie, Shazam!, Also Contains Its Darkest Moment

DC’s Lightest Movie, Shazam!, Also Contains Its Darkest Moment

In the light-hearted family movie Shazam!, that subverted the tone of the earlier DCEU, David F. Sandberg finds space for a heartbreaking character moment. Article by Rob Gifford.

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Cherry (2021) Review

Cherry (2021) Review

Apple TV Plus exclusive ‘Cherry’, from ‘Avengers: Endgame’ directors The Russo Brothers, and starring Spider-Man himself Tom Holland, is a shallow drama. Cole Clark reviews.

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Netflix’s Business Model Doesn’t Allow for Long-Term Film Success

Netflix’s Business Model Doesn’t Allow for Long-Term Film Success

Netflix Original movies seem to disappear just as soon as they’ve appeared, and with a new film set to be released during every week of 2021, it’s an issue filmmakers should take notice of. Essay by Luke Hinton.

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The Winter Lake (2021) Review

The Winter Lake (2021) Review

‘Game of Thrones’ alum Michael McElhatton and ‘Sex Education’s’ Emma Mackey star in ‘The Winter Lake’, a gnarly drama dealing with trauma from debut director Phil Sheerin. Kevin Woodley reviews.

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Coming 2 America (2021) Review

Coming 2 America (2021) Review

In 1988, Eddie Murphy and company captured lightning in a bottle for comedy classic ‘Coming to America’. Could they do it a 2nd time for sequel ‘Coming 2 America’? Scott Z Walkinshaw reviews.

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Surge (2021) Review – GFF

Surge (2021) Review – GFF

Headlined by an unforgettable and unrecognisable performance from Ben Whishaw, ‘Surge’ has a “wild, kinetic energy” that evokes comparisons to ‘Joker’ and ‘Falling Down’. Jack Cameron reviews.

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Cowboys (2021) Review – GFF

Cowboys (2021) Review – GFF

Anna Kerrigan writes and directs Steve Zahn and Jillian Bell in the Tribeca award winning family drama ‘Cowboys’, about a trans boy and his family relationships. Jack Cameron reviews.

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Voice of Silence (2021) Review – GFF

Voice of Silence (2021) Review – GFF

Screenwriter-director Hong Eui-jeong announces himself as a talent to look out for in the future in his feature debut ‘Voice of Silence’, an off-kilter South Korean film starring ‘Burning’ actor Yoo Ah-in. Jack Cameron reviews.

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Enemies of the State (2020) Review

Enemies of the State (2020) Review

Is Matt DeHart a liberating whistleblower in possession of incriminating evidence against the US government or just trying to escape prosecution for heinous crimes? ‘Enemies of the State’ explores, Jack Cameron reviews.

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