27 August 2019
Happy Halloween! But a very Unspectacular Dracula?
So, BBC Dracula trailer: Live, Launched..or rather..Living Dead? I have some Reservations.. DRACULA. I get it. There is an unending need to reinvent him for each generation. Because he is the definitive villain. As Christopher Lee put it; ‘Dracula is aristocratic; hypnotic; he is demonic; he is erotic‘....
29 October 2019
Dark Fate Viral Video Promotional Trail. They show why Arnold is an Exemplary Star, Role Model, Human Being. And still, the Terminator!
Dark Fate opens this week in America. So we are ahead. But the promotional trail is catching up! YouTube now full of Arnie interviews. Why is Arnold Schwarzenegger a star? It’s not just the bod (‘za baaady’), action hero credentials, nostalgia, one liners, excellent marketing, comic timing and...
When I said I would not review TERMINATOR: DARK FATE? I lied..
I Changed my Mind. Here are some points about that new film about the killer machine robot type thingies.. THE GOOD: Tim Miller is an effective action choreographer. A visual visionary, one can see a clear collaboration with and extension of Jim Cameron’s work, without merely copying it. Tim...
25 October 2019
Snoke Skywalker? Go on. Those Theories must still be out there and Valid, no?
Rise of Skywalker looks, suspiciously, like the Rise of Emperor Palpatine, instead? That reminds me: Luke and Snoke..whatever happened? So, you all know my view on that trailer. I hated it. As did many. But I’m as thrilled as anyone to see that Ian McDiarmid is back now,...
20 October 2019
Dear James Bond ‘Fans’: You need to Give up Some Very Bad Habits. Tomorrow. Twice. Forever..
See what I did there? Yes. I did a ‘thing’: a JAMES BOND ting innit. Played on the titles they use. Geddit? I know. Not clever. How Original! Just like THESE Bad Bond Fan Habits..That MUST END.. 🙂 Speculating about the Next James Bond Daniel Craig is here...
