How do you make the fourth entry in a 24-year-old series about zombies fresh and terrifying? It is the greatest challenge any ongoing horror franchise that refuses to die faces. Fortunately, zombie films have rarely been about the flesh-eating dead, instead a fantastical starting point to explore political and societal themes – thanks George A. Romero. Sure, the speedy, rage filled, bloodthirsty h...
It has been 28 (film) years since the rage virus spread from a lab monkey to humans, creating vicious and violent zombie-like creatures to roam the UK and cause irreversible destruction. How did this event dismantle society and impact the way the survivors live, behave and navigate life? Filmmakers Alex Garland and Danny Boyle return to the world they created to explore the lasting devastating imp...
Ed Berger’s Conclave is interesting. It may be tempting to skip a pontificating deep-dive into the ritual process of electing a new Pope, for fear of ponce and boredom. However, Conclave keeps its head above water for two hours by exploring the various ambitious tom foolery and backstabbing those left clutching the rosary will get up to, to be elected for the top job. Half the priests in the room ...
British super spy, James Bond is back. NO TIME TO DIE is the 25th film of the Bond franchise produced by Eon Productions. Planning began back in 2016. The story follows on from SPECTRE (2015), however its beginnings thread back to CASINO ROYALE (2006). This is the final episode in the five-film arc of the Daniel Craig iteration of the Bond character. The story begins with Bond travelling through I...
