David Ayer has morphed into an enigmatic force in Hollywood, one who has endured his fair share of highs and lows in the industry. Promising offerings like Fury and End of Watch have displayed Ayer's ability to infuse humanity into machismo conventions, yet the director's recent run of lackluster blockbusters
I first watched Kevin Macdonald’s Marley in Bath during its 2012 release. Watching a film about a true Rasta, in the city where Haile Selassie exiled (and watched newsreels of Ethiopia in the very cinema I was watching the doc in) was a somewhat spiritual experience. Now, with a rewatch, the
Captain Seafield (Ryland Brickson Cole Tews) is an embittered sea captain on a mission to avenge his father’s death after a terrible sea monster dragged him down to the watery depths after being merely one fathom from the shore as they set off on their seafaring adventure on Lake Michigan.
Following on from the original 2011 BBC documentary You’ve Been Trumped, Anthony Baxter’s sequel carries on his narrative on the struggles faced by some Scottish residents whose life has been turned into misery by US presidential candidate Donald Trump. Back then, Trump, who was depicted as a ruthless businessman, looked set
While their presence in Hollywood may be overly-pervasive, biopics offer filmmakers a paramount opportunity to explore relevant and often overlooked chapters in history. In the genre's latest entry Radioactive, the life of scientist Marie Curie is viewed under a microscope, sadly straddling the vivacious pioneer with a standard-issue big-screen treatment.
