It’s a truth universally acknowledged that every sensible person loves a good sports movie. Hell, even people who can’t abide actual sport can’t fail to be roused by the Rocky overture or, um, The Mig...
By Steve Palace. Upcoming creature feature Kong: Skull Island stomps into cinemas this week, bringing with it a strong Seventies flavour. From the Apocalypse Now-inspired atmosphere to a retro soundtr...
By Last Caress. “‘It’s not my fault, and I don’t care anyway’. Say it with me!” Patrick Spencer (Alan Thicke) is a self-help guru, and a very rich and successful on...
By Marti Dols Roca. One of the main differences between a tale, a fable or even a metaphor, and a movie is that none of the former need to be believable and coherent for, at least, 90 minutes. Whereas...
By Venetia Faye. O’Shea Jackson, otherwise known as Ice Cube, found his fame in the late 1980s as a member of the hard-hitting “gangsta” rap group, N.W.A. After becoming solo, his career has progresse...