Schindler’s List, Inglourious Basterds: Cementing and Reclaiming History in Cinema

Schindler’s List, Inglourious Basterds: Cementing and Reclaiming History in Cinema

Steven Spielberg’s ‘Schindler’s List’ and Quentin Tarantino’s ‘Inglourious Basterds’ prove that populist approaches can deal with horrific events with subtlety and introspection. Essay by Robert Mitchell.

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10 Years of Shutter Island – Flawless Directorial Command and Mental Health Examination

10 Years of Shutter Island – Flawless Directorial Command and Mental Health Examination

Released 10 years ago (2010), Martin Scorsese’s ‘Shutter Island’ has taken on a life of its own to remain a relevant and enticing masterpiece from one of cinema’s greatest. Beth Sawdon explores…

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Top 10 Video Game Movie Adaptations

Top 10 Video Game Movie Adaptations

The history of video-game-to-movie adaptations has been far from kind to us, but Craig Sheldon has done his best to compile a list of the 10 best thus far.

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Jungle Book (2016) Review

Jungle Book (2016) Review

Disney’s biggest live-action version of an animated classic in the ‘new era’, ‘The Jungle Book’ (2016), has been praised for its visual accomplishments and tributes to the ‘original’ in Catherine Giggal’s review.

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Life (2015) Review

Life (2015) Review

Just two days after James Dean’s Birthday, Francesca Militello remembers him in her review of the biopic ‘Life’ (2015) starring Dane Dehaan, Robert Pattinson and Ben Kingsley. Read where the film ranks on our 24 point scale, here.

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Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time (2010) Review

Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time (2010) Review

Jerry Bruckheimer Films bring famed video game series ‘The Prince of Persia’ to the big screen with ‘Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time’ starring Jake Gyllenhaal. Review by Joseph Wade.

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