I love bad movies. Not watching bad movies, mind you. No, I often feel like taking to my eyeballs with a spoon-shiv while doing that. I mean that as somebody who writes about movies, there are very few muses as efficient as an absolutely terrible film. And with all these awards being handed out for the truly great films, it’s …

Ladies, watch out. I’m a man. I’m the kind of man who built the Eiffel tower from steel and brawn! Your one third size brains can’t compare to my intellect! Science! Yep, for as long as we’ve had different chromosomes, we’ve always had competition between the sexes, with most films favouring guys when it comes to murder and revenge. But …

Before David Fincher got to show us his “feel bad movie of the year”, Niels Arden Oplev was already doing it (some would argue better) with the original Swedish adaptation for The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo. It introduced the world to Noomi Rapace in a ridiculously powerful performance, but since most of the filmgoing world is apparently allergic to reading …

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Korea is invading America. Now before you start perfecting your Gangnam Style routine and prepping for Korean BBQ’s on the White House lawn, just know that I’m actually talking about the best of Korean cinema now taking a crack at Obamaland. Park Chan-Wook (Oldboy, Vengeance Tilogy) has the creepy family drama Stoker coming out soon while Kim Jee-Woon (A Bittersweet Life, A Tale …

You can’t sink millions of dollars into a movie project these days without Joseph Gordon Levitt turning up. The man has been on a role as of late, appearing in a slew of films , from GI Joe and Premium Rush (Er, maybe not), through to Looper and The Dark Knight Rises. The man has a busy schedule, and for …

Once upon a time, Guillermo Del Toro (yes, it’s another story about him!) was working his rather substantial butt off to bring his version of HP Lovecraft’s At The Mountains of Madness to the big screen. It was a true blood, sweat and tears affair and even after Universal pulled the plug, he was still trying to find a way to …

It’s award season. With Tinsel Town getting ready to attempt to win little statues of gold men covering their gentials in various categories, you can bet your buns that once again, the judging criteria is going to be slick and leaning towards the artsy side of the spectrum. And that’s all well and fine, but when it comes to real success, people …