ON THE BOX: The Hobbit – An Unexpected Journey
With the release of The Desolation of Smaug, we can only hope Peter Jackson has learnt from his mistakes of An Unexpected Journey. That being …
Posts tagged On the Box
ON THE BOX: Post Tenebras Lux
Experimental film, beginning from the predominant avant-garde age, has been well respected in the world of film-making for generations, demonstrating new ideas of storytelling and …
ON THE BOX: Filth
Recently adapting himself to darker roles, James McAvoy soars to British cinema greatness in the latest film from the creators of Trainspotting. Directed by Jon …
ON THE BOX: Stoker
With little narrative speed or motivation, Park Chan Wook’s 2013 psychological family thriller Stoker had a fifty-fifty chance of stalling or soaring. After securing a …
ON THE BOX: Layer Cake
The film that made Daniel Craig Bond, is a common perception of the 2004 film Layer Cake. This is pretty much true but due to …
ON THE BOX: Bachelorette
A less successful Bridesmaids is the way Bachelorette is probably perceived, yet the truth is, it’s the film we really wanted Bridesmaids to be. Although …
ON THE BOX: Seven Psychopaths
Martin McDonagh and Colin Farrell made comedy gold in 2008 with the release of In Bruges which pushed the boundaries of the black comedy sub-genre, …
ON THE BOX: Skyfall
Daniel Craig stepped into the ‘big’ shoes of James Bond in 2006 with the remarkable Casino Royale, beginning a re-boot for the franchise which was …
ON THE BOX: Shame
Michael Fassbender is quickly making a firm name for himself in the movie industry: already, in his short career as a film actor (only beginning …
ON THE BOX: Melancholia
The last time Lars Von Trier and Charlotte Gainsbourg collaborated on a film was in 2009 with the release of the controversial and extremly explicit ‘Antichrist’ …