Christopher Plummer (1929-2021)
To mark Christopher Plummer’s passing., Rory Marsh tips his hat to the acting legend and sums up his stellar career.
ZERO DARK THIRTY: An Exploration of Violence
In his latest essay Rory Marsh takes a look at the role of violence in Zero Dark Thirty
Archenemy
Archenemy joins the ranks of James Gunn’s Super and Peter Stebbings’ Defendor as a satirical take on what has become the genre to take over the world
Psychological Realism in Paul Thomas Anderson's INHERENT VICE
In his latest essay, Rory Marsh takes a look at the psychological realism in Paul Thomas Anderson's INHERENT VICE
The Ideologies of FIGHT CLUB and CITY OF GOD
In his latest essay, Rory Marsh investigates and compares the ideologies presented in FIGHT CLUB and CITY OF GOD
ANNIHILATION: The Five Stages of Invasion
In his latest essay, Rory Marsh takes a look at the five stages of invasion present in Alex Garland’s dense and hypnotic science-fiction feature ANNIHILATION
Project Power
Project Power as a whole is competently made, but really comes off as more of a missed opportunity
First Cow
Audiences unfamiliar with Reichardt may struggle with the pacing in First Cow, but the speed at which it moves is integral to its success
Wendy
Wendy is less a film to be enjoyed than an experience to be . . . well, experienced
A TOPIARY: Sizzle Reel Released for Unmade Shane Carruth Science-Fiction Epic
With the debut episode of ClapperCast being released, Rory Marsh takes a look at the long-anticipated Shane Carruth science-fiction epic, A Topiary
NOTTING HILL: The seminal romantic comedy of the 1990s
Rory Marsh explores and investigates Notting Hill as the seminal defining romantic comedy of the 1990s
LiME
LiME remains a stellar urban anecdote championing the importance of self-acceptance, and Donta Storey is one to certainly watch out for in the future
Blood Quantum
Naturally, when watching a zombie film called Blood Quantum, first and foremost the viewer expects to see gore, an expectation that is delivered on, in glorious droves
Gangs of London - Season 1
Much like the towers that dominate London’s skyline, director Gareth Evans’ gangland epic Gangs of London reaches dizzying heights
Extraction
It feels as though Netflix have nailed the exact type of film they should be investing in with Extraction
The Kill Team
There are moments of relentless intensity, but the irregular score and sound mixing work too hard to dramatise what is already engaging
The Man Who Killed Don Quixote
The film that killed Terry Gilliam? Not quite