There’s a general rule to bringing a classic TV show to the big screen and it either involves going bigger – in stunts and special effects – or deeper, digging into the mythology. The millennial sequel to “Charlie’s Angels” does both. Commissioned to locate Eric Knox (Sam Rockwell) the kidnapped CEO of Knox Industries, Charlie’s…
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Christian Bale piles on the pounds for Adam McKay’s The Waist Wing. Vice (2019) Review
In taking on the story of Dick Cheney, the apparently unassuming bureaucratic Washington insider turned Vice Presidential master of the universe, Adam McKay seeks to shed light on the breathtaking constitutional chicanery which saw the executive branch of the American government vastly increase its own power whilst at the same time enormously enriching those in…
Craggus’ Countdown To Infinity: Iron Man 2 (2010)
Revelling in his new-found fame, Tony Stark (Robert Downey Jr) is hiding a secret: the very thing which saved his life and powers his suit is killing him. Seeking to secure his legacy in the face of ambitious rivals and a suspicious Government, Stark’s behaviour grows ever more erratic and unpredictable as his penchant for…
Craggus’ 2018 #Oscars Predictions (Including Live Updates Throughout The Ceremony)
The 2018 Academy Awards are less than an hour away, so here’s my picks for who’s going to win what. I’ll be updating it throughout the ceremony with the actual winners. So, let’s cross live to the red carpet as the stars come out in Hollywood… Production Design Craggus’ Prediction: The Shape of Water Actual…
Nom, nom, nom! The 2018 Oscar nominees have been announced.
The 2018 Academy Award Nominations have been announced! “The Shape Of Water” leads the pack with 13 nominations, followed by “Dunkirk” with 8 and “Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri” with 7. Who’s been snubbed? Who’s a dead cert? Who’s a dark horse? Ladies and gentlemen, place your bets… Production Design Beauty and the Beast Blade…
Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri (2018) Review
Imagine a world where nothing and nobody adheres to a neatly binary system of good and bad and life is messy and compromised. It’s this real world untidiness which lies at the beating heart of “Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri”, Martin McDonagh’s brash, darkly funny and often shocking fable of small-town disenfranchised American life. Frustrated…
