Blog posts by year and monthMarch 2016
Posts (9)
Which Witch?
Here are suggestions I received for the marketing strategy for The Witch.
Critical Comments
I talk to fellow journalist Tim Robey about the recent disagreements by filmmakers Ben Wheatley and Alex Proyas with critics and ask if they have a point…
Exposing Exposed
I recently reviewed the terrible Keanu Reeves cop movie Exposed which turned out to be a savage re-cut of a a very different film called Daughter Of God. I’ve now seen the original and here is what I think...
Witch Trial
I really like The Witch but the way it has been marketed is causing confusion about what kind of film it is. What is the answer?
Simultaneous Screening
There’s been a lot of talk about Screening Room - a new initiative in the US to release movies in theatres and at home at the same time. What makes this different and will it work?
The Aggregate Debate
The new Ben Wheatley film High-Rise is dividing critics - I don’t necessarily see that as a bad thing...
The Film Factor
Goodnight Mommy is a strange and unsettling new horror movie that was shot on 35mm - further proof that in the digital age, film is very much alive and kicking.
Hitchcock Truffaut
There’s a new documentary out today based on the famous interviews between Alfred Hitchcock and François Truffaut - it’s a fascinating and revealing piece of film making.
My Top Five Coen Brothers Films
Hail Caesar - the new Coen Bros film is out this week. Here are my five favourites from their career...
