In the wake of the recent news about part two of the Divergent finale being relegated to TV, I thought I’d take a look at the risks and benefits of splitting a franchise’s (often based on a Young Adult book series) final chapter, seeing as, sadly, this acts as proof that the risk and the…
Stepping out of retirement, Steven Soderbergh returns to the big screen with a (Joe) bang with Logan Lucky, one of the funniest and cleverly original comedies we’ve had in a while. Set in West Virginia, the film follows Jimmy Logan (Channing Tatum), a divorced father, his one-armed bartender brother Clyde (Adam Driver) and his sister…
Just when we thought the rom-com had edged its way from endangered to extinct, The Big Sick has come along and proved that they still exist (and can still be invigorated with fresh perspective). However, this is a huge exception. It isn’t even that we don’t get really good rom coms anymore – there have…
Just when we were doubting if the good romcom was becoming extinct, The Big Sick arrives and proves it is very much alive and thriving, but not only that, it can still be approached from fresh angles and with minimal overused conventions. Based on star Kumail Nanjiani and his wife’s, co-writer Emily V. Gordon, real…
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