The BBFC rating before the film noted simply ‘brief strong violence’. That answered my biggest query about Jackie before I went in. Given the notorious incident on which the film hinges, the inclusion of a graphic depiction raises issues of ...
Read More »Jane Got a Gun: What is a Western without a brilliant baddie?
I love a good Western. The best Westerns have simple premises and tend to stay focused on one single plot line, something Jane Got a Gun sets up before spectacularly discarding in favour of a meandering, flavourless, tension-less narrative. With ...
Read More »Digested viewing: Thor: The Dark World, Ender’s Game, and Mad Max
It has been a busy few weeks for me socially speaking (I know, poor me), so it was nice to have a weekend devoted to much film watching. I saw Thor 2: The Dark World and Ender’s Game at the ...
Read More »Censorship, privacy, and freedom in popular culture
I took a break from my illness-induced comatose existence on the sofa on Friday evening to feel outraged by an article on The Guardian discussing our complete lack of privacy in this day and age. Since the US Government passed ...
Read More »Zach Braff wants your money: Kickstarter strikes again
Yet more Kickstarter news (see previous articles here and here)… this time another celebrity is using it to fund his film project: Zach Braff. He is asking for people to help him raise $2 million so that he can make ...
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