Film
How do we define a monster? Guillermo Del Toro’s Frankenstein favours tragedy over terror, but the film’s power strikes in its final tranquility. Hannah Rooney goes all gothic… It’s no easy feat to take on a literary classic. Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein; Or, The Modern Prometheus is widely regarded as a Gothic masterpiece – but if […]
FILM REVIEW: Wake Up Dead Man DIRECTOR: Rian Johnson Tyneside Cinema has once again partnered with the British Film Institute (BFI) to screen a series of films featured in the 2025 edition of London Film Festival, bringing premieres and new releases to North East audiences. The opening gala of the 2025 programme was the third […]
North East Swifties – it’s time to head to your local cinema and secure tickets for a night of Taylor Swift on the big screen. She returns with an 89-minute release party event to celebrate her twelfth studio album, The Life of a Showgirl, arriving on Friday 3 October. The film will include the exclusive […]
“Live-action adaptation”—a phrase that Hollywood seems to be in love with but sends shivers down my spine. It only reinforces the fear that original IPs and stories are all but dead in cinema. No matter how cherished the originals are, most modern reimaginings fail to capture the magic of animation or what it achieved for […]
Nothing strikes more fear into the hearts and minds of m0vie or gaming fans than the words ‘video-game’. A history of embarrassing failures have plagued this genre, saved very briefly by the likes of this Sonic franchise and 2023’s Illumination animation The Super Mario Bros. Movie. However, the reputation of the genre is still in […]
Whenever a film deals with the idea or theme of cancer or any illness, as We Live in Time does, you will always connect with someone. One of the greatest things about cinema and film is that it connects us all, even if we don’t know it, are aware of it, or acknowledge it. Whenever […]
Its that time of the year again. Awards seasons is upon us once more! After plenty of enjoyable trash where no intellectual engagement is required to some of the more intelligent mainstream offerings that will in fact be competing – as is always the case every year- it is time to knuckle down and pay […]
To give some brief context, the first Moana proved to be a smash hit at the box-office, grossing six hundred and forty million dollars, having cost one hundred and fifty million dollars to make. However, it was such a hit on streaming that the sequel was planned to be on Disney Plus which is something […]
*This review contains a spoiler for Gladiator*. As I sat down to watch Gladiator II, I noticed that I was the youngest member of the audience by quite a bit. It very quickly dawned on me that what I seemed to be witnessing was the same resurgence that Top Gun: Maverick saw which I was […]
When the first Paddington came out ten years ago – where did all that time go? – it is safe to say everyone was worried as to how it would turn out. Much to everyone’s relief, it was absolutely brilliant and everything you would’ve wanted out of a Paddington film. Inevitably, given it’s runaway success, […]
