Film
By Joseph Lynch Film rating: 8/10 Three years after the enigmatic spectacle that was Dennis Villeneuve’s Dune, we are blessed with a sequel – and one that delivers. Sequels are often regarded as very hit-or-miss in our culture. Sometimes we get ‘The Empire Strikes Back’, other times we get ‘Jaws: The Revenge’. But Dune Two […]
Cinema chain Omniplex is looking for a general manager in Sunderland after the council signed a lease with a new cinema operator. Despite Sunderland’s film industry advancements, including plans for a major film and TV studio, the city remains without a multiplex cinema. There has been no official news on the new owner of the […]
A proposed film studio in Sunderland got one step closer to becoming reality after Chancellor Jeremy Hunt announced funding for the project in Wednesday’s budget. Hunt announced that the Crown Work Studios project would receive up to £120m of Government funding. The project is a joint venture between Fulwell 73 and Cain International, who have […]
By Joseph Lynch Star Wars: The Prequel Trilogy – five words that can conflict a conversation. The original Star Wars trilogy reigned the silver screen from 1977 to 1983. The characters were immensely compelling, the fight scenes were stupendously crafted, and the level of poignancy and emotional depth that was applied was so strong that […]
By George Puckey Set in 1994-5 South Africa after many years of fighting for the civil rights of black Africans, this movie depicts the first year of Nelson Mandela’s rule as Prime Minister over what many considered to be a broken country, split in two. Directed by Clint Eastwood in 2009, Invictus shows how Mandela’s […]
I had to see Barbie as soon as possible, so I made it my mission to catch the earliest viewing I could find. When I was younger, I loved my collection of Barbie dolls, so it’s obvious I had to see Greta Gerwig’s iconic new Barbie movie. Let me tell you what I thought… Firstly, […]
Disney and Pixar have long dominated the animated market in cinema, with hits such as Toy Story, Aladdin and The Lion King a popular popcorn flick for audiences around the world. With the animated world constantly changing, film studios are switching up their ideas and branching out to new demographics and audience needs; or are they? New Competition? I […]
The quality of recent entries in the MCU catalogue seems to have dipped in recent attempts by Marvel and Disney. Infinity War and Endgame have secured the franchise’s legacy but also acted as something to live up to and recreate. The end of phase four with entries such as Thor Love and Thunder and the […]
