Category: Cinema
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The original Candyman, a cult favourite based upon a short story by Clive Barker and directed by Bernard Rose, is a personal favourite and remains a landmark horror film for its racial politics (up there with Night of the Living Dead and The People Under the Stairs, the latter of which remains unsung but does…
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‘How far will you go to fulfil your dreams?’ is the question hanging over the action in When the Screaming Starts. A dark and gory take on traditional documentaries, a viewer is taken along for a wild ride with an unlikely crew of wannabe serial killers. When the Screaming Starts introduces Norman (Jared Rogers) the wannabe filmmaker…
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In the last few years, it seems films sent straight to streaming have replaced films that used to be straight to DVD. These can range from silly concept B-movies to extremely generic action and comedy films, neither of which present themselves as compulsory theatrical experiences. Amazon Prime’s The Tomorrow War is no exception to this…
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Nicolas Cage has been something of a cinematic joke for quite some time now. In spite of the frequent brilliance of his performances and his intense charisma on screen, his choice of roles and his tendency to completely let himself go onscreen has led to the common belief that he is a poor performer, someone…
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Has James Gunn rescued a DC property from cultural oblivion? Callum Nelmes discusses.
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Sam Pegg sinks his fangs into a fresh horror-comedy that “sits comfortably alongside greats like Shuan of the Dead.”
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Three Edge writers recount their favourite experiences in a packed cinema.
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After a two-year hiatus, Marvel roars back to the silver screen with its first Phase Four film: Black Widow. An almost singular film with its lack of interconnectedness to other MCU projects, director Cate Shortland has made a flawed, albeit fitting, spy-action send-off for Scarlett Johansson’s loved eponym. Natasha Romanoff has been a crucial part…
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Taylor Sheridan loves the American frontier. From the desert expanses that form the setting for Sicario and Hell or Highwater to the bleak snowy reservations in Wind River, Sheridan has single-handedly kept the neo-western sub-genre alive. His latest, Those Who Wish Me Dead, moves the frontier to the enormous forests of Montana where hitmen, sheriffs…
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Nobody, ironically enough, seems to have appeared out of nowhere. After creating buzz at select film festivals earlier this year, it managed to catch on and become quite the sleeper hit. Maybe that is helped by the recent re-opening of cinemas in some countries and the fact that some people will go and see anything…
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Making its rounds at UK Film festivals this summer, I’m An Electric Lampshade is a fun amalgamation of reality and illusion, dance and song, and passion and feeling. The story follows unexpected protagonist Doug McCorkle as he pushes himself to achieve his lifelong dream of being a performer. Pushed by his wife and coworkers after he reveals…
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Is Pixar’s latest feature a swimming success? Jacob Hando offers the verdict.
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As Disney’s latest live-action remake hits cinemas, Sam Pegg provides his verdict.
