
With more high profile movie releases like Trolls: World Tour and Mulan skipping the cinemas and heading straight to VOD as well as the recent deal between Universal and AMC Theatres, is the simultaneous release a welcoming changing of the Hollywood system or could it begin the tragic decline of cinemas around the world? Two of our writers have…

Being one of the longest standing online memes over the past decade, everyone knows how iconic the Shrek films are. And although 7-year-old me wasn’t aware of the horrible “Shrek is Love, Shrek is Life” viral video just yet, I certainly loved Shrek. Walking into the cinema at that age feels like more than just…

Over the years we have seen many attempts at a film franchise, and while some have succeeded, many have spectacularly failed to complete the series. Here are some of the top would-be franchises that our writers felt had more potential than they were given: Percy Jackson When someone says the words ‘failed franchise’, more often…

Just last month, multi-award-winning British filmmaker Steve McQueen reflected in an opinion piece for The Guardian about the obvious and shocking racism within the British film industry. McQueen, known for his vast filmography of stunning drama films including the Academy Award-winning 12 Years a Slave (2012), being the first black director win, and the British-Irish co-production…

Los Angeles born actor John David Washington may be most commonly known for his connection to his famous father (the one and only Denzel Washington), however, Washington’s 20-year career working in both film and television evidently proves his brilliant worth separate from his father through his (currently) small but very exciting filmography. Prior to his…