Many attempt to emulate his style, but none ever really achieve the unbiased immediacy of Paul Greengrass’ direction. Yes, the shaky camera aesthetic may invigorate/irritate in equal measure, yes, even in the duller moments of the Bourne franchise the camera operator still seems to be suffering from acute wrist spasms, yet there’s very few who…
Imagine your average Coen brothers crime caper; eccentric characters, check; smart aleck script, most certainly; stupidity, by the bucket-loads. Now imagine it bench-pressed into oblivion and ‘roided up to the nines and you might be approaching the territory Michael Bay’s Pain & Gain occupies. First and foremost, let’s address the Optimus Prime-shaped elephant in the room. To many, the…
Go-go-gadget-rekindle-Matthew-McConaughey’s-career! Mud is one of a number of roles that signals the turning of the tide for the Texas born actor. Presumed to be stuck in decidedly middle-of-the-road rom-coms for the rest of his life, McConaughey caused Hollywood exec jaws to drop by shining in a couple of movies last year, namely Magic Mike and Killer Joe. Intending to carry on…
David Gordon Green’s career has become turbulent of late. The versatile director made his name forging delicate and sensitive wonders such as George Washington and All The Real Girls. But skip forward a decade or so and Green is more associated with overcooked comedy. Pineapple Express flaunted the director’s natural comedic flare but its success was immediately undermined with the…
James Franco is Hollywood’s resident polymath. Actor, writer, poet, performance artist, filmmaker, you name it he’s done it. And whilst its nice that the droopy-eyed A-lister is trying his hand at a variety of different work, there was always the imminent danger of spreading himself too thin. High quantity tends to go hand in hand…
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