The force awakens screenplay was great for subtly building the mystery around Rey's character. First of all we were very curious as to these new star wars characters but the script made us especially curious about Rey. You see Finn's story straight away, you know his past and where he came from. Whether as with … Continue reading Building mystery around Rey →

I've seen 'It's a wonderful life' a number of times now. I know what happens and yet each time the ending moves me emotionally. The ending is so powerful that it is most likely the reason the movie has lasted throughout the ages. So while it's still fresh in my memory I'm going to have … Continue reading It’s a wonderful life ending →

I went to see Bohemian Rhapsody recently and as the opening credits rolled I thought to myself: "Oh I didn't know Mike Myers was in this." But then the movie started and I forgot about it. Then we were introduced to him, and even though he was under heavy make up it was undeniably him. … Continue reading Mike Myers in Bohemian Rhapsody →

I was watching Inglorious Basterds recently and the opening scene is just brilliant. There is something so terrifying about a scene that lulls you into a false sense of security and then all of a sudden changes and becomes extremely tense. There is a moment where the conversation is slowing, and the camera slowly rotates … Continue reading When a scene changes →

So the marketing department at Marvel have worked very hard over the past few years aiming to lock me into to their superhero universe. The idea is that in order to get all of the movies references you have to have watched all the preceding movies (of which there must be 15 or so) dating … Continue reading The locking in of Avengers Infinity war →