Why A Quiet Place Part II Feels Like a Lost Opportunity
Warning: spoilers for A Quiet Place Part II will follow. Sequels to successful concept horrors have to ask themselves a key question: how are we expanding thi
Author: Redmond Bacon
Redmond Bacon is a film writer and historian, at home with the newest blockbuster as the latest arthouse flick. You can find him at film festivals such as the Berlinale and Locarno. He has also written for publications such as Mubi Notebook, Goomba Stomp and Much Ado About Cinema. Check out his own website at redmondbacon.co.uk
The Five Most Elaborate Heist Films of All-Time
Everybody loves a great heist movie. From planning out the initial raid to watching how expectation bashes up against cold hard reality, there are no pleasure
Five Essential Films Set on a Cruise Ship
The multibillion dollar cruise ship industry is having an extremely rough time of it right now. Not only is nobody willing to take their cruises due to the co
Five Sports Films Not Really about Sports At All
Sporting stories are a dime a dozen in cinema, especially in the USA. And depending on the sport and the milieu it portrays, sporting stories can be used as b
Five Films About The Summer That Changed Everything
With the peach currently blossoming, the weather getting warmer, and people’s clothes getting lighter, one can finally assert that spring is finally on
Five Things To Expect from The Avatar Sequels
James Cameron is a patient man. The unique director behind Avatar has spent over a decade making sure that the sequels to his world-beating smash hit are abso
10 Films to Catch at the BFI Flare Film Festival
Easily the biggest highlight of the UK LGBT film calendar, the BFI Flare is a can’t miss event for cinephiles both queer and heteronormative. Taking pla
10 Guesses For the Cannes Competition Line Up
In just two months the South of France will lay host to not only the biggest film festival in France, but perhaps the most important film festival in the worl
Five Films With The Most Cursed Release Schedules
First coronavirus came for the ironically titled No Time To Die. Then it started wiping out every Summer release, including The Hunt, Trolls: World Tour, Mula
Five Debut Films That Deserve to Be Called Perfect
By their very nature, debut films are supposed to be rough drafts. First-time filmmakers often have limited resources and inexperience behind the camera befor
