by Tee Tayo | Dec 12, 2017 | Film |
James Franco is certifiably one of the most hardworking filmmakers in Hollywood. The first season of The Deuce – a historical TV drama on the US porn industry – has just wrapped on Sky Atlantic. Franco not only stars in the dual role of twins, Vincent and Frankie...
by Tee Tayo | Dec 5, 2017 | Film |
Bobby Riggs – the late former tennis champ and chauvinist – could not survive today. If he as much as dared tweet one of his many sexist quips, an avalanche of outraged echo chamber tweets would have come tumbling down on him with such force that he would have had to...
by Tee Tayo | Nov 28, 2017 | Film |
A film with a snazzy title; George Clooney as director and co-writer (along with the Coen Bros and Grant Heslov), and starring Matt Damon, Julianne Moore and Oscar Isaacs. What could possibly go wrong? Apparently a great deal. Suburbicon is a 1950’s...
by Tee Tayo | Nov 21, 2017 | Film |
Some might consider this a late film review, given that The Death of Stalin premiered in UK cinemas at the tail end of October. But I beg to differ. There’s nothing like a belated review for an instant classic. Others might also contend that there’s...
by Tee Tayo | Nov 17, 2017 | Film |
Paddington 2 steamed into cinemas with one poignant message: A one finger salute to Brexiteers. Okay, I besmirch the world’s most famous bear by linking him with such a rude gesture. Aunt Lucy would clip his ears should he dare. But the hard stare! The good old...