Adam McKay is no stranger to political satire. From being a writer for SNL through to his feature length debut Anchorman, the writer/director has made a career of mixing social commentary with absurdist comedy. Of all current writers, he perhaps has the strongest handl...
Nearly 200 years on from one of the bloodiest political events in England, the story of the Peterloo Massacre remains widely unknown. It’s not taught in schools, nor is there much acknowledgement by way of a memorial in Manchester itself.
The space race is a well-known story and is perhaps one of the defining moments of American history in the 20th Century. Not only did it propel America forward as a nation (in the eyes of many), but it helped launch science-fiction into the mainstream consciousness. S...
I never understood the love and excitement for The Incredibles. It’s not my least enjoyed Pixar movie, but I wouldn’t stop everything to watch it, a la Toy Story or Monsters, Inc. So when a sequel was announced I contained my joy.
How are movies like this still being made? At least in the early 1990s, these sorts of slapstick family films had some heart and someone to root for. Show Dogs is tiresome, hackneyed and just stupid. Even my 8 year old brother got bored. Will Arnett is in i...
So you turn up to a networking event - there’s no food, you’re not sure where to sit, and it feels like there’s an exclusive etiquette you’re not entirely sure you’ve been clued in on.
Many of us in business have been there and FoodnFilm is not a formal networking even...
44 days. It’s not a long to be in a job, is it. Imagine that job being one of the most high profile jobs in England at the time of appointment. The Damned United is the story of the Brian Clough’s short spell as manager of Leeds United Football Club. Clough was sacked...
“Do you remember when you first saw a dinosaur?” Claire Deering (Bryce Dallas Howard) asks in Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom. I do. I remember the sense of awe and wonder it invoked in me when I first saw Steven Spielberg’s classic blockbuster. In fact, every time I r...
Just like the Star Wars movies before it, I was there at midnight.
The previous midnight screenings of Star Wars movies had seen heaving cinemas filled with cosplayers and excitable fans. Yet, for Solo, a single usher greeted us and the handful of other hopeful fans. Ne...
