Who's afraid of the big black bat?
In the two film franchises he has starred in so far, the Batman has been at his most popular, and best, when literally and figuratively shrouded in darkness. Gavin Midgley looks back at the big black bat.
In the two film franchises he has starred in so far, the Batman has been at his most popular, and best, when literally and figuratively shrouded in darkness. Gavin Midgley looks back at the big black bat.
More broody, less cartoony … but still amazing? Gavin Midgley reviews the recent Spidey rehash, and finds the lizard a letdown.
Primeval horror thrust in to a modern scientific age … Gavin Midgley reviews QUATERMASS AND THE PIT, the final feature in the MADE IN BRITAIN season.
Eschewing the conventional, Nicolas Roeg’s stylish adaptation of Walter Tevis’ sci-fi novel is a rewarding experience, tempered only by occasional overindulgence. Gavin Midgley reviews.
The Ealing brand is well known for its comedy output in the late 1940s and early 1950s, but 1949 was a particularly golden year: Gavin Midgley ranks PASSPORT TO PIMLICO among the finest comedies ever to be made on these shores.
Sean Hogan is a rising star on the British horror scene. His most recent film, THE DEVIL’S BUSINESS, garnered a bucketload of positive reviews at last year’s Film4 FrightFest. Gavin Midgley talked to Sean about the film and its production.
It’s a brave man who would dare try to breathe new life in to this most flogged of horses. But who better to take on the challenge than someone who grew up with the genre and knows it inside out? Gavin Midgley reviews Dexter Fletcher’s contemplative crime thriller WILD BILL.
Terence Davies recently attended a live Q&A with a screening of his newest film THE DEEP BLUE SEA at Cambridge Arts Picturehouse. Gavin Midgely reviews.
Gavin Midgley reviews Vincente Minnelli’s ravishing MGM musical