Best of 2024: In praise of Irish actor Anthony Boyle's stellar TV work
by Fiona Underhill, Staff Writer
Join us as we look at the stunning 2024 television work of one of the great modern Irish actors, Anthony Boyle.
Party Like It's 1999: WONDERLAND is a forgotten gem featuring working class actors
by Fiona Underhill, Staff Writer
In 1999’s modern, South London-set Wonderland, Winterbottom assembled some of the best of British acting talent of the time, a strong ensemble of mostly working class actors, which we unfortunately rarely see in the British cinema of today.
Party Like It's 1999: THE END OF THE AFFAIR shows a part of the heart that breaks and never comes back
by Fiona Underhill, Staff Writer
The second-best period drama release of 1999 was a film very rarely ever discussed today–Neil Jordan’s Graham Greene adaptation The End of the Affair.
SAY NOTHING opens a dialogue, shedding light on an era often left in the dark
by Fiona Underhill, Staff Writer
Say Nothing adapts its source material magnificently, giving it even more power.
Blonde Baddies - Veronica Lake eschews the femme fatale in favor of romance with Alan Ladd in four classic noirs
by Fiona Underhill, Staff Writer
In 1941-1942, classic Hollywood siren Veronica Lake cemented her movie star status with two enduring screwball comedies (Sullivan’s Travels [1941] and I Married a Witch [1942]) and with two successful film noirs (This Gun For Hire [1942] and The Glass Key [1942]) both co-starring Alan Ladd.
Grotesqueries Week: LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS mixes comedy with the revolting
by Fiona Underhill, Staff Writer
Frank Oz’s Little Shop of Horrors was an adaptation of the off-Broadway musical, with the luminous Ellen Greene reprising her role of Audrey from the stage.
Coppola Week: Francis does teen angst in THE OUTSIDERS and RUMBLE FISH
by Fiona Underhill, Staff Writer
Between The Outsiders and Rumble Fish (also 1983), Coppola is credited with basically creating the ‘Brat Pack’ of young actors who would go on to dominate Hollywood in the 1980s.
Legendary TV series LOST turns 20!
As legendary television series LOST turns 20, our staff writes a bit about their relationship with the series.
Read MoreCelebrating the 20th anniversary of the red-hot American summer of 2004: The last Golden Age of the Hollywood comedy
by Fiona Underhill, Staff Writer
Here's what I consider to be the best American comedy movies of the 2000s, most of which are part of the Frat Pack or certainly rub shoulders with them by being “bro” movies.
Action Countdown #7: 25 observations after many rewatches of SPEED
by Fiona Underhill, Staff Writer
Join me in my most recent rewatch to find out everything I discovered from a beloved favorite that I’m still delighted by every single time.
How Dev Patel became the hero of his own story
by Fiona Underhill, Staff Writer
With David Copperfield and Sir Gawain, Patel finally got to inhabit two British men very much at the center of their own story, but wrestling with that story before our very eyes.
DR. JEKYLL feels right at home in the Hammer Horror tradition
by Fiona Underhill, Staff Writer
There’s much to commend here, and is a welcome return for a British studio with such a rich horror history. Long live Hammer!
Romance Week: Slow Burn love – “We’re already sick of each other, it’s the best”
by Fiona Underhill, Staff Writer
The term “slow burn romance” usually conjures up images from literary and period romances. However, the slow burn romance can be used well in the modern rom-com, particularly in my favorite romance trope: “friends to lovers.”
How to Start Watching: Frankenstein Flicks
by Fiona Underhill, Contributor
It’s hard to overstate the importance and influence of Mary Shelley’s 1818 novel Frankenstein on the literature that came afterwards, and then, as soon as cinema was born, the science fiction and horror movie genres
Appointments with Death: Agatha Christie on Screen Part 2
by Fiona Underhill, Contributor
In part two, Fiona looks at the more recent adaptations and Christie-adjacent work on screen!
Appointments with Death: Agatha Christie on Screen Part 1
by Fiona Underhill, Contributor
Agatha Christie has a long history with film and TV adaptations, and they’ve certainly ridden waves of popularity and dips where they’ve pretty much ceased all together.
Flop and Fizzle #8: Before quiet quitting, there was OFFICE SPACE
by Fiona Underhill, Contributor
Office Space is a perfect encapsulation of Y2K panic and represents one of the last gasps of Gen-X 90s ennui before 9/11 changed everything.
I Want Candy: Accessories that reveal Status and Eroticism in Period Films across Four Decades
by Fiona Underhill, Contributor
Accessories have always had huge importance in fashion throughout the centuries and reveal much about the social status of the wearer
How to Start Watching: The Neo-Noir Boom of 1980-1992
by Fiona Underhill, Contributor
While 1940s noirs made stunning use of the shadows, silhouettes and sharp angles that crisp black and white photography provided, the 80s neo-noir had a very different feel.
Spielberg Week: Childhood, memory, and memoir in the films of Steven Spielberg
by Fiona Underhill, Staff Writer
Two of the main preoccupations of Steven Spielberg’s career have been childhood, and exploring stories inspired by real events – often with a flexible approach to the truth.