Bill is the first feature film from the comedy team behind Horrible Histories, a TV show which I have just this year become a huge fan of. For those of you not familiar with it, Horrible Histories is in theory a kid’s history show based on the books of Terry Deary. But what it actually is, is an incredibly funny and informative sketch show that appeals to adults and children alike.
One of my unintentional passions that occurred as a result of watching way too much anime was voice acting. I loved how you can go into a booth and just pretend to be someone else where your physical appearance wasn’t a factor. Additionally, it could potentially intersect with my other loves, games and animations.
Over at our official Facebook page, we are currently posting daily film recommendations, with each week being a different theme. This is a collection of those recommendations! This week’s theme is Foreign Action Films!
Editor’s Letter Essay of week 41 Since Film Inquiry’s inception it’s been our goal to promote diversity in film. Admittedly, I always think of diversity in film in the broadest sense for Film Inquiry: include and promote women, minorities, the LGBT community – and international and independent film, too.
A Syrian Love Story is the latest investigative documentary from award winning filmmaker-journalist Sean McCallister. Renowned for his hard-hitting documentaries which go further than others dare to, McCallister follows a Syrian family over a 5 year period – through love, separation, prison, war and freedom. Beginning an extra-ordinary journey, activists Raghda and Amer meet in their youth in a Syrian prison, detained for their positions as high profile anti-Assad activists.
“When we expect too much out of life, we get smacked by disappointment”. An intriguing line from an intriguing trailer. Moments of Clarity tells the story of the twentysomething homeschooled and socially awkward Claire.
The time has come to continue the series on the best knockout films of all-time. The goal is to share my ten favorite movies of this genre, which may include boxing, mixed martial arts, and wrestling, to name a few. If you are just joining the discussion, the series started with a review of the 2004 Best Picture winner Million Dollar Baby, and a review of the 2014 Best Picture nominee Foxcatcher.
Earlier this year, while getting all excited for the release of Kingsman, I decided to watch Colin Firth and his still unheard of co-star being interviewed on The Jonathan Ross Show. I think it only took five minutes for me to fall for Taron Egerton. His familiar soft Welsh accent, his charisma, his wit, but also his modesty really touched a chord with me.
Hey, ever get the feeling Jake Gyllenhaal has been taking things too seriously in his most recent roles? I’ll be honest, I miss Bubble Boy. I should go rent that on Netflix.
Some of the very best films are those that are immersive experiences. You immediately know after leaving the theater that you have witnessed something special, and for anyone to even suggest otherwise just seems inarguably wrong. The Martian is one of the few films that I have seen this year that has left such an impact.
Most of us are familiar with the story of Macbeth by William Shakespeare, a story so prevalent that people will not utter the name of ‘the Scottish play’ whilst in the theatre, as by ancient tradition it is said to be cursed. For those of you who are not familiar with the story, it is a tale of one man’s hunger for power in a tyrannical society, and how he is pushed further and further down a descending path of hopelessness and insanity by his wife, a group of witches, and his own consciousness. There have been many recreations of the play on stage and on screen, and this 2015 cinematic depiction of Shakespeare’s Macbeth, directed by Justin Kurzel and starring Michael Fassbender and Marion Contillard, is on a platform so high that the other depictions are unable to reach it.
Every week Film Inquiry publishes the movies that are opening in cinemas! This week: Pan, The Walk, Big Stone Gap, Steve Jobs, The Final Girls and Victoria.
We all have our films with which we have some kind of indelible personal connection – though they may not be necessarily our favorites. Perhaps it means something particular to you whose meaning wouldn’t translate to other people, or maybe the film is representative of a particular moment in your life or an aspect of your personality, or maybe you feel like the elements of the film are so tailored to your taste that it couldn’t have been meant for anyone but you. Whatever the reason, there exists with certain films a strong personal connection that’s yours and yours alone.
How is it that so many people remain unaware of the mighty Roger Livesey? This peerless actor was the centrepiece of many of the finest films in British history. Born in Barry, South Wales in 1906, Livesey is rarely invited into the superclub of immortal Welsh greats like Richard Burton, Anthony Hopkins, Rachel Roberts and Hugh Griffiths.
Never will I mess around with an angry whale. They’re giants of the sea without any real natural predators. Who would be crazy enough to attack them?