( it feels a bit silly to have spoiler protection for this film of all films, but... )

A little while ago, I happened to mention that I've recently seen Bring It On. ninebelow opined that it was the best teen film ever; I rejoined that in my opinion, the crown belonged now and forever to Clueless. At this point, flickgc and danmilburn, with backup from applez, put a strong word forward for Heathers. Now, I'd never seen Heathers, and said as much, so danmilburn offered to ( Read more... )

Somewhere, out there, is a world in which science fiction cinema is not defined by special effects. Where a science fiction film is more than just an excuse for pretty CGI and theatre-shaking explosions. Every now and then, a film falls through the cracks in that world and arrives in ours, a film like Solaris or The Truman Show; a film that, ( Read more... )

Ang Lee’s Hulk is, as you might expect, somewhat different to other superhero movies. This is, as you might expect, something of a mixed blessing. The nature of the mixture, however, is perhaps not as you might expect ( Read more... )