Episode 38 of The Film ‘89 Podcast celebrates both one of horror’s most respected authors, Stephen King as well as one of cinema’s most revered auteur directors, the late, great… Continue reading "The Film’89 Podcast Episode 38 – The Shining (1980) / Doctor Sleep (2019)."
As both an independent writer on the subject of film and a podcast co-producer, I have, over the past few years, dedicated a none too insignificant amount of my time… Continue reading "Quentin Tarantino – The Iconic Filmmaker and his Work, Ian Nathan (2019)"
Even for a director as diverse as Martin Scorsese, his 2011 film Hugo is a bit of an anomaly. Whilst the perception that he is obsessed with gangsters is undoubtedly… Continue reading "Hugo (2011)."
At the time of its release a lot was written about Martin Scorsese’s most successful film The Wolf of Wall Street. Much of it about the record number of words beginning with the letter F,… Continue reading "The Wolf Of Wall Street (2013)."
Two Jesuit priests (Andrew Garfield and Adam Driver) are told a rumour suggesting that their mentor, Cristóvão Ferreira (Liam Neeson), who had travelled to Japan to spread the gospel, has… Continue reading "Silence (2016)."
Over thirty years ago director Mamoru Oshii and artist Yoshitaka Amano created a seventy-one minute short film with little plot, even less dialogue, and with such little broader appeal that… Continue reading "Angel’s Egg (1985)."
Episode 34 of The Film ‘89 Podcast is our biggest episode yet as we dive headlong into an in-depth celebration and analysis of a classic western that’s celebrating its 60th… Continue reading "The Film ‘89 Podcast Episode 34 – Rio Bravo (1959) & Horror Film Special."
Episode 33 of the Film ‘89 Podcast is a celebration of the films of Quentin Tarantino as we provide the most in-depth (and therefore spoiler-filled) analysis of a single film… Continue reading "The Film ‘89 Podcast Episode 33 – Once Upon A Time In… Hollywood (2019)."
Episode 32 of The Film ’89 Podcast is a loving celebration of 45 years of one of the defining modern examples of the film-noir, Roman Polanski’s 1974 crime thriller mystery,… Continue reading "The Film ‘89 Podcast Episode 32 – “Forget it Jake, it’s…” Chinatown (1974) – Celebrating 45 years of Roman Polanski’s Classic Film-Noir."
Jean-Marc Vallée has, at least for the time being, left the cinema behind to take on new challenges in the world of television. His third limited series has been set… Continue reading "How director Jean-Marc Vallée Visualizes Trauma in Sharp Objects and Big Little Lies."
