Category: Opinion

Everything Wrong With Batman v Superman #2: The dream sequences

Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice broke me. I attempt to do the same back.   Like a pimp desperately trying to sell one of his more coke-addled ladies to uninterested men on the street, the trailers for Batman v Superman heavily touted a scene in which Batman finds himself in an apocalyptic wasteland, fending off henchmen before coming… Continue reading Everything Wrong With Batman v Superman #2: The dream sequences

Everything Wrong With Batman v Superman #1: Poorly realised ideologies

Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice broke me. I attempt to do the same back. Batman v Superman really, really wants you to know that it has something to say; the problem is that it has almost nothing to say. When attending a film whose title is perforated by a ‘v’ for ‘versus’, you expect it’ll be a movie… Continue reading Everything Wrong With Batman v Superman #1: Poorly realised ideologies

The Green-Light | An attempt to understand the cinema of Zack Snyder

Welcome to The Green-Light, a regular column from Gary Green. Find within spittle-flecked passion and encyclopaedic insight on everything to do with the movies.   I’ll be honest with you: I haven’t seen Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice yet. But no matter how many negative reviews I’ve read from fellow critics – and they are ominously… Continue reading The Green-Light | An attempt to understand the cinema of Zack Snyder

The 88th Academy Awards: Flickreel’s Predictions

In 2014 we got six predictions correct. At last year’s event, we totalled a measly four. So let’s see how we get on this time around, as we here at Flickreel yet again provide our predictions for the annual Academy Awards.

The Green-Light | The Hateful Eight isn’t misogynistic. It’s sadly realistic

Welcome to The Green-Light, a regular column from Gary Green. Find within spittle-flecked passion and encyclopaedic insight on everything to do with the movies. Warning: Huge spoilers for The Hateful Eight lie ahead. Chances are you’ve now seen The Hateful Eight, Quentin Tarantino’s newest movie. Chances also are that you’ve got a strong opinion or… Continue reading The Green-Light | The Hateful Eight isn’t misogynistic. It’s sadly realistic

The Green-Light | The power of narrative will help Leo win his Oscar

Welcome to The Green-Light, a regular column from Gary Green. Find within spittle-flecked passion and encyclopaedic insight on everything to do with the movies. Each year, the announcement of the Academy Awards nominations bring fresh gripes to the table, plus some old ones; the consistent lack of diversity is perhaps the institution’s biggest offence, along with… Continue reading The Green-Light | The power of narrative will help Leo win his Oscar

Tobias Lindholm’s A War, and Why the Danes are so Great

Perhaps aside from France, you could argue that the second nation producing the most consistent stream of remarkable cinematic offerings in Europe is Denmark. This week marks the release of another fine film to come out of this great nation: the Academy Award nominated Best Foreign Language Film, political drama, A War.

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