Author: Harrison Abbott


  • Alex Kurtzman to direct The Mummy reboot

    The Mummy reboot has an expected release of April 2016.

  • Review: Earth To Echo

    The film shoots itself in the foot through its allusions to greater films, says Harrison Abbott.

  • The Sound of Cinema: Dawn of the Planet of the Apes

    Giacchino’s score finds the right balance in between action scenes and emotional sequences. Read Harrison Abbott’s analysis of the film’s soundtrack.

  • Archive: Zodiac (2007)

    Zodiac encompasses all of Fincher’s thematic interests and showcases his signature style in a story that is surprisingly personal for the director, says Harrison Abbott.

  • Review: Dawn of the Planet of the Apes ★★★★★

    Reeves takes his time, carefully building the narration layer by layer, giving each character their own specific motivations and emotional back-stories, says Harrison Abbott.

  • Film Debut: Christopher Nolan (Following, 1998)

    Follow the next installment of the Film Debut series with Christopher Nolan’s 1998 film analysed by Harrison Abbott.

  • Martin Scorsese’s Silence to get 2015 release date?

    Reports have stated that Scorsese is working on next project, Silence.

  • Review: How To Train Your Dragon 2 ★★★★★

    This is a sequel that delivers on every front; it increases the scale, expands the mythology, goes to unexpected places and still holds on to what worked the first time, says Harrison Abbott.

  • Film Debut: David Fincher (Alien³,1992)

    David Fincher’s first film was notoriously plagued by production problems and studio interference, but the director still managed to bring his atmospheric style to the finished studio version.

  • Andy Serkis cast in Avengers: Age of Ultron

    Just when it seemed like all The Avengers casting news there could possibly be had been broken, Andy Serkis goes ahead and confirms his involvement in the film in an interview with Variety. The actor, who is starring in this year’s Dawn of the Planet of the Apes has been a pioneer in the field of performance capture ever […]

  • 5 Features To Wish For X-Men: Apocalypse.

    Five features our writer Harrison Abbott would like to see next scheduled for X-Men: Apocalypse.

  • Legendary announces Pacific Rim 2 release date

    A sequel to the 2013 film has been confirmed with a release date set for April 7th 2017.

  • Film Debut: Guillermo del Toro (Cronos, 1993)

    The film may pale slightly in comparison to the director’s best work, however there is no shortage of ideas, originality or style on display, says Harrison Abbott.

  • Review: X-Men: Days of Future Past ★★★★★

    The new X-Men instalment brings back our favourite characters and gets very close to brilliance, says Harrison Abbott.