We’ve seen many variations on the vampire film, from sinister baldy Nosferatu to George Hamilton’s suspiciously suntanned disco dancing Dracula in Love at First Bite. Now, Ryan Coogler’s (Fruitvale Station, Black Panther) latest film, Sinners weaves the vampire into the supernatural mythology infusing early delta blues. This novel approach gives us a gory romp that’s also surprisingly soulful and almost
Read moreThe Creed films, which began in 2015, have been a solid but not especially exciting offshoot from the Rocky franchise. Part of the problem is that title character, Adonis Creed (Michael B. Jordan) while likeable and convincing in the role, is a bit bland. He seriously lacks the style and charisma of his father Apollo Creed (Carl Weathers) Rocky’s nemesis
Read moreFruitvale station, which won this year’s Best First Film prize at Cannes, represents a successful and very promising debut for director Ryan Coogler. Fruitvale Station dramatises the events surrounding the tragic death of 22 year-old African American man Oscar Grant (Michael B Jordan) on New Year’s Day 2009. While celebrating the New Year with friends, Oscar became involved in a
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