Moviescramble Podcast – Episode 9 – Joker
Join Thomas, Mary and John as we review the most controversial film of the year, Joker. We also discuss our top 3 movie villains and give our thoughts on what Martin Scorsese said about superhero fil...
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Joker – Review
Box office success hasn’t masked critics’ scorn for Warner Bros’ DC output. Once they were the kingpins of comic book movies, only to be dwarfed by Marvel’s epic Cinematic Universe. An attempt to fas...
Joker – Final Trailer
“Are you having any negative thoughts?” “All I have are negative thoughts.” One of the most hotly anticipated films of the year just got its final trailer. Following on from t...
The Joker – First Trailer
Looking more akin to a Pierrot clown than any other previous imagining of the Joker, Joaquin Phoenix deftly waltzes on to our screens to searing violins and Jimmy Durante’s version of Smile. And, in ...
Six Of The Best: Actors Who Can Sing
Still thrilled at how utterly perfect the Vox Lux soundtrack is, it made me realise something: I didn’t actually know that Natalie Portman could sing. Sure, many actors go through drama schools where...
The Sisters Brothers
In so many ways, The Sisters Brothers isn’t your typical Western. There isn’t an over abundance of violence; there are no Native Americans or other ethnic groups drafted in as a perceived...
Six Of The Best: Alternative Valentine’s
Forget the Hollywood cliché of boy meets girl, girl takes off glasses, boy falls madly in love. That’s not romance. Lingering glances, unspoken words, stolen kisses … Now, that’s got our heart beatin...
Top 10 Films of 2018 – Mary’s Picks
It’s been another funny old year in film. We’ve had Josh Brolin three ways – Thanos, Cable and Matt Graver – and been offered glimpses of several Disney classics reimagined as live action...
Six Of The Best: Cults
Frightening and tantalising. Cutting yourself off from everyone and the sense of belonging. Strict and liberating. Cults – religious or otherwise – have proven, time and again, to be a heap of contra...
Mary Magdalene
Few will argue that women get a raw deal when it comes to the Bible. From introducing original sin to having your name synonymous with treachery and betrayal, there’s clearly a pattern. Another such ...