As most people of a certain vintage would know The Addams Family was as a quirky 1960s TV show that, alongside The Munsters, Bewitched and I Dream of Genie formed part of a trend in supernaturally themed sitcoms. In their creepy and creaky haunted mansion, the Addams family were living horror tropes with the Vampira-like mother Morticia, the sullen ghoulish
Read moreFrozen has become a cinema icon, the most successful animated film of all time and sure to be a pop-cultural touchstone for today’s youngsters to enthuse about with both irony and nostalgia in fast food car parks in years to come. Not surprisingly, it’s sequel Frozen 2 is one of the most anticipated films of the year. Despite some impressive
Read moreThis Friday on ‘Built For Speed’ begins a series of specials as we take a look at the music, films and TV of the 2010’s. This week we’ll be playing our favourite tunes from the first half of the decade (roughly 2010-2014) and talking about some of the best and worst movies and TV from the period. We’ll also have
Read moreAfter a lumbering foray into the Star Wars franchise with The Last Jedi, director Rian Johnson returns to what he does best, quirky character-based crime dramas in the flawed but highly enjoyable murder mystery Knives Out. The film plays like an alternate reality Agatha Christie story as a group of suspects (played by a typical all-star cast) gather at a
Read moreDid the world need another Charlie’s Angels remake? After seeing this clumsy and largely charmless cinematic version, the answer will probably be an emphatic ‘no!’. This film, directed by Elizabeth Banks and starring Kristen Stewart, Naomi Scott, Ella Balinska, Patrick Stewart and Banks herself has eschewed the fun, exciting, vividly-coloured, endearingly silly, sugar-rush style of the Angels films from the
Read moreFor nearly 40 years, Spanish director Pedro Almodóvar’s films have intrigued, infuriated and delighted audiences. His provocative but highly personalised subject matter, idiosyncratic style, striking images and ability to draw searing performances from his cast have made his films the arthouse equivalent of event cinema. His latest film, Pain And Glory, the third in a semi-autobiographical trilogy, features most of
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