In defence of Shere Khan

Let me start by expressing how good the new CGI film actually is. It is truly cutting edge visuals, great voice casting and a wonderful, timeless story (from Mr. Kipling of course). However, in the spirit of being a miserable old git, which I am of course, there are just a few things which don’t sit right with me whatsoever. The moral and geographical continuity of this film is just off. It’s not good, it’s bad, it’s not right and I’ll tell you exactly why. There is an unsung hero of this film, a martyr of the jungle if you will, his name, Shere Khan.

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4 reasons you should watch Network

News anchorman Howard Beale is mad as hell and he’s not going to take it any more. He wants you to pull your head and scream it too. Aged and tired Beale has lost his ratings and consequently his job. Facing an imposed retirement from the Network; his mind is soon to follow.

A film of the harrowing realities of television, corporation and individualism. Network combines fantastic acting, brilliant directing and a script of immense wordmanship. Here are 5 reasons you should be watching Network next:

Game of Thrones: most shocking moments. *SPOILERS*

Game of Thrones is well known for memorably subverting audience expectations on a regular basis. After the final episode of the particularly dark Season 5 delivered a shocker, its time to do a countdown of the series most surprising and shocking moments, which completely blind sided viewers everywhere.

Girlhood

Not Boyhood for Girls     

“Girlhood” charts a young girl’s journey of self-discovery through a society with little hope of escape. Rejected by school and abused at home, Marieme joins a girls’ gang and reinvents herself within her new found community. Along with her three spirited companions, Marieme finds joy and adventure by embracing her new alter-ego: “Vic”. All is not as it seems however, and the violence, patriarchy and social disenfranchisement is, under the surface, a prominent part of Marieme and the community she is attached to.

Top Five Batman/Superman Movie Villains

With the intriguing “Batman vs. Superman: Dawn of Justice” teaser trailer hitting the web; it’s time to have a look at the best villains to have ever faced the Dark Knight and the Man of Steel in film. Jesse Eisenberg‘s casting as Superman’s main nemesis Lex Luthor has received a mixed reaction, so it will be interesting to look at some tough acts to follow in the DC universe. To clarify this list will take into consideration all Batman villains from 1989 through to 2012 and all Superman villains from 1978 through to 2013.

The Future of the Historical Epic

Biblical to High Medieval

This is a film genre that there appears to be very little appetite for at present. The majority of epic blockbuster films are either franchise film sequels, reboots or re-makes of franchises that started in the 80’s or 90’s or based off graphic novels and comic books superheroes. This means film makers seem to have forgotten how compelling cinema can be if you re-capture actual events or re-create the life of a well known historical figure on a grand scale. To clarify; epic film is a style of film making with large scale, sweeping scope and spectacle, mostly transporting the viewer to a fantastical realm, the future or the past. However, one could be forgiven for believing that the majority of film goers have no interest in going to the cinema to journey into the past, but would rather go on adventures in fantasy realms or science fiction worlds. But is this true or have film producers got it wrong?

“Captain America: Civil War” latest character roster revealed

Marvel’s civil war pits hero against hero in a fight to retain the freedom of super powered citizens. Here’s the latest scoop on whose in it and what they bring to the table

Captain America (Steve Rodgers)

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Played by: Chris Evans
Powers: Super strength, durability and agility. Expert tactician. Vibranium shield. Worst bachelor ever.
Role: He’s the Leader of “The Avengers”; he may not have the brains but he makes up for that with his can-do American attitude.Naturally he is the “good guy” we’re all rooting for in this movie.

It Follows

Not a Sex Comedy:

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Jay is just your average 19 year old, she likes to goof around with her friends, she studies at college and she likes boys. A seemingly blossoming relationship with Hugh soon divulges into a nightmare. When Jay, after the act of you know what, is violently sedated by Hugh. There is a struggle which verges beyond the uncomfortable. When she awakes strapped to a chair, inside a wrecked building with Hugh frantically running around; panic sets in.

John Wick

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He’s back, people keep saying he’s back, let me tell you again: he’s back! 

John Wick is a man who loved his wife, now deceased, then he loved his car, now stolen, and he really loved his dog, now murdered. This action revenge thriller consequently leads us into the classy, but very, very deranged world of the criminal society. Stylish, brooding, and with a smudge of cheese; John Wick is the action film to beat this year; as we see a one man army shoot, bludgeon and grimace his way through a litany of Russian-American body bags. This is gruesome adventure is beautifully shot within an intriguing, if somewhat teased, setting where Assassins and criminals form their own underground society.

Mad Max: Fury Road

A man can’t steal a bunch of women from another man:

George Miller impresses with his inventive, weird and wonderfully mythologized film of an Australia turned bad. Proving once and for all you can make a blockbuster with all the freakish nuclear raddled crazies you possibly can; you just need a couple big big stars and a whole lot of explosions to accompany them. Regardless of whether you have a gripe with this tendency towards the extended-extended explosive set-piece Fury Road is an experience destined to excite and, hopefully, defy expectations.