Film

I have a confession to make — I’ve never seen Star Wars. Well, okay, that’s not exactly true, not anymore. Right before Christmas, like most of the rest of the world, I went and saw Star Wars Episode IX: The Rise of Skywalker in theatres on…

Ten years ago, American composer Michael Giacchino was picking up an Academy Award for his music in Up. His work was also heard in every TV lover’s living room, as the final season of Lost hit the small screen. A decade later, and the New…

On Episode 4 of I Know That Face Andrew and Stephen are joined by their close friend, film blogger and IFI staff member Katie McGrath. The three get Gothic discussing indie film and horror actress Mia Goth. Although only 26, Goth has worked…

Now that 2019 has come to a close, horror heads into 2020 stronger than ever. The last decade of the genre has given us some truly classic and frightening experiences that have kept fans coming back for more again and again. But what about…

This year's Oscar nominations were announced today. While there were a few nice surprises (Rian Johnson nabbing an original screenplay nom for Knives Out), as usual some of the HeadStuff film section's personal favourites went unrecognised.…

Just when you think you’ve seen every iteration of vampire onscreen, people like filmmaking duo Derek O’Connor and Ian Whelan come along and find fresh life in the horror sub-genre, sinking their teeth into its neck. Their latest…

As the 2010s have wound to a close, HeadStuff gathered the collective minds of our Film section to bring you our picks for the best sci-fi movies of the decade. Below are #20 to #1. 20. Predestination After two solid sci-fi/horrors - Undead…

The film musical Cats bombed at the box office, an epic flop that will go down in history for all the wrong reasons. When director Tom Hooper approached the content, it appears that the spectacle of the onscreen mutations took centre stage…

Sam Mendes has proven in the past he is a competent director incorporating a ton of high-quality technical aspects to his filmmaking. Take his most recent Bond entry Spectre which opened with a gorgeous tracking shot through the Day of the…

In the first installment of HeadStuff's series on B-movies, Pierce McDonough dives into the bargain basement to retrieve John Hyams's sci-fi action Universal Soldier: Day of Reckoning, starring Scott Adkins, Jean-Claude Van Damme and Dolph…