the revenant

The American frontier was a place of legends, tall tales and wild stories. But among these stories were true tales of extreme human endurance and courage in the face of extreme conditions. One such story became a legend in its own right,…

A little under two years ago, I opened my review of Alexander Innaruto’s The Revenant by comparing the films breath-taking opening sequence to the first major passage of violence in Cormac McCarthy novel Blood Meridian. This was a mistake.…

Diversity, DiCaprio, and a dystopian thriller's mini-sweep, the 88th Academy Awards certainly left us with some memorable moments. As expected, Chris Rock's hosting expertise relied almost solely upon the #OscarsSoWhite controversy…

We had some trouble this week! Conor, who produces and engineers The HeadStuff Podcast had his van broken into. And then, after a day, it got broken into again! On both of those days we had planned a recording session. Poor aul Conor was a…

Why indeed? When Spotlight boasts gravitas in the importance of its story and Room illustrates a mesmerising strength of voice, even Mad Max claims bombastic, frenetic spectacle. Why then should a film about an inconsequential man, in a…

In Cormac McCarthy's western novel Blood Meridian, the protagonist - only known as The Kid - and a group of American soldiers are ambushed by Native American's. Set in the 1840's, America was attempting to remove Native American's from…

The Showreel has been on hiatus for a few weeks but now we're back! *cheering heard on far away hills* This week we will be looking at The Revenant, Knight of Cups and all the best flicks on your TVs this week. Film News Will The Revenant…

Our weekly round up of film news and trailer reviews features some money making ants, a potential Oscar for Leo and 5 movies worth watching this week on the oul tellybox... It's The Showreel! Film News Ant-Man  Makes a Small but…