The Scottish Film – Ep #16 – Macbeth (2006)
Struth! It’s only an Australian gangster adaptation of Macbeth. Have the Aussies found a way to make Shakespearean language work in a modern setting? Is...
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‘The Old Guard’ Review: Who Wants To Live Forever?
Andy (Charlize Theron) leads a small troupe of invincible warriors. Whilst fleeing a mission gone wrong, they become psychically aware of a new immortal, Nile...
The Scottish Film – Ep #15 – Shakespeare Re-told: Macbeth (2005)
In one of the boldest adaptations yet, Paul and Katy find Macbeth back in the kitchen! This time it’s the kitchen of a three star...
‘Artemis Fowl’ Review: Fowl is not fair, and Branagh should stick to Shakespeare
If co-hosting One Good Thing, a podcast dedicated to finding nice things to say about bad movies, has taught me anything it’s that bad movies...
The Scottish Film – Ep #14 – Maqbool (2003)
Āpakā svāgata hai! It’s time for Paul and Katy to experience the Indian Macbeth adaptation. Will this film convincingly adapt the tragedy in to a...
‘Da 5 Bloods’ Review: Urgent, Provocative, Messy
Spike Lee takes on Vietnam, Vietman movies, and the ongoing war against racism in an epic modern war movie. Four war friends return to Vietnam...
The Scottish Film – Ep #13 – Scotland, PA (2001)
The comedy of Macbeth! Paul and Katy head to Scotland Pennsylvania for some deep fried chicken Macbeths. Whilst there, they stop at a drive in...
‘The Hunt’ Review: Hunting Controversy
In satirising an entire political debate, it is important to have a point. This is the point of contention with most provocative films. What is...
‘Bad Boys For Life’ Review: The Franchise Continues to Ride, Refuses to Die
They definitely should have saved the title for the inevitable fourth one. Mike Lowery (Will Smith) and Marcus Burnett (Martin Lawrence) return when an old...
‘The Invisible Man’ Review: It’s All About What You Don’t See
The classic universal horror monsters, most adapted from Victorian Novels, are all viable for updates. The fears that they represent, of the unknown, of the...