Blog: Artificial Intelligence in Film
This article contains spoilers for I, Robot, Ex Machina and A.I.: Artificial Intelligence. I recently read the brilliant Life 3.0 by Max Tegmark; a look at the implications of the […]
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The Goblin Awards 2019
Welcome to the Goblin Awards, like the Oscars but without a host – which this year makes it exactly like the Oscars. Big Budget – Bad Movie While there have […]
Blog: 4 shared universes we’d love to see…
…and 5 we wouldn’t With wacky Shyamalan mashup Glass about to break into cinemas, which other directors could make a great shared universe movie out of their existing films? Ones […]
Merry Christmas!
Twas the night before Christmas And the tree was a-wobblin’ What’s that beneath it? Behold! a Screen Goblin! She sits by the hearth With her fingers so green And tells […]
Back to Back to the Future
71% of Americans (they asked 2,201 people) want a Back to the Future reboot, according to a Hollywood Reporter poll probably generated by a studio already making the movie. This is a bad idea […]
The Goblin Awards 2017
After an Oscars ceremony where the biggest surprise was a Christopher Nolan movie winning awards for sound, please welcome your host for the annual Goblin Awards! Worst Actor Let’s kick […]
Better Watch Out and How to Spot a Christmas Film
Regular readers (hi mum) will know that I love a good Christmas horror movie. Which is why Better Watch Out left me cold. Not to be confused with You Better Watch Out, […]
It Comes At Night and Post-Horror Post-Mortem
The Guardian recently ran an article proclaiming the birth of “post-horror“, its chief example being Trey Edward Shults’ It Comes At Night. Set in a post-apocalyptic future where a virus […]
The Goblin Awards 2016
More reputable than the Golden Globes and shorter than the Oscars, it’s time for the Goblin Awards, our annual antidote to the Academy’s public onanism ceremony. 1. Most Awkward Moment The most awkward […]
The Goblin Awards 2015
Roll out the red dresses and put on your fanciest carpet, it’s time for the Goblin Awards, our annual antidote to the Meryl Steep awards Oscars. 1. The Donald Trump Award […]
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