MostlyFilm’s Best of 2015: Television

December 9, 2015Best of 2015, MF Recommends, TelevisionDoctor Foster, Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell, Last Week Tonight With John Oliver, The Leftovers, UnforgottenMostlyFilm

Thoughts on The Leftovers, Doctor Foster, Unforgotten, Last Night Tonight with John Oliver. and Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell

Legend

September 9, 2015New ReleasesBrian Helgeland, Emily Browning, Tom HardysMostlyFilm

In which Tom Hardy throws down the gauntlet to Spandau Ballet. Kate le Vann was your roving reviewer on the spot at one of the film’s first screenings, at the Cambridge Film Festival.

Warning: Combustible Celluloid

December 1, 2014Film Making, MF Recommends, UncategorizedAttack of the Clones, Die Hard 4.0, Goodfellas, Lethal Weapon 2, Van HelsingMostlyFilm

In some places they mark they start of advent by turning on the Christmas Lights. At MostlyFilm we prefer to blow things up. Here are some of our most incendiary writers on their favourite movie explosions.

Miyazaki Trifles

April 2, 2014Animation, Asian Cinema, Cult MoviesGhibli, Kiki's Delivery Service, Massive Heeeeds, Miyazaki, Ponyo, Porco Rosso, TotoroMostlyFilm

Hayao Miyazaki’s final film, The Wind Rises, is the centrepiece of the BFI’s celebration of the work of a master animator this April. So we, and in places MostlyFilm: The Next Generation*, wanted to talk about our favourite films from Miyazaki’s Studio Ghibli.

Famous Last Words

March 6, 2018FilmAguirre Wrath Of God, Birdy, Brazil, Brief Encounter, Crank 2: High Voltage, Fat City, Fight Club, Goodfellas, Gunbuster, King Kong, Monty Python And The Holy Grail, Paris Texas, The Apartment, The Breakfast Club, The Third Man, The Wedding Banquet, The Winslow Boy, There Will Be Blood, This Is Spinal Tap, Touch Of Evil, Whistle Down the WindMostlyFilm

For the last ever post on MostlyFilm, we’ve assembled as many current and former contributors as possible to show you their favourite endings from the movies. Technically, there may be spoilers. So, that’s it from us. Thanks to all of you out there for reading over the last seven years! It’s been a pleasure and … Continue reading Famous Last Words →

Swords, Stones and Broken Thrones

September 25, 2017Blu-ray, Cult Movies, Home Video, MF RecommendsA Knight's Tale, Arthur, Camelot, Camelot is a silly place, Excalibur, King Arthur, Lancelot du Lac, Legend of the SwordMostlyFilm

From parody to sincere tribute, the myth of King Arthur is as closely woven into the fabric of cinematic storytelling as it is the folkloric collective memory of the British Isles. With another take – Guy Ritchie’s would-be franchise spawner Legend of the Sword – arriving on disc this week we take a look at … Continue reading Swords, Stones and Broken Thrones →

King of the Hell

August 30, 2017Horror, MF Recommends, UncategorizedIt, Misery, Salem's Lot, Stephen King, The KingdomMostlyFilm

We’re in a good period for fans of Stephen King movies – The Dark Tower was released a week or two ago and a new adaptation of IT arrives next week, with the concept of a linked cinematic universe being bandied about. We decided to write about our favourite pre-SKEU King adaptations…

Under His Eye

June 14, 2017Fiction, Politics, Science Fiction, TelevisionBLOATED PLUTOCRAT, Bruce Miller, Elisabeth Moss, Margaret AttwoodMostlyFilm

We’re three weeks into the TV adaptation of Margaret Atwood’s dystopian novel in the UK, The Handmaid’s Tale. Kate le Vann ponders if it is really a warning of things to come, or a reflection of the present.

Feminine Iconology Revisited, Part One

March 22, 2017Filmactresses, audrey hepburn, international women's day, katharine hepburn, lauren bacall, lillian gish, marilyn monroe, shirley maclaineMostlyFilm

The 101st International Women’s Day took place in March 2012. To mark that hugely important milestone, MostlyFilm dedicated two days to some of the most iconic, glorious females in Hollywood. One writer, one actress, one decade. You’ll have to imagine that a single person can represent an entire gender for an entire ten year span. … Continue reading Feminine Iconology Revisited, Part One →

Best TV of 2016

December 19, 2016Best of 2016, Televisioncersei, crazy ex-girlfriend, dirk gently, douglas adams, excema, Game of Thrones, hodor, jaime, john oliver, keeley hawes, sandals, the night ofMostlyFilm

Mostly Film looks back at some of the televisual highlights of 2016…