Underworld Franchise Films Ranked: #3 ‘Underworld: Evolution’ (2006)
#3 in my ranking of the Underworld franchise. This feels like the next episode in a serial, picking up right where the previous episode…
Tag: Derek Jacobi
Unhinged? Movies That Feature Leaders ‘On the Edge’
A smorgasbord of leaders in the movies (elected or otherwise) who are in danger of ‘losing it’ – or actually have. Can’t think why the…
Dictator Hagiographies: Air-Brushed Totalitarianism On-Screen
Armando Iannucci’s comedy Death of Stalin (2017) depicted a farcical version of the final days of Soviet dictator Joseph Stalin, born Ioseb Besarionis dze Jughashvili…
The Name of the Rose & Other More Notable Medieval ‘Whodunnits’
Following the TV mini-series version of The Name of the Rose, which concluded in the UK just before the holiday season, I wanted to take…
‘I, Claudius’: The Earlier, Better Version of Game of Thrones
Based on my previously expressed disdain for George R.R.R.R. Martin and his works, some readers seem to think I have something against him or fantasy…