chris Banks

chris Banks 17 December 2017

Two years ago J.J. Abrams was tasked with reinvigorating the Star Wars product after a prequel trilogy that saw the...

chris Banks 2 December 2017

The previous instalment of what I hope is not a long-running franchise was perfunctory at best. But, the economics of...

chris Banks 17 November 2017

After the shambling, caterwauling nonsense of Batman v Superman and Suicide Squad, Warner Bros seemed to have clawed back some...

chris Banks 23 October 2017

With the DC Extended Universe continuing, despite a pretty decent Wonder Woman movie, to flounder in the wake of Marvel’s...

chris Banks 3 October 2017

In many ways, Blade Runner 2049 director Denis Villeneuve has a task on his hands of similar scale to the...

chris Banks 21 August 2017

Lone Scherfig’s adaptation of the Lissa Evans novel Their Finest Hour and a Half is the kind of rousing throwback...

chris Banks 7 August 2017

There is an alarming moment around two-thirds of the way through Park Chan-wook’s delirious and captivating The Handmaiden when you...

chris Banks 7 August 2017

Freewheeling and riotous, Ben Wheatley’s violent and raucous chamber piece, Free Fire arrives on blu-ray this week. Showcasing a lively...

chris Banks 18 July 2017

Watching Christopher Nolan’s cinematic re-telling of Operation Dynamo, the mass evacuation of trapped Allied soldiers from the beach and harbour...

chris Banks 16 July 2017

During a recent conversation with a friend, one in which we were in a state of some refreshment, we agreed...

chris Banks 11 July 2017

On more than one occasion, as I was watching War for the Planet of the Apes, I found myself perilously...

chris Banks 29 May 2017

The original television show was not noted for its subtlety, ingenuity or its contributions to legitimate drama. Baywatch was a...

chris Banks 23 May 2017

Imagine, if you will, that you are chewing on a piece of gum, and have been doing so for the...

chris Banks 12 May 2017

While watching Alien Covenant’s predecessor, Prometheus¸ there was a nagging feeling that, at some point in the creative process, an...