J.J. Abrams

Ten years after the first film, the Cloverfield franchise has become unrecognisable from the raw ‘found-footage’ concept that once defined it. Now with a different director (Julius Onah), almost double the budget and J. J. Abrams as the producer, you would think The Cloverfield Paradox was a prequel with serious...

Star Trek Beyond is the third installment of this rebooted franchise, which this time around has Justin Lin (Fast and Furious) at its directing helm and J. J. Abrams producing. Initially, when considering Lin’s appointment as director I was very apprehensive as I knew his style was certainly different to...

Let’s wave goodbye to 2015! Good times, bad times, we’ve had them all – but you know what they say, as one door closes, another one opens. Over the coming month we’ll be bringing you a snapshot of everything 2016 has to offer – the good, the bad and...

It’s here. After all the hype, the teasers, the trailers, the TV spots, the tight-lipped interviews, the ingenious marketing and the meticulously planned promotion – it’s here. The most hotly anticipated film of the last decade has arrived. And it doesn’t disappoint. Star Wars: The Force Awakens is a...

Here it is: the trailer which made more people watch American Football than any other. This new trailer for the cinematic event of 2015 doesn’t feature too many new plot ideas, instead focusing on characterisation, a nice change from the usual spoon-feeding of the plot seen in most trailers...