October 10, 2017 2017, review arrival, Cheng Pei-pei, Chun Xia, Come Drink with Me, Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon, Geng Le, Grey’s Anatomy, Huang Jue, Meditation Park, Mina Shum, nicholas lay, Rush Hour Leave a comment

Review: Meditation Park and The Hidden Sword (VIFF 2017)

by Nick Lay

Next up from ILT’s VIFF 2017 coverage, a couple of examples of the festival’s always marvellous Chinese connection: Mina Shum’s Meditation Park and Haofeng Xu’s The Hidden Sword…Follow ILT on twitter @iltfilm
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October 6, 2017 2017, retrospect amy adams, arrival, Benicia del Toro, blade runner 2049, denis villeneuve, emily blunt, Enemy, hugh jackman, Incendies, Jake Gyllenhaal, jóhann jóhannsson, josh brolin, Lubna Azabal, nicholas lay, polytechnique, Prisoners, roger deakins, sicario, taylor sheridan, Wajdi Mouawad Leave a comment

A Canuck in Hollywood: The Films of Denis Villeneuve

by Nick Lay

With Blade Runner 2049 fast approaching, ILT examines the ever-evolving, increasingly ambitious filmography of French-Canadian director Denis Villeneuve…Follow ILT on twitter @iltfilm
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February 3, 2017 2016, film, hollywood, indie, podcast, retrospect, review, the punch up 2016, arrival, hell or high water, hunt for the wilderpeople, la la land, nocturnal animals, oj: made in america, paterson, podcast, sing street, swiss army man, the nice guys, the punch up, top ten Leave a comment

The Punch Up Podcast, Ep.35: ‘The Punch Up’s Top Ten Movies of 2016!’

by Nick Lay

This week on The Punch Up podcast, the chaps take a look back at the understated but intriguing cinematic year of 2016.

Each presenter produced an individual list of favourites prior to recording, which where then combined counted down as the show unfolded for the definitive TPU top ten flicks of the year!

Also featuring is a “best of the rest” roundup, along with our usual opening segment of The Knockout.

Available to stream/download now on soundcloud & iTunes!

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January 4, 2017 2016, film, hollywood, indie, podcast, retrospect, review, technical, world cinema 2016, arrival, everybody wants some!!, hell or high water, hunt for the wilderpeople, la la land, nocturnal animals, paterson, retrospect, review, rogue one, swiss army man, the nice guys, top 10 7 Comments

ILT’s Top 10 Films of 2016!

by Nick Lay

2016 was an intriguing, if understated year for quality cinema.

As close to a traditional list as I could get, here’s ILT’s 10 favourite flicks of the year…
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December 18, 2016 2016, action, film, hollywood, podcast, review, the punch up, thriller, war 2016, adam blair, amy adams, andrew garfield, arrival, denis villeneuve, hacksaw ridge, mel gibson, nicholas lay, phill bartlett, podcast, review, sic-fi, the punch up, war 1 Comment

The Punch Up Podcast, Ep.33: ‘Arrival & Hacksaw Ridge’

by Nick Lay

Recently on The Punch Up podcast, the chaps chatted Denis Villeneuve’s stonking new sci-fi flick, Arrival, and took a look at Mel Gibson’s victorious return to the director’s chair with his brutal World War Two picture, Hacksaw Ridge.

There’s also a new segment, KnockOut, where we begin the epic task of narrowing down TPU’s all time favourite films!

Available to stream/download now on soundcloud & iTunes!

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