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UNDERCOVER – Series One
The premise of one half of a married couple harbouring dark secrets is a cornerstone of the thriller genre. It’s fuelled so many successful works of fiction over the years—from Hitchcock’s Suspicion to Adrian Lyne’s Fatal Attraction, and countless others—the so-called ‘marriage thriller’ is recognised as a sub-genre in itself. It isn’t hard to work…
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X-MEN: APOCALYPSE (2016)
Before the mayhem truly begins in X-Men: Apocalypse, a group of mutants leave a cinema showing Return of the Jedi and Sophie Turner’s Jean Grey declares “the third one is always the worst” in a way that could either be a dig at that Star Wars film, an acknowledgement of how atrocious X-Men: The Last…
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IN A LONELY PLACE (1950)
In a Lonely Place is a film about Hollywood. But, more precisely, it’s a film about Dixon Steele (Humphrey Bogart), a screenwriter whom we’re told is talented. He dismisses commercial film projects and rails against others in the industry who he sees as mere “popcorn salesmen”. It’s right to doubt his talents, though: not because…
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GAME OF THRONES, 6.4 – ‘Book of the Stranger’
This week on Game of Thrones, there were two heartfelt reunions, two clever manipulations, a secret plan was put into motion, and everything ended with a fiery finale. Oh, and some people died. Of course. At the Wall It looked like Jon Snow (Kit Harington) had decided to retire and leave Castle Black immediately last…
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OUTLANDER, 2.5-6 – ‘Untimely Resurrection’ & ‘Best Laid Schemes…’
After a week’s break, Frank Collins returns with a double-bill of Outlander season 2 reviews, covering the fifth and sixth episodes “Untimely Resurrection” and “Best Laid Schemes”… ‘Untimely Resurrection’ With a title like “Untimely Resurrection” the fifth episode of Outlander signals to its audience that the longed-for reunion between the Frasers and their nemesis, Jonathan…
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EASY RIDER (1969)
There have been many American movies specifically concerned with the country itself. Few are as biting, inventive, and also endlessly relevant as Easy Rider. It’s not hard to see why the release of Dennis Hopper’s film, about the volatility and polarity of American society, seems as prescient today as it was at the end of…
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THE AMERICANS, 4.9 – ‘The Day After’
The early sequence in this week’s episode of The Americans, that cuts to various characters watching the made-for-TV movie The Day After, with rapt attention, isn’t an exaggeration. The nuclear era cautionary tale, which gives this week’s episode its name, was viewed by nearly 100 million people in America on the night it premiered in…
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How To Interact With Us
Frame Rated isn’t just a website. We have other many ways you can access our content, which for some people are more convenient than steering a web-browser towards www.framerated.co.uk. So, for those unaware of them all… we’re also on… Facebook Our latest way to access Frame Rated is through Facebook. Maybe you’ve heard of it? If you prefer to…
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GREEN ROOM (2015)
Green Room doesn’t mess around. Clocking in at a lean 94-minutes, this riveting and claustrophobic thriller doesn’t waste time and shows that writer-director Jeremy Saulnier (Blue Ruin) knows exactly what he’s doing. If you’re craving something a little rough around the edges, the gritty and grimy Green Room won’t disappoint, as it throws the unlucky…
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GAME OF THRONES, 6.3 – ‘Oathbreaker’
This week on Game of Thrones, Bran ventured into the past, Jon looked to the future, Arya’s training reached its end, Ramsay received a gift, and Dany arrived at the Vaes Dothrak… In the Narrow Sea There was a short scene with Samwell (John Bradley), who’s being seasick whilst travelling to Oldtown with Gilly (Hannah Murray) and…
