The Notable Films of 2013: Volume I
In this volume I look at a more grounded and darker take on "Iron Man," Ralph Fiennes telling the tale of the secret mistress...
The Notable Films of 2013: Volume H
In this volume I look at the final comic misadventures of the Wolf Pack, a steampunk revisionist take on a classic Grimm fable, an...
The Notable Films of 2013: Volume G Part 2
In this volume I look at Wong-Kar Wai's long-delayed and forever in production martial arts epic, a high-concept action film set around a piano,...
The Notable Films of 2013: Volume G Part 1
In this chapter I look at a remake of a British crime caper classic, a flashy big-budget detective noir about the L.A. mob in...
The Notable Films of 2013: Volume F
In this volume I explore the sixth film in the "Fast and the Furious" series, a psychedelic English civil war film from the director...
The Notable Films of 2013: Volume E
In this volume I look at a sci-fi epic set on an Earth physically divided by income inequality, an mega-budget Chinese-produced undersea epic that...
Garth Franklin’s Worst Films of 2012
Due to the lag time for various overseas film releases here in Australia, I'm a few weeks and a dozen films away from locking...
Chris McQuarrie for “Jack Reacher”
Amongst film scribes, Christopher McQuarrie is something of a star. His first feature screenwriting credit, 1993's "Public Access," took the Sundance Film Festival's...
The Notable Films of 2013: Volume D
In this volume I look at an AIDS story with one hell of a quirky twist, an alien invasion meets paranormal activity thriller, an...
The Notable Films of 2013: Volume C
In this volume I look at a cinematic take on the real-life Somali pirate hijacking drama, a remake of a Stephen King horror classic,...
The Notable Films of 2013: Volume B
In this volume I consider another young adult novel adaptation about teen girls and magic, an Italian set mystery/romance set amidst the world of...
The Notable Films of 2013: Volume A
In this volume I cover an "Anchorman" sequel, a film adaptation of an acclaimed Tony-winning play, a Robin Williams comedy, several potential breakout Sundance...
The Notable Films of 2013: Volume 0-9
Back for its fifth year, today comes the first multiple volume look at the various feature releases hitting cinemas in 2013. Organised in...
Dark Doctrine: “A Remarkable Chore”
Not long after I attended my first ever media screening, "The Man in the Iron Mask" back in 1998, I came to a conclusion...
Ranking The James Bond Movies
With the U.S. release this weekend of "Skyfall", the 23rd James Bond film and one of the best in the series thus far, I...
Dark Doctrine: “Let A Hundred Jedi Bloom”
First Pixar, then Marvel, now the maw of the Mouse House has swallowed Lucasfilm. This single-minded consumption was done for one reason alone,...
Set Visit: “The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey”
1. INTRODUCTIONThis one has been a long time coming. Almost twenty years ago in fact, back in the mid-1990s, was when New Zealand...
Sir Peter Jackson Talks “The Hobbit”
If Middle Earth had a God it would be Peter Jackson. Certainly when it comes to the New Zealand film industry and the...
Sir Ian McKellen Talks “The Hobbit”
One person on this production that needs no introduction is Sir Ian McKellen. From "Richard III" to "X-Men", from "Gods and Monsters" to "The...
Martin Freeman Talks “The Hobbit”
Rising to fame on the original U.K. incarnation of "The Office" along with bit parts in films like "Ali G Indahouse" and "Love Actually,"...
Richard Armitage Talks “The Hobbit”
With the release of the first "Hobbit" film, Hollywood is finally set to showcase a man that fans of British television have known about...
What’re The Best & Worst Remakes Since ’95?
Following on from the success of the What're The Most Acclaimed Comic Book Films feature last year, I decided to use the same technique...
Ben Affleck Talks “Argo”
Can this be the same guy Hollywood (along with most of the world) considered just another former-talent-turned-train-wreck a couple of years ago, going straight...
Goodman, Arkin, Cranston Talk “Argo”
There's already Oscar chatter swirling around Ben Affleck's Iran Crisis story "Argo", a tale so strange not even Hollywood could make it up.Directed by...
Ranking The Bond Opening Theme Songs
It's James Bond week this week with the film franchise celebrating its 50th anniversary on Friday. One of the most signature elements of...
Top 250 Films Not On Blu-ray, Volume III
Fourteen months ago I came up with the idea of looking at how far the Blu-ray format had progressed in one particular way in...
Garth’s Ten Best Films Of All Time
One question I'm often asked when people find out what I do is what I think are the best films of all time. ...
The Cast of “The Avengers”
Fans lined Hollywood Boulevard near the iconic Graumann's Chinese Theatre last Wednesday in Hollywood, the street occupied by a huge red carpet tent lined...
Garth Franklin’s Best Films of 2011
With the Oscars upon us this weekend, it's time for the return of another tradition - one I used to do regularly but have...
The Notable Films of 2012: Volume Ten (Final)
Exactly one month and roughly 70,000 words later, here is the tenth and final volume of this year's "Notable Films of 2012" guide. In...