Deadpool – Empire Magazine cover feature

Posted on 16/02/201620/05/2020 by FlexibleHead

I did a lot of work for Empire on Deadpool. I travelled to Vancouver to the set and wrote the… Read more Deadpool – Empire Magazine cover feature

Top Gun 2

Posted on 02/02/2016 by FlexibleHead

Six years at the very least in development, a sequel to Tony Scott’s Top Gun is closer than ever to… Read more Top Gun 2

The Punisher

Posted on 02/02/201618/07/2019 by FlexibleHead

Marvel’s vigilante anti-hero The Punisher will be a part of Daredevil‘s second season on Netflix, played by Jon Bernthal. This… Read more The Punisher

Laurel and Hardy

Posted on 02/02/201603/02/2016 by FlexibleHead

A set of clips of the great Laurel and Hardy, to coincide with the news that Steve Coogan and John… Read more Laurel and Hardy

David Bowie

Posted on 02/02/2016 by FlexibleHead

An obituary feature, co-written with my Empire colleague Phil De Semlyen, celebrating the late David Bowie’s subsidiary career in film.… Read more David Bowie

The Hallow – Fangoria #345

Posted on 02/02/201621/08/2019 by FlexibleHead

A set-visit feature and follow-up interview with Corin Hardy, writer/director of the Irish-set folk horror The Hallow. This was for… Read more The Hallow – Fangoria #345

Hellraiser: The Scarlet Box

Posted on 02/02/201610/11/2019 by FlexibleHead

I’ve recently started reviewing for the horror site Shock Till You Drop, and this was my inaugural feature: a big… Read more Hellraiser: The Scarlet Box

Bad Santas

Posted on 02/02/2016 by FlexibleHead

A bit of misanthropy for Christmas, to coincide with the release of Krampus. http://www.empireonline.com/movies/features/bad-santas-15-st-nicks-ruin-christmas/

Straight Outta Compton

Posted on 02/02/201613/05/2019 by FlexibleHead

I visited the LA set of the NWA biopic Straight Outta Compton while it was shooting, and wrote the subsequent feature… Read more Straight Outta Compton

Mad Max Rip-Offs

Posted on 02/02/201604/08/2019 by FlexibleHead

On the back of the incredible Mad Max: Fury Road, this is a list feature about the many films that… Read more Mad Max Rip-Offs

Insidious Chapter 3

Posted on 02/02/201602/06/2019 by FlexibleHead

This long interview with director/writer/actor Leigh Whannell, mostly about Insidious 3, was for the Empire website, but was another one… Read more Insidious Chapter 3

Star Wars: Ewoks

Posted on 02/02/201602/02/2016 by FlexibleHead

This was written for the Empire print magazine, but later made its way online as part of a month of… Read more Star Wars: Ewoks

Dan Aykroyd

Posted on 02/02/201622/07/2019 by FlexibleHead

A friend of mine started a new booze-based website, Alderman Lushington, and asked me for a piece on Dan Aykroyd’s… Read more Dan Aykroyd

Let Us Prey

Posted on 02/02/2016 by FlexibleHead

This one was for Fangoria, for a change. An interview with actress Pollyanna McIntosh and director Brian O’Malley for the… Read more Let Us Prey

Spectre

Posted on 02/02/201612/06/2019 by FlexibleHead

More Bond. This was a pre-release primer, hopefully providing “everything you need to know” about Spectre. Obviously out of date… Read more Spectre

James Bond – Page To Screen

Posted on 02/02/201612/06/2019 by FlexibleHead

A long Empire feature detailing the significant differences between James Bond’s adventures on film and as originally written by Ian… Read more James Bond – Page To Screen

Movies For Halloween

Posted on 02/02/201603/07/2019 by FlexibleHead

A collection of suggested triple-bills for Halloween movie marathons. http://www.empireonline.com/movies/features/best-halloween-movies/

Mars Movies

Posted on 02/02/2016 by FlexibleHead

With the release of Ridley Scott’s The Martian, this was an Empire feature about other movie missions to Mars. http://www.empireonline.com/movies/features/mars-movies/