Fincher

Does the world need a meticulous deep dive into the mind of a nameless assassin in the form a film? Don't ask David Fincher, whose cold-blooded and ruthless portraits of modern day evil in Se7en and Zodiac never misses a mark. But the blatantly self-aware, nameless hitman (played by Michael Fassbender) in Fincher's new film, The Killer, certainly does. He misses the mark early on, after an indulgent monologue about how he prepares himself for the endless waiting, before he takes that aim. He thinks he has it under his…

SevenMorgan Freeman and Brad Pitt in Seven. Photograph: Cine Text/Sportsphoto/AllstarMore than The Silence of the Lambs, Seven launched a mostly risible trend of late 90s serial killer thrillers that mimicked Fincher’s grimy neo-noir style and the invariably disgusting fetishes that spice up the villain’s dossier. Yet none of the film’s successors could hope to equal the meticulousness of his direction or the bruised humanity that makes its characters such affecting and ultimately tragic figures. That the rain-soaked…

Brad Pitt, Edward Norton Were Drunk On The Sets Of Fight Club & Here’s What The Director Did When He Caught Them Intoxicated! ( Photo Credit – Movie Still ; Wikimedia ) Some actors pretend to be drunk while filming an intoxicated scene, but others actually take to the bottle to ace the act – and even admit that they have done so. And falling in the latter category are Brad Pitt & Edward Norton. Yes, the Fight Club duo once got drunk while filming the 1999 film and below are all the details we have about it.…

Get our free weekly email for all the latest cinematic news from our film critic Clarisse LoughreyGet our The Life Cinematic email for freeNetflix has announced a slew of releases for 2023, including a new David Fincher crime film.On Wednesday (18 January), the streaming service released a treailer teasing its forthcoming projects set to be released over the coming 12 months.The announcement confirmed that the platform would be unveiling Fincher’s The Killer on 10 November, three years after the director’s previous film,…

A film’s reputation is a moving target. Initial reactions give way to critical reappraisals. Flops become cult classics. Sometimes we misremember how a work was received in the first place.For much of the last 30 years, Alien 3 has been regarded as a flop, a major letdown after the genre-exploding successes of 1979’s Alien and 1986’s Aliens, and the worst film in the franchise. The film’s poor reputation was burnished before it was even released, codified by its own director and strengthened by a passionate fan base.…

Love, Death & Robots season 3 trailer has been released, with just 10 days to go for the arrival of the latest season in the Emmy award-winning animated Netflix series. You will get access to nine short films on Love, Death & Robots season 3, with stories ranging from a ship's crew facing an attack from a massive crustacean to evolved warmongering rats doing battle with a Scottish farmer, according to Netflix. Meanwhile, Love, Death & Robots executive producer David Fincher is set to direct an episode this…