In The Revenant, Hugh Glass (Leonardo DiCaprio) and his son are scouts for a team of fur trappings in the late nineteenth?Century. After a chance encounter with a bear, Glass is left bloodied and (almost) dead. As the team struggles to carry him along, they decide to leave him until he passes on. However, after…
This week on the podcast, ScreenFish film analyst Chris Utley and Steve Norton battle big questions?in Adam McKay’s THE BIG SHORT! ?Plus, in a special edition of What’s Biting, we take a hard look at the #OscarsSoWhite controversy and delve into the question of Hollywood’s diversity issue! Want to continue to conversation at home? ?Click…
It’s a Norton reunion! ?This week on the podcast, Jason Norton and Steve Norton join forces to grapple with Inarritu’s THE REVENANT, starring Leonardo DiCaprio. ?This Oscar nominated film is getting stellar reviews for it’s Native American narrative and visuals… but is it worth the hype? Want to continue to conversation at home? ?Click the…
This week on the podcast, we don’t discuss one film… but ten! ?Jacob Sahms joins Steve Norton to reveal the Top 10 films of 2015 as picked by our writers. Want to continue to conversation at home? ?Click the link below to download ‘Fishing for More’ — some small group questions for you to bring…
In a very special podcast, ScreenFish joins forces with some of the best in the business — Reel World Theology and Cinemagogue — to discuss the nature of sin, faith and transformation in STAR WARS: THE FORCE AWAKENS! ?Steve Norton joins?Pastor James Harleman and Mikey Fissel in the conversation. Want to continue to conversation at…
The announcement of this year’s Academy Awards nominations always brings with it the usual debates. ?Who surprised? ?(Straight Outta Compton!) ?Who got snubbed? ?(Ridley Scott!) Momentum. ?Controversy. ?Favourite. ?Underdog. ?Every year,?all of?these words are used to argue about?the Academy’s picks. ?In fact, I’m even sure that I’ll address these issues as time draws nearer to…
Upon the conclusion of last night?s Golden Globes, Oscar season has officially begun. Run by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association (or HFPA), the Globes have become one of Hollywood?s biggest parties. Alcohol flows freely. A-Listers hang out and have some laughs. Big name hosts like Ricky Gervais or Fey and Poehler run an evening more…
Everyone has their favourite Christmas film. Maybe it?s something traditional like Miracle on 34th Street, It?s a Wonderful Life, or White Christmas or more modern treasures like Elf or Home Alone but each of these classics seem to bring something nostalgic or special on a cold, winter night. Then, there?s Christmas Eve. When a car…
?Twas the night before Star Wars and all ?round the world, Lay a quiet before storms of fandom unfurled All the lightsabers were wrapped and grown men had to wait To play with their brand new remote BB-8s. Fans tried to sleep hoping the prequels were flukes While dreaming ?bout finding the answer to ?Where?s…
Have you got your tickets? That seems to have been one of the main questions amongst Star Wars fans over the last 6 weeks. Amazingly, as soon as Fandango opened their digital doors for advance tickets for The Force Awakens, the latest chapter in the Star Wars canon, they didn?t just get snapped up? they…
