David O Russell has Shutout on his slate, with Jenna Ortega and Robert De Niro set to star. More on the film here.

Back in the 1980s, Martin Scorsese went through a period of being a director for hire and being Martin Scorsese, the results were a joy to watch. Perhaps the most fun film to watch from the Goodfellas director’s ‘gun for hire’ era was 1986’s The Color Of Money, a thrilling sports drama starring Paul Newman and Tom Cruise visiting smoky pool halls and parting locals from their hard-earned cash.

The pool hustling genre is a pretty shallow one and nothing has arrived in the decades since to spirit away The Color Of Money's crown. A couple of contenders tried at the turn of the century, including Pool Hall Junkies and Stickmen. It feels like a long, long time since we’ve even seen a high...