Uncut: A Season of Films at the BFI
It’s a curious facet of the human psychological condition that we actively seek to do…
Browsing: On Screen
The London Film Festival
With over 200 films from more than 90 countries, the 56th BFI London Film Festival…
Flying Swords of Dragon Gate
I’m no fan of the 3D film. Something about having my eyes covered in any…
Martini Movies at One Aldwych
Going to the cinema can be a stressful and overly-democratised experience these days; the queues,…
Stir It Up: Marley
“I found myself fascinated and excited by Marley. At times it drew me close to tears. I didn’t of course, actually cry. In fact, had I cried, I would still probably say that I didn’t of course, cry.”
A Horrible Way to Die
Adam Wingard’s 2010 film stands as an impressive achievement; intense performances, a restrained and understated…
Jo Nesbo’s Headhunters
Comfortably replete with Jarlsberg cheese, Vikingfjord Vodka and some wonderful Scandinavian pastries, you could be forgiven for thinking I’d forgotten I was there to review a film. But this was just the very genial introduction to a new Norwegian film hitting UK shores in April.
Filmic Bristol: A Film and Music Festival
Two of Bristol’s finest arts and ents venues are just a skip and hop apart…
Safely Scary: The Woman in Black
“Dispatched to settle the affairs of a recently deceased woman, Kipps arrives in a quaint but markedly rude village in the heart of the Victorian countryside. Under the chocolate-box veneer, dark undercurrents flow.”
The Haunting
“I pray the poor soul chancing upon this despair-smirched scrawl forgives the quality of my record. It has been four nights since last I slept. Frequent opium use has afforded little respite to my fractured sanity…”
Bettie Page: Queen of Pin-Ups
“I never thought it was shameful. It felt normal. It’s just that it was much better than pounding a typewriter eight hours a day.” Steve Thompson muses over the life and career of America’s pin-up queen.
