Nosferatu: A Symphony of Horrors, is the unauthorized film adaptation of Bram Stoker’s gothic classic, Dracula. This autumn, Euureka! Entertainment is re-releasing the horror classic in select cinemas, from the 25th October as part of their ‘Masters of Cinema’ series. This new iteration of the German director F.W. Marnau’s critically acclaimed work of silent cinema has been…
When I saw the trailer for the first installment of Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs, my instant thought was ‘You have got to be kidding me.’ A film about food raining down from the sky was the weirdest and wackiest concept I’d ever seen. But the film was good. It left me hungry for…
Get the low-down on this week’s spooky happenings at Union Films.
The Walt Disney Company is really putting a lot of effort into turning out this big-screen Marvel features. It barely seems like yesterday that I was reviewing the rather awful third instalment in the Iron Man series. Just 6 months on, we have another feature that feels like a sequel to 2012’s Avengers Assemble (though…
Saving Mr Banks is a funny, joyful and emotional experience and the perfect film to close this year’s London Film Festival, says Barnaby Walter
Barnaby Walter finds Steve McQueen’s 12 Years a Slave a difficult film to like
With his second film, Richard Ayoade has graduated his influences from French new wave to Orwellian dystopia and the result is of course, a much less sunny disposition and a far darker set of laughs, says Ben Robins.
This wonderful little miracle of a movie is made all the more watchable by the Coen Brothers’ gift for slightly odd humour, says Barnaby Walter
Though it wants to be seductive and steamy, this pathetic thriller is just tame and boring, says Barnaby Walter
Joseph Gordon-Levitt’s directorial debut is a bit of a disappointment, but still occasionally amusing, says Barnaby Walter
Film Editor Barnaby Walter meets Oscar winner Kate Winslet at the BFI London Film Festival.
Kate Winslet gives a superb performance in this sumptuously-shot drama, says Barnaby Walter.
Check out what’s on at Union Films this week.
It’s the middle of summer, and brothers Eric and Tommy are trying to fill their time. They lurk around the woods with their friends, play-fight and commit minor crimes. But then one day the body of one of their friends is discovered and their world is turned upside down. The trivial becomes important. The warm,…