Category: Film
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Sometimes high-brow entertainment is not what we’re looking for, and that’s okay! We all need those couple hours to switch off our minds and have a good time with a fun movie. It is therefore understandable that these are usually the movies we love most – so here our our favourites! Mamma Mia dir. Phyllida…
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Callum Nelmes offers his verdict on Disney’s latest animation feature.
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Reese Beckett review Riz Ahmed’s much anticipated awards contending performance in Darius Marder’s debut feature.
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James Franco is a name typically associated with his many versatile performances in Hollywood throughout his seasoned career, one which has been active for around thirty years since Franco found his start in Freaks and Geeks in the 1990s. Much less is known about Franco’s foray into directing and producing films, with only The Disaster…
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Reese Beckett checks out Emmet Malloy’s new documentary about the late New York rapper.
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Needless to say, film endings are important; whether it be the perfect scene that ties the narrative together or even something unexpected, that end shot has the potential to retroactively warp all your opinions of what you saw before. Sometimes this is good, and sometimes that ending is just so bizarre that it barely fits…
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The female revenge genre has had a revamp over recent years. Strong representations of femininity in cinema have shifted from the ‘final girl’ trope of 80s horror to the contemporary female-fronted dramas and thrillers that offer numerous award nominations for those in the lead roles on an increasingly international scale. The upcoming black comedy thriller Promising…
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Daisy Gazzard ponders on why Stephen King’s books are still perfect material for film adaptations.
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William Shakespeare’s plays have been adapted numerous times to film. Our writers pick out the best of the bunch.
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Theo Smith reviews Sia’s controversial musical-drama about an autistic teenage girl.
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Based on J.G. Ballard’s equally notorious cult favourite novel of the same name, David Cronenberg’s Crash (1996) may be the most divisive film from a director who has been consistently toying with the line between what is and isn’t allowed in mainstream horror cinema. He certainly has his more accessible works, such as horror classic…
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Jacob Hando offers his verdict on Paul Greengrass’s Western starring Tom Hanks
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As times change, there are certain films that just feel inherently tied to a particular time of year. While there are the obvious Christmas or Halloween films, there are certainly films that you could watch whenever, yet take you straight to a specific season that you could even be nostalgic for. Here are some of…
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Reece Beckett explains why James Gray’s 2008 romantic melodrama has been overlooked since its release.