Category: Film

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    Conor O’Hanlon

    Cinemas in Trouble – The Future of the Industry at Large

    Conor O’Hanlon looks at the future of the cinema industry, from cinemas themselves to the production companies behind the films they show

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    Jacob Hando

    Review: Borat: Subsequent Moviefilm – ‘Repulsive But With Bruising Political Honesty’

    Borat is back, but is it ‘very nice’? Jacob Hando reviews.

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    Katie Evans

    Director in Focus: Steve McQueen – ‘Fresh and Contemporary’

    In anticipation of Steve McQueen’s new anthology series Small Axe, Katie Evans looks back on his prestigious career.

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    Ross Holmes

    Review: Freaks: You’re One of Us – ‘Unsatisfying and Pointless’

      **Spoilers for the film below!**   Imagine a world where everyday people possess superpowers. These powers, suppressed by the governments of the world, are unknown to the majority of the population whilst they sit just bellow the surface of society. This is the world Freaks – You’re One of Us promises to explore – […]

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    Katie Evans

    Studio in Focus: Blumhouse Productions

    First established in 2000, the formidable studio Blumhouse Productions, known for its wide expanse of low-budget horror films, turns 20 this year. The production company, founded by the now very notable film producer Jason Blum, has racked up a hefty filmography of horror/thriller-based features, all of which are funded by the Blumhouse company and most […]

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    Tilly Magwaza

    Pan’s Labyrinth: 14 Years On

    With Guillermo Tel Toro’s fantastical masterpiece 14 years old, Tilly Magwaza looks back on why it was so special.

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    Ross Holmes

    Actor in Focus: Daniel Kaluuya – ‘An Aura of Cheekiness Stripped Away’

    Ross Holmes offers a detailed retrospective on the British actor’s already illustrious career.

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    Jacob Hando

    Hidden Gem: Goldstone

    The Australian Outback: an unforgiving, empty, uninhabitable frying pan of death. If the frontier life of North America looks arduous, the Australian equivalent is Hell. The extreme heat, complete lack of shade, swathes of persistent midges and potentially lethal wildlife all create a hostile environment that has barely been cinematically exploited. 2016’s Goldstone is an […]

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    Alex Read

    Hidden Gem: Honey Boy

    **Spoilers for the movie below!**   Based on the early years of Shia LaBeouf’s acting life, Honey Boy is a semi-autobiographical American drama that was written by LaBeouf as a seemingly cathartic exercise whilst in rehab, with the final product of the project being released in November 2019. The film’s narrative focuses around Otis Lort in […]

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    Katie Evans

    Review: Eternal Beauty

    Welsh actor and director Craig Roberts’ second directorial feature film Eternal Beauty (2019) is a stunning but painful insight into the intensity and severity of the long-term mental health condition schizophrenia. The film, led by the brilliant Sally Hawkins as main character Jane, explores themes of love, life, and loss, whilst maintaining a sense of […]

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    Sophie Young

    Review: The Boys in The Band -‘Sensational Yet Deeply Poignant’

    Adapted from Mart Crowley’s 1968 play, ‘The Boys in The Band’ has arrived on Netflix. The 2018 Tony award-winning Broadway revival has been revamped for the screen, with the entire cast reprising their roles. The story follows a group of seven gay friends reuniting for a birthday party but the evening takes a sour turn […]

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    Theo Smith

    LFF: ‘We should all just be who we are, and let’s knock the walls and barriers that restrict us!’ – An Interview with director Peter Murimi

    Film editor Theo Smith, interviews director Peter Murimi about his debut film which is playing at the London Film Festival.

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    Theo Smith

    LFF Review: The Reason I Jump – An Extraordinary Plunge Into The Autistic Experience

    Theo Smith, our film editor, reviews the Audience Award winner from Sundance in January.

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    Theo Smith

    This Month in Film: October 2020

    It seems that Hollywood has switched back into panic mode. With major US markets still not having opened yet, alongside Disney continuing to shove their films back into 2021 such as Black Widow and West Side Story, it seems that performances of Christopher Nolan’s Tenet theatrically and Mulan on Disney+ internationally haven’t been wholly convincing for executives – Tenet‘s slightly underwhelming […]