Category: Cinema


  • London Film Festival 2013 review: As I Lay Dying ★★★☆☆

    James Franco’s directorial debut is an interesting though tough road movie that occasionally lets its stylistic aspirations get in the way of story

  • BluChristmas #11: The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (1974)

    If you’ve seen some of the awful DVD editions of this film you probably think it doesn’t deserve a Blu-ray release. It certainly does.

  • BluChristmas #10: Lifeboat (1944)

    This Alfred Hitchcock movie is a fascinating Second World War drama. It is entirely set on a lifeboat (hence the title), with the characters survivors of a torpedoed liner. The suspense comes from the characters suspecting a rescued Nazi of leading them on the wrong course as they try to sail their boat to land, and […]

  • Review: Diana ★☆☆☆☆

    This awful film about the Princess of Wales feels like it was made for tacky US daytime TV, not the big screen says The Edge’s Film Editor Barnaby Walter

  • Review: Rush ★★★★☆

    Rush may not be the masterpiece some have claimed, but it’s still a terrific ride.

  • Review: Here Comes the Devil ★★★☆☆

    This new Mexican horror movie from Argentinian Adrián García Bogliano is an interesting, if not entirely successful, little shocker.

  • Review: About Time ★★★★☆

    Richard Curtis’ new film is aptly named, as it’s a long awaited addition to his writing-directing. The generation before us fell in love with Hugh Grant, thanks to Curtis, as William Thatcher (Notting Hill) and Charles (Four Weddings and a Funeral). Our generation finally has someone to renew our love of shy, bumbling men who […]

  • Review: Pain and Gain ★☆☆☆☆

    Michael Bay is back, and as unfunny, sleazy and misogynist as ever says The Edge critic Thomas Williams

  • New trailer released for Ben Affleck movie Runner Runner

    A new international trailer for Brad Furman’s new movie Runner Runner has been released. The film, which is inspired by true events, stars Justin Timberlake, Ben Affleck and Gemma Arterton. Richie (Justin Timberlake), a Princeton university student who pays his tuition fees with online gambling winnings, bottoms out and travels to Costa Rica to confront […]

  • BFI London Film Festival Line-up Announced

    The programme for the 57th London Film Festival has been announced. It boasts an impressive list of potential award winners and big long-awaited studio efforts, together with some smaller budgeted pictures and independent films from around the world. This autumn London’s Leicester Square is expected to see the likes of Tom Hanks, Carey Mulligan, Sandra […]

  • Review: One Direction: This is Us ★★★☆☆

    The official documentary of the extremely popular band is enjoyable, though fails to rise above the average TV music doc says The Edge’s Film Editor Barnaby Walter

  • Review: Lovelace ★★★★☆

    Amanda Seyfried is extraordinary in this superb biopic about the famous pornographic actor, says The Edge’s Film Editor Barnaby Walter .

  • Review: The Way Way Back ★★★★☆

    Our Film Editor finds this comedy drama, starring Steve Carell and Toni Collette, to be a sweet and very enjoyable slice of summer fun.

  • Plein Soleil is a tense and gorgeously shot adaptation of Patricia Highsmith’s famous novel

    Though the 4K restoration may not be perfect, this new release of Plein Soleil is still a highly compelling, tense experience.