Isle of Dogs sees Anderson master another animated film, telling the story of a boy who undertakes a quest in search of man’s-best-friend. Atari’s dog, Spots, was exiled at the initiation […]
Category: Film
Review : A Quiet Place & Ghost Stories
This week I went to see two horror films. I only ended up seeing one and a half of them. What happens next will horrify you. First, I saw A […]
Review: Ready Player One
Steven Spielberg is one of the greatest directors of all time. From Jaws to Jurassic Park, Schindler’s List to The Post, his films are always brilliantly made and some rank […]
Groovy Movies from the Sixties!
We all know the 60s was a wonderful time for music but while you might be thinking of the Beatles, the Beach Boys, Elvis and Jimi Hendrix (apologies […]
Review: The Shape of Water
Guillermo del Toro’s name has become synonymous in the cinema world with chilling horror that plays with our expectations and alters the audience’s perceptions. His latest film is a […]
Review: Star Wars The Last Jedi
I’ve often wondered what it was like to watch The Phantom Menace in the cinema. Sitting down after so much build up, only to face two hours of VFX fetishism, […]
Review: Paddington 2
This year brings the return of the nation’s favourite marmalade-sandwich-munching bear, Paddington. Three years after the release of the first and surprisingly delightful film, the sequel has charmed the nation […]
The Disaster Artist Review
The Disaster Artist is the story behind the making of The Room, one of cinema’s most popular ‘so bad it’s good’ movies. Dave Franco plays Greg Sestero, a young, handsome budding actor. […]
Interview: Michael Pearce, director of Beast
During Leeds International Film festival, I had the pleasure of seeing Beast, the brilliant psycho-drama starring Jessie Buckley in a bravura performance. The film’s plot, in the words of its director Michael Pearce, […]
Review: Human Flow + Q&A with Ai Weiwei
“Our shouting is louder than our actions, Our swords are taller than us, This is our tragedy.” Nizzar Quabbani, Syrian Poet Last week, I had the wonderful opportunity to attend […]