A young couple looking for the perfect home find themselves trapped in a mysterious labyrinth-like neighborhood of identical houses. Everyone has their own line in the sand which they will not cross when it comes to settling down. Mine is those massive white canvasses with children in stripy knitwear leapfrogging over their siblings while mum and dad laugh heartily ... Vivarium (London Film Festival 2019) Read More
Latest trailers
I AM PILATE short debuting April 5th – watch the trailer now
It's the newest film in Four8’s “I AM” series, which aims to reintroduce biblical characters in timeless settings, exploring their individual journeys and humanising ... I AM PILATE short debuting April 5th – watch the trailer now Read More
FILM NEWS
BFI Flare At Home online until Sunday
This year's BFI Flare: London LGBTIQ+ Film Festival may have been cancelled, but you can still take part online until this Sunday, 29 March. BFI Flare At Home is ... BFI Flare At Home online until Sunday Read More
Highlights
6 things to watch while you’re waiting for the new Bond
With cinemas shutting their doors and a load of mid-ranges movies going straight to digital, it seems like an age already since the announcement came through that Bond 25, No Time To Die, had been pushed from its scheduled April 2020 opening date to ... 6 things to watch while you’re waiting for the new Bond Read More
5 films to watch after Parasite
If Parasite has whetted your appetite for Asian films but you aren’t sure where to start, check out these five turn-of-the-century classics picked out by Tracey Sinclair and you won’t go far wrong. Memories of Murder (Salinui chueok) 2003 Based ... 5 films to watch after Parasite Read More
Oscars round-up: Parasite wins big, but the cheesemakers are no longer blessed
History was made on Sunday night, and in a good way. For the first time a non-English language film – Parasite – won Best Picture, which was just one of its four-Oscar haul. Parasite writer-director Bong Joon-ho with two of his awards. Admit it, we'd all do ... Oscars round-up: Parasite wins big, but the cheesemakers are no longer blessed Read More
Lowry and me: a match(stick) made in heaven?
LS Lowry: Northern, trained artist, famous for his scenes of Lancastrian industrial life, modest (he turned down a knighthood), paintings now selling for millions. Me: Northern, got a C for Art O'Level in 1987, famous for making scenes, likes to ... Lowry and me: a match(stick) made in heaven? Read More
2020 vision – 2019 in review
I'll be making that joke all year so you'd better get used to it. But what a year it's been! (It's actually the law that all annual round-up articles start like that so don't email me.) During 2019 several things happened: Like, you know, stuff. ... 2020 vision – 2019 in review Read More
INTERVIEW: “Harpoon” director Rob Grant on his bloody brilliant lost-at-sea horror comedy
Writer-director Rob Grant's viciously funny horror comedy Harpoon, about three "friends" marooned on a drifting yacht with no food or water, explores the toxic relationships between the wealthy Richie, his girlfriend Sasha, and their friend Jonah. With a ... INTERVIEW: “Harpoon” director Rob Grant on his bloody brilliant lost-at-sea horror comedy Read More
“All this, because of a puppy?” Me to me, after writing 4,000 words on the John Wick trilogy…
"You dip so much as a pinky back into this pond, you may well find something reaches out and drags you back into its depths", says Winston to John in the first John Wick film, but he ignored the warning and so will we. It's going to be a bumpy, rain-soaked ... “All this, because of a puppy?” Me to me, after writing 4,000 words on the John Wick trilogy… Read More
Director Mark Jenkin on “Bait”, his black and white Cornish classic-in-the-making
"There are shots in the film that I know were taken from rolls of film that I must have been processing when I was wearing a woolly jumper, because I can see the little bits of fibres." Mark Jenkin on his film-making process. Bait, Jenkin’s beautiful and ... Director Mark Jenkin on “Bait”, his black and white Cornish classic-in-the-making Read More
Gerard Butler’s ‘Fallen’ Oeuvre
Less a deep dive, and more – considering the less than philosophical subtexts to the three Has Fallen movies – a shallow bellyflop, it's time to look back at Butler's battles as Mike Banning. You can see on this site I refer to myself as a Gerard Butler ... Gerard Butler’s ‘Fallen’ Oeuvre Read More
INTERVIEW: Stephen Koepfer, Sambo expert on John Wick: Parabellum
"The notion that Wick is a Sambo guy is super cool. Sambo players around the globe should be jazzed about that!" Stephen Koepfer The John Wick franchise is known for its creation of an underground world of assassins and fighters, an off-kilter parallel ... INTERVIEW: Stephen Koepfer, Sambo expert on John Wick: Parabellum Read More
Surfacing Now – Seven Submarine Movies To Dive Into
The red posters. The blue boilersuits. A tagline with a water-related pun. The phrase "cat and mouse". The seawater squirting into the missile room when the boat suffers a mild tap. You can't beat a good submarine movie. I'll admit I'm conflicted now. On ... Surfacing Now – Seven Submarine Movies To Dive Into Read More
Kean-Who? The Doctor Will See You Now
Cleverer than all of us put together. Immortal. Millions of fans around the world. Immortal. Time travel in a phone box. Immortal. Loves dogs. Immortal. I grew up on Doctor Who. Though I can't claim superfan status as I was behind the sofa the ... Kean-Who? The Doctor Will See You Now Read More
If Gerard Butler Worked In My Office
Let's face it, office life can be a bit dull. Times have changed and with a new more rigorous business culture you can't even get pissed at lunchtime and photocopy your boobs anymore without some wet blanket reporting you for ink wastage. So just ... If Gerard Butler Worked In My Office Read More
Fire, Fear, & Favourite Stunts – Interview With Stuntwoman Jo Lamstein
"There’s a strange bond when you've done some crazy stuff together that ordinarily might get another maimed, and you’ve gotten each other out of it unscathed... you sort of just 'get each other'. That is everywhere." As a stunt performer for film and TV, ... Fire, Fear, & Favourite Stunts – Interview With Stuntwoman Jo Lamstein Read More