However enticingly tasty they look, too much refined sugar and clotted cream can give you indigestion, and coming out of the indulgently sweet Nutcracker And The Four Realms what I really wanted was a couple of Rennies. Like the toy soldiers that the villainess brings to life in their droves before the climatic battle, this is hollow inside. And at times there was, ... The Nutcracker & The Four Realms Read More
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Widows 4.5 stars
Widows is a bold and blazing movie that positions complicated women firmly at the centre, yet still finds time for little scenes which deal with the complexities of ... Widows Read More
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Siberia 2.5 stars
There's a coldness to Matthew Ross's new thriller Siberia that goes way beyond bleakly sub-zero temperatures and beautiful ice-blue diamonds. That and the ... Siberia Read More
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Surfacing Now – Six 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 – Six Submarine Movies To Dive Into Read More
WIN! Current Cautionspoilers Competitions
Want to win a DVD? I've got a great competition for you – The Man Who Invented Christmas. To enter simply email your name and address (full details below). There are two DVDs to be won. The Man Who Invented Christmas: a perfect Christmas treat, though at ... WIN! Current Cautionspoilers Competitions Read More
Pop Up Screens Are Back With Christmas Movies & SNOW!
Pop up cinema experts Pop Up Screens are back this winter with Cinema In The Snow – a terrific selection of Christmas and wintry-themed movies running from 13-23 December 2018 at East London's Hackney Showroom. As with last year, they're turning the ... Pop Up Screens Are Back With Christmas Movies & SNOW! Read More
“The Guilty” Star Jakob Cedergren On The Making Of The Blindsiding Danish Thriller
The Guilty, a nervy, tense Danish thriller set solely in the claustrophobic confines of an emergency dispatcher's office, is released in the UK on 26 October. Asger Holm is a policeman working on the emergency phones, often dealing with timewasters and ... “The Guilty” Star Jakob Cedergren On The Making Of The Blindsiding Danish Thriller Read More
Jessica Hynes On Freedom In Filmmaking & Her “Kurosawa Scene”
Jessica Hynes, writer and star of Channel 4 comedy Spaced and star of W1A and The Royle Family (among many, many other shows and movies), has recently directed her first feature film, the micro budget seaside-set family drama The Fight. The movie follows ... Jessica Hynes On Freedom In Filmmaking & Her “Kurosawa Scene” Read More
Holmes & Watson Trailer Is Certainly Elementary
Our queens have to put up with a lot when meeting the Great British Public, but Victoria's audience with Sherlock Holmes and Doctor Watson at Buckingham Palace must stretch even her reserves of decorum to breaking point. She's probably the only person who ... Holmes & Watson Trailer Is Certainly Elementary Read More
“Dusty & Me” Star Luke Newberry On Fitting In, Flares & “In The Flesh”
"Someone told me a quote about 'being comfortable being uncomfortable' and I think that was the best little nugget of advice I got" says Luke Newberry, about coping with the insecurity of an actor's life. Though he went straight from drama school to filming ... “Dusty & Me” Star Luke Newberry On Fitting In, Flares & “In The Flesh” Read More
First Captain Marvel Trailer – Old Ladies, Don’t Get On Her Bad Side!
Yes a sweet old woman has really pissed Captain Marvel off. So much so that the superhero punches her on a bus. Only she's not really a sweet little old lady, but almost certainly a Skrull, a shape-shifting villain. Or maybe she is just a sweet little old ... First Captain Marvel Trailer – Old Ladies, Don’t Get On Her Bad Side! Read More
Mad Scientist Keanu In New Replicas Teaser
Mad Scientists, here's a tip – if you're going to clone someone's brain it needs to be in a cloned version of the person's original body, or someone hotter. Not in a robot that looks like a robot. The moment a dead man "wakes up" inside an android is ... Mad Scientist Keanu In New Replicas Teaser Read More
Horsing Around On John Wick 3
If Keanu Reeves doesn't end John Wick 3 soaring into the sky atop a fire-breathing dragon, I for one will be asking for my ticket money back. And you don't know how close you came to getting a "horsing around" pun in that title. Oh. Sorry. The news and ... Horsing Around On John Wick 3 Read More
Director Marcelo Martinessi On Filmmaking In Conservative Paraguay, & The Women Who Inspired Him
Marcelo Martinessi is the writer-director of the award-winning The Heiresses, a story of relationship breakdown set in his native Paraguay – a country which after decades living under a dictatorship is only now starting to develop a film industry. The film ... Director Marcelo Martinessi On Filmmaking In Conservative Paraguay, & The Women Who Inspired Him 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 whole time ... Kean-Who? The Doctor Will See You Now Read More