The camera follows Lance Corporals Blake and Schofield, two young soldiers sent on a mission to stop British forces going over the top into a German trap. They jog through sandbagged trenches and warily crouch their way across No Man’s Land, an alien landscape where bodies hanging on barbed wire are used by their surviving comrades as navigational landmarks. The ... 1917 Read More
Latest trailers
Our favourite bunny is in a stew in the Peter Rabbit 2 trailer
"I can't believe they kissed!" said my 7 year old sorrowfully, after watching this trailer. And he's their target audience. Yes the gang are back and this time ... Our favourite bunny is in a stew in the Peter Rabbit 2 trailer Read More
FILM NEWS
New poster for new Emma, but does it cut the mustard?
It's the final poster, with the tagline Love Knows Best, which is quite true if I were to change my first name by deed poll to Love. The film is another ... New poster for new Emma, but does it cut the mustard? Read More
Highlights
Golden Globes: more frocks than shocks
The Golden Globes took place last night, though I couldn't find any way to watch them from the UK so I just critiqued the dresses online instead, and as it's now 2020 I'm simply going to assume that every single one had pockets. It was therefore vaguely ... Golden Globes: more frocks than shocks 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
The 225 Film Club – short film round-up Short Film
The 225 Film Club recently held its third programme of short films by women filmmakers. Curated again by director, writer and producer Rita Osei, the event, held at London venue The Wing, showcased some of the best in short filmmaking from women ... The 225 Film Club – short film round-up 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 whole time ... 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 imagine if ... 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