A daughter, mother and grandmother are haunted by a manifestation of dementia that consumes their family's home. There are post-it notes stuck all around Edna's elegant and airy house, little reminders of basic living: turn off taps says one. As they get more frightening, warnings in an increasingly spidery hand, there's one that says Don't follow it. Initially I ... Relic (London Film Festival) Read More
Latest trailers
Bee Gees documentary to hit UK cinemas for one night only – check out the teaser trailer now (and then download their entire back catalogue…)
"When you've got brothers singing, it's like an instrument that nobody else can buy." Noel Gallagher But first put Thursday, 3 December in your diary, as that's ... Bee Gees documentary to hit UK cinemas for one night only – check out the teaser trailer now (and then download their entire back catalogue…) Read More
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BLOG: The Songbird trailer that’s getting people tweeting
What movies does one watch during a pandemic? Brilliant classics? Dumb comedies? Brilliant comedies? Films about, um, pandemics? There has been a lot of chatter ... BLOG: The Songbird trailer that’s getting people tweeting Read More
Highlights
INTERVIEW: writer-director Natalie Erika James on her inter-generational horror story Relic
"The idea that these memories could be within this never-ending sinister space, a labyrinth-like space, that was really the first image and the starting point." Relic director and co-writer Natalie Erika James Natalie Erika James's bold and shocking horror ... INTERVIEW: writer-director Natalie Erika James on her inter-generational horror story Relic Read More
The Witches: Halloween activity sheets to download now
To trick or not to treat? That is the question. In the UK, people are suggesting taking children around the locality and giving them sweets for every pumpkin they see. (No one so far has suggested telling their kids the pumpkins are what they'll turn into at ... The Witches: Halloween activity sheets to download now Read More
Competition time! Win a blu-ray of critically acclaimed movie Monsoon, starring Henry Golding
I've got one blu-ray to give away in this very easy-to-enter competition. (UK only.) Directed by Hong Khaou (Lilting), MONSOON is a visual and emotional tour de force with a tender performance from Henry Golding (Crazy Rich Asians, The Gentlemen). The film ... Competition time! Win a blu-ray of critically acclaimed movie Monsoon, starring Henry Golding Read More
TV review: Truth Seekers (Season 1)
A team of part-time paranormal investigators use homemade gizmos to track the supernatural, sharing their adventures online. As their haunted stake outs become more terrifying they begin to uncover an unimaginable, apocalyptic conspiracy. Even if you didn't ... TV review: Truth Seekers (Season 1) Read More
Director April Wright: “They always say, once a stuntwoman, always a stuntwoman and it’s absolutely true.”
"To know [women did these stunts] 100 and something years ago erases the question of 'can they do it now?' Well of course they can do it now. Look at what they did back then." April Wright Women have been jumping from moving motorbikes onto moving trains ... Director April Wright: “They always say, once a stuntwoman, always a stuntwoman and it’s absolutely true.” Read More
British Urban Film Festival receives BAFTA accreditation
Filmmakers who have short films selected and screened at the British Urban Film Festival will now be eligible to enter their film for the BAFTA film awards. The festival, founded in 2005 by Emmanuel Anyiam-Osigwe MBE, has been added to Section B of the ... British Urban Film Festival receives BAFTA accreditation Read More
Writer-director Michael Beets on his LIVE lockdown horror movie “In The Shadow It Waits”
"It looks like a film, but it hinges on the excitement of live performance. I’d love to give this format a name, so any ideas are welcome!" Michael Beets A study of isolation combined with modern living, In The Shadow It Waits sees a group of ... Writer-director Michael Beets on his LIVE lockdown horror movie “In The Shadow It Waits” Read More
INTERVIEW: Tyler Cornack on his movie Butt Boy, the colonic tonic we’ve been waiting for
Tyler Cornack's thriller-comedy-horror Butt Boy – the film that launched a thousand puns – is deadpan funny with a crazy premise, as detective Russel Fox (Tyler Rice) tries to bring to justice a man he suspects is kidnapping children by absorbing them up his ... INTERVIEW: Tyler Cornack on his movie Butt Boy, the colonic tonic we’ve been waiting for Read More
Black Lives Matter: watch John Boyega’s powerful speech at London’s Hyde Park protest
"Black lives have always mattered. We have always been important. We have always meant something. We have always succeeded regardless." Actor John Boyega spoke at Wednesday's protest, held in the wake of the police killing of George Floyd, who was unarmed, ... Black Lives Matter: watch John Boyega’s powerful speech at London’s Hyde Park protest Read More
Let’s go (back) to the movies: flashbacks to film memories
Thinking about what to call these lockdown reminiscences – about films and cinemas – I was reduced to googling the full lyrics to Memory as a joke. It turns out they're worryingly apt, so we may yet find that Cats becomes the voice of cinephiles rather than ... Let’s go (back) to the movies: flashbacks to film memories 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 blow my own ... Lowry and me: a match(stick) made in heaven? 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
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