Festivals are a fantastic way for film critics to see movies early, get some talent interviews under your belts and network with other film journalists. They’re expensive though, so increasingly festivals are working to widen inclusion. I was sent an email from Times Up Critical this week about a stipend to help with Sundance Film… Sundance press inclusion initiative – 2020 Sundance travel stipend opportunity (CLOSES SOON!) Read More
See special preview screenings of Playing With Fire
Catch the firefighting comedy before anybody else with ‘See It First’ Courtesy of Paramount Pictures UK, families will be able to catch their latest comedy, Playing With Fire (Cert PG), ahead of its UK release with See It First. Fans will be able to see Playing With Fire nearly two weeks earlier at select venues across the UK… See special preview screenings of Playing With Fire Read More
Misery loves company so come and join me in BAR HUMBUG
I actually LOVE Christmas, or I would if it ever lived up to expectations. Everyone else seems to be having such a great time, with their well-behaved children who simply want a hand-carved wooden toy and a five shilling book token in their stocking. Unlike my ungrateful wretches, the youngest of whom told a charity… Misery loves company so come and join me in BAR HUMBUG Read More
Phantastic or soul-destroying? That Ghostbusters Afterlife trailer
Directed by Jason Reitman, Ghostbusters Afterlife looks like an old fashioned adventure movie, filled with kids who get loads of free time without their parents and are also allowed to actually go outside on their own. It’s set in the middle of nowhere, so I don’t know how anyone being pursued by a ghost, ghoul… Phantastic or soul-destroying? That Ghostbusters Afterlife trailer Read More
Wonder Woman 1984: the first trailer is here…
…and some character posters, which are stunning but together make them look like four members of a band put together to sing the English entry in a last ditch attempt to win Eurovision. Still, the trailer is terrific, not least because it’s got New Order’s Blue Monday playing over it. They’re not giving much away,… Wonder Woman 1984: the first trailer is here… 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 directors over the past few years. Rita created the 225 Film Club in… The 225 Film Club – short film round-up Read More
10 Reasons Why…The Ultimate Alt-Xmas Movie Is John Wick
Die Hard a Christmas movie? Maybe, but no one in a vest that grubby would be allowed into my sparkly, well-dressed festive celebrations. Even an A-lister needs to make an effort if they want to get anywhere near my Christmas stockings. But the only real alternative Christmas film that matters is John Wick. It’s a… 10 Reasons Why…The Ultimate Alt-Xmas Movie Is John Wick Read More
I’m voting! (Not for you, Boris)
*** UPDATE: THE WFCC WINNERS HAVE BEEN ANNOUNCED – CHECK THEM OUT BELOW *** Is it better to give than to receive at this time of year? Well I’m certainly enjoying it. While awards season, like Christmas, seems to come round earlier every year and last for longer, this year I’m particularly excited as I’m… I’m voting! (Not for you, Boris) Read More
Stardog & Turbocat 3 stars
This movie certainly understands cats and dogs, made up as it is of frenetic activity interspersed with longer periods when not much happens. Then the last 25 minutes really crank up the excitement, like that half hour starting at 6pm when cats go nuts and start running round the living room chasing their tails. Still,… Stardog & Turbocat Read More
Invasion Planet Earth 2 stars
It never rains but it pours as we like to say in weather-obsessed Britain, and that’s certainly true of Invasion Planet Earth. Not literally. This isn’t Geostorm. But our planet, already on the brink of a world war, is faced with an alien invasion. Simon Cox’s feature (he directed, produced and co-wrote the screenplay) has been… Invasion Planet Earth Read More
The Two Popes 4 stars
The papacy has been around so long there’s a precedent for almost anything, including an incumbent resigning. True, you have to go back to the thirteenth century for the last one to go of his own accord before Benedict XVI in 2013, but he’s there (or rather not there). I would never have expected that… The Two Popes Read More
Frozen 2 4 stars
Water may have memory, as Olaf believes (no doubt to the delight of homeopaths everywhere) but since turning 45, I don’t. I can barely recall Frozen, despite seeing it in the cinema more than once with my children. Still, I’m going to stick my neck out and say that this sequel, six years on, is something… Frozen 2 Read More
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