The film that broke all domestic box office records during its Latvian run is now available on digital in the UK, with the DVD release on 24 August. The film is adapted from Aleksandrs Grins’ book Blizzard of Souls, which was banned in the USSR, based on Grins’ own war experiences in a Latvian battalion…. The Rifleman trailer: growing up at war Read More
Article: let’s go into Apartment 1BR…
Spoiler warning! Stay outside the door if you don’t want to know what happens (you can read my review here). Well first of all, RIP Giles, whose goose was well and truly cooked. And congratulations to Sarah on her “marriage” to Lester! Oh and on her escape from Alcatraz. To me, Apartment 1BR is about… Article: let’s go into Apartment 1BR… Read More
Apartment 1BR 3.5 stars
Sarah tries to start anew in LA, but her neighbours are not what they seem. Really, I would always be suspicious of a rental advertised as both luxury and affordable, but I’m an old cynic. For the timid Sarah in David Marmor’s expertly-paced horror – estranged from her own family, newly arrived in LA and… Apartment 1BR Read More
Article: who is the woman in black, and other stories
Warning: very spoilery! If you haven’t read my review, it’s here. First of all, what’s in a name? Kneale changed the name of his hero from Kipps to Kidd, apparently because writer Susan Hill took Kipps’ name from an HG Wells story. The name of the woman in black has also changed. In the book… Article: who is the woman in black, and other stories Read More
The Woman In Black (1989) 4.5 stars
A lawyer travels to a small seaside town to settle the estate of a recently deceased woman, but soon becomes ensnared in something much more sinister. Read my accompanying article Who is the woman in black? And other stories for more (including spoilers) The old house where young, untested solicitor Arthur Kidd is sent after… The Woman In Black (1989) Read More
Magical Adventures In The Forbidden City: new trailer
The Elders of a city tell the populace that there’s a disease raging outside and they must shut the borders for decades – meanwhile supposedly infected citizens disappear. No not a COVID-19 conspiracy theory, but fantasy film Magical Adventures in the Forbidden City, starring Eddie Marsan, and Tinatin Dalakishvili as Abigail, a young woman searching… Magical Adventures In The Forbidden City: new trailer Read More
Terrifying horror Relic gets a Halloween release date…
The much-anticipated horror Relic will be out in the UK and Ireland – on digital and in cinemas – on 30 October. Premiering earlier this year at the Sundance Film Festival to great acclaim, psychological horror Relic is the unforgettable debut feature from writer and director Natalie Erika James and stars Emily Mortimer, Robyn Nevin and Bella… Terrifying horror Relic gets a Halloween release date… Read More
Solitary trailer: it’s 2044 and we’re blasting prisoners into space
No that doesn’t mean you should take up shoplifting in the hope of a free ticket. I meant to post this trailer a few weeks ago though in my defence I still think it’s April. Solitary started life as a short, filmed in the director’s living room on a portable green screen. Upgraded to a… Solitary trailer: it’s 2044 and we’re blasting prisoners into space Read More
Article: An American Pickle – worth preserving?
Sorry for that title. It was that or something alliterative about Herschel being briny and Ben being whiny. Warning: if you don’t want your pickles spoiled look away now as I’m going to tell you what happens. I mentioned in my review that An American Pickle is – in part – saying that we haven’t… Article: An American Pickle – worth preserving? Read More
An American Pickle 4 stars
An immigrant worker at a pickle factory is accidentally preserved for 100 years and wakes up in modern day Brooklyn. An absurdist and enormously entertaining takedown of both cancel culture and cancel “cancel culture” culture, An American Pickle is about reconnecting with one’s history in a world that hasn’t really changed as much as we… An American Pickle Read More
Seth Rogen is a 2 for 1 offer in trailer for An American Pickle
It’s 1919 and Herschel Greenbaum’s wife Sarah has a flight of fancy that one day she might be rich, as in “like ‘afford my own gravestone’ rich!”. I guess the more things change, the more they stay the same. Poor Herschel then falls into a vat of brine, and there he stays for 100 years… Seth Rogen is a 2 for 1 offer in trailer for An American Pickle Read More
Article: some thoughts on Summerland
Warning: this is very spoilery so if you came here via a search engine looking for my review, and haven’t seen the film yet, you can read it here. I said at the end of my review that everything is tied up very neatly. It’s not coincidence – that’s made clear – but it is… Article: some thoughts on Summerland Read More
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