What did you miss in all that gloom? Read my whole plot recap below (or if you’re after my four star review, it’s here) Where we are (time and place) It’s 2142 and the Wayland-Yutani Renaissance space station – made up of two sides, Romulus and Remus – has a mission to locate and bring… Alien Romulus – what happens and… where are we? Read More
Alien: Romulus 4 stars
A young woman and her android brother battle xenomorphs in an abandoned research station. Seven films into this franchise, Alien: Romulus manages to be both terrifying and comforting; the audience revisiting their haunted childhood home, relieved to be tucked up in their old bed even if it does levitate. There is no comfort for our… Alien: Romulus Read More
Better Man 4.5 stars
The highs, lows and eventual triumph of singer-songwriter Robbie Williams, as portrayed by a chimp. Better Man certainly brings back musical memories, though rather than the nostalgia-fest one might expect they force us to face the uncomfortable truth: as the real Robbie Williams belted out Angels from the stage and thousands of us sang it… Better Man Read More
225 Film Club Official Selection, 2024 – reviews and BEST SHORT FILM winner
Last Thursday female filmmakers, their crews and stars, and industry professionals came together for the 225 Film Club’s Official Selection screening night, held once again at the BFI. The festival was hosted by director Rita Osei, who created, curates and produces the 225 Film Club, with the screening supported by BFI Inclusion. Showcasing a range… 225 Film Club Official Selection, 2024 – reviews and BEST SHORT FILM winner Read More
Welcome to the 225 Film Club Official Selection 2024!
Created in 2018 to promote female excellence in film direction, 225 Film Club showcases excellent current narrative and documentary short film work by female and non-binary filmmakers, introduces directors and producers, and supports women in film. Whittling the short films down from 225 Film Club’s already-impressive longlists each year is never an easy task. Celebrating… Welcome to the 225 Film Club Official Selection 2024! Read More
225 Film Club: the 2024 Longlist is here!
225 Film Club: Promoting Female Excellence In Direction Celebrating its sixth edition, the 225 Film Club is now a well-established fixture in the British filmmaker calendar. Created in 2018 by filmmaker Rita Osei, the 225 Film Club screens excellent current narrative and documentary short films by female and non-binary filmmakers, introduces directors and producers, and… 225 Film Club: the 2024 Longlist is here! Read More
Monty Python & The Holy Grail 5 stars
King Arthur sets out on a quest to find the Holy Grail. Doing for bunnies what Benchley and Spielberg did for Great Whites, and demolishing fourth walls with the glee of a cowboy builder, the Pythons’ second big screen outing is a hoot, a meandering delight that also firmly skewers the genial pointlessness of quests… Monty Python & The Holy Grail Read More
Madame Web, unravelled
Who survives to weave a future and who comes to a sticky end? What connects Cassie’s spider babies to her? And why was Cassie’s mom in the Amazon researching spiders right before she died? (If you’re after my review, it’s here) I doubt there will be a sequel to Madame Web, considering how poorly it… Madame Web, unravelled Read More
Madame Web 2 stars
A paramedic whose mom was in the Amazon researching spiders right before she died has to save three teenage girls from a man intent on killing them But for an editorial swerve, Madame Web could have been Hamlet. By which I mean cursed with a line that has the audience on such tenterhooks waiting for… Madame Web Read More
Monty Python & The Holy Grail: UK cinema re-release!
Excuse me when I bang these coconut shells together, I’m clapping not pretending to be a horse. Yes, not only will you be able to watch Monty Python & The Holy Grail in a limited cinema run from 21 February, but there will also be… wait for it… [more clip-clop clapping]… QUOTE-ALONG SCREENINGS! That’s therapy… Monty Python & The Holy Grail: UK cinema re-release! Read More
Dagr 4 stars
Two young “Robin Hood” YouTubers inveigle their way into a rural film shoot, but get more than they bargained for… I do everything I can to guarantee a paranormal-free life – staying off the moors, avoiding sailing ships docking in Whitby, and did I say I stay off the moors – but I do have… Dagr Read More
65: it was the end of times, it was the worst of times
Ostensibly a family dino sci-fi adventure, 65 is really about loss. Both Mills and Koa are trying to avoid their grief, Mills by distancing himself from this young girl after letting down his dead daughter, and Koa by holding on to the idea that her parents are alive and waiting for her at the top… 65: it was the end of times, it was the worst of times Read More
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