Three lighthouse keepers on the remote Flannan Isles find a hidden trunk of gold, leading to their mysterious disappearance. There’s a brutal scene half-way through The Vanishing, director Kristoffer Nyholm’s “what if?” take on the Flannan Isle mystery. It’s a fight between lighthouse keepers James Ducat (Gerard Butler) and Thomas Marshall (Peter Mullan), and two violent… The Vanishing Read More
The Jim Jarmusch zombie trailer is hilarious and I’m dead (for now anyway)
*** My 3.5/5 review is now live *** The Dead Don’t Die trailer is an absolute hoot (or maybe a werewolf-y howl). Watch sheriff Adam Driver saying “Ghouls!” over and over (and over and over). Or mortician make-up artist Tilda Swinton accusing two awakening bodies she’s been working on “are you in this together?” in a Scottish accent…. The Jim Jarmusch zombie trailer is hilarious and I’m dead (for now anyway) Read More
Cotton Wool (Short Film) Short Film 3.5 stars
A single mother suffers a devastating stroke, leaving her teenage daughter and 7-year-old son to care for her. There are a couple of statistics that pop up at the end of Nicholas Connor’s short film Cotton Wool. The first, on the number of young carers in England and Wales (243,000) is shocking enough. The second is… Cotton Wool (Short Film) Read More
Dumbo (2D) 2.5 stars
Never let a mother hear you call her baby ugly. Like elephants, we never forget. Poor Dumbo (though at this point he’s just known as Baby Jumbo) is a disappointment when he’s born, looks-wise. Maximilian Medici, owner-ringmaster of the Medici Brothers Circus, is expecting the little elephant to make him a fortune, but those enormous… Dumbo (2D) Read More
Wild Rose 4 stars
Wild Rose is about realising that to find your own dream you first have to find your own voice. Director Tom Harper gets us to that dream via a cracking script from Nicole Taylor and a barnstorming and profoundly moving performance from Jessie Buckley as the fresh-out-of-jail country singer Rose-Lynn. With two children by the time… Wild Rose Read More
Wonder Park 3 stars
If you’re watching the British version of Wonder Park you’re in for a treat, as the legendary Tom Baker is playing Boomer the blue bear. It’s a perfect nod to nostalgic parents of a certain age (ie my age), and he certainly adds a (sorry) booming warmth to proceedings. “Use it or lose it” could… Wonder Park Read More
Out Of Blue 3 stars
“Observation changes the result” we find out in Carol Morley’s timely thriller Out Of Blue. It’s a theory in physics, but it’s also interesting because of what it says about art and its audience. This is, the opening titles state, “a Carol Morley film”. Though maybe it isn’t any more? That’s a side issue though,… Out Of Blue Read More
Eaten By Lions INTERVIEWS: Antonio Aakeel, Johnny Vegas, Jack Carroll, Hayley Tamaddon, and more!
You’ll laugh, you’ll cry, you’ll resolve to take better care of your nan’s ashes in future. I’m talking about the hilarious British comedy Eaten By Lions. A story about brothers Omar (Antonio Aakeel) and Pete (Jack Carroll) on a journey to Blackpool to find Omar’s long-lost dad, it’s a gem of a film about what family… Eaten By Lions INTERVIEWS: Antonio Aakeel, Johnny Vegas, Jack Carroll, Hayley Tamaddon, and more! Read More
The “Scary Stories To Tell In The Dark” trailer is way too scary for adults & probably perfect for kids
Admit it, you want to pull that out, don’t you. Check out the new trailer for Scary Stories To Tell In The Dark (if you missed the tiny teasers released in February you can watch them here). My first thought was Christ on a bike, this film is for CHILDREN? Still at least it means I… The “Scary Stories To Tell In The Dark” trailer is way too scary for adults & probably perfect for kids Read More
INTERVIEW: Eaten By Lions director Jason Wingard: “comedy thrives when the performers are taking chances”
Jason Wingard’s British comedy Eaten By Lions follows teenage brothers Omar and Pete as they head to Blackpool in search of Omar’s absent father. Starring Antonio Aakeel as Omar and comedian Jack Carroll as Pete, the supporting cast includes comic greats Johnny Vegas, Asim Chaudhry and Tom Binns. A hilarious and sharp take on family in modern Britain,… INTERVIEW: Eaten By Lions director Jason Wingard: “comedy thrives when the performers are taking chances” Read More
We’re all going on a summer holiday, no more working for a week or two…” NOT YOU SPIDEY!
Peter Parker is off on his holiday travels and we have three NEW posters to prove it: Berlin, Venice and London. I’ll admit that when I first saw them I assumed it was some film festival-related publicity drive, though actually he’s following my exact route Interrailing across Europe back in 1991. (Don’t worry I won’t… We’re all going on a summer holiday, no more working for a week or two…” NOT YOU SPIDEY! Read More
Us 4.5 stars
“I don’t feel like myself” says the nervy Adelaide, as they try to settle into their beach house for their holiday with their children Zora and Jason. “I think you look like yourself” says her husband Gabe. Doppelgangers both fascinate and repel us. They look like us but make us squirm. When we hear we… Us Read More
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