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Kinoteka Polish Film Festival 2023 announces London programme — including Jerzy Skolimowski season at BFI Southbank

5th February 2023 by Sarah Leave a Comment

Skolimowski who will be in attendance for a season dedicated to his filmography at BFI Southbank — his latest sensation EO (2022) has been nominated for Best International Feature at the 2023 Academy Awards. The Kinoteka Polish Film Festival, organised by the Polish Cultural Institute and supported by the Polish Film Institute, will return to… Kinoteka Polish Film Festival 2023 announces London programme — including Jerzy Skolimowski season at BFI Southbank Read More

Filed Under: Film Festivals, Polish Film Festival Tagged With: AAA, bfi, Jerzy Skolimowski, polish cultural institute, polish film festival, polish film institute

Official poster for the 75th Festival de Cannes released

19th April 2022 by Sarah

Cannes I look at it without feeling dizzy? No I Canne’t. Sorry not sorry. I mean désolé pas désolé. So many Cannes jokes! And even more if you’re a Geordie francophile waving off your movie-loving beloved as they head to France this May (“Gan Canne-y, pet!”) The Cannes film Festival runs from 17-28 May this… Official poster for the 75th Festival de Cannes released Read More

Filed Under: Cannes Film Festival, Film Festivals, Posters Tagged With: AAA, cannes film festival, cannes poster

When The Screaming Starts 4 stars☆☆☆☆☆

1st September 2021 by Sarah Leave a Comment

A would-be serial killer decides to start a Manson-like murder cult with his girlfriend. Claire, Lady Macbeth to Aidan Mendle’s David Brent, is up front about what she can offer. “If you kill someone we can have sex,” she tells her boyfriend and murderer-in-training. The film-within-a-film being made in horror mockumentary When The Screaming Starts… When The Screaming Starts Read More

Filed Under: Film Festivals, Film Reviews, FrightFest Tagged With: britain, cult, mockumentary, murder, serial killers, the family

Writer-director Conor Boru on his murder mockumentary When The Screaming Starts

19th August 2021 by Sarah Leave a Comment

“Imagine Louis Theroux meets the Manson Family…” Conor Boru With so much blood it’s even gushier than a BAFTA ceremony full of luvvies, serial killer mockumentary When The Screaming Starts has a particularly British sensibility to it, what with its David Brent-like main character, Aidan, who wants to become a mass murderer, the campervan-driving documentary… Writer-director Conor Boru on his murder mockumentary When The Screaming Starts Read More

Filed Under: Featured Bottom 3, FrightFest, Interviews Tagged With: AAA, british film, comedy, conor boru, frightfest, horror, mockumentary, serial killers, when the screaming starts

Teaser trailer: Comedy horror mockumentary When The Screaming Starts

19th August 2021 by Sarah Leave a Comment

A wannabe serial killer, a warped filmmaker, and a murderous cult on a blood-soaked rampage. When The Screaming Starts is a darkly comic tale of how far we will go in order to achieve our ambitions. *** My review is now live — plus read my interview with director and co-writer, Conor Boru *** I’ve seen the… Teaser trailer: Comedy horror mockumentary When The Screaming Starts Read More

Filed Under: Film Festivals, FrightFest, Trailers Tagged With: AAA, comedy, cult, frightfest, horror, mockumentary, serial killer, when the screaming starts

Cannes Film Festival 2021 — the poster!

18th June 2021 by Sarah Leave a Comment

The74th festival is all set to go ahead between 6 and 17 July this year. Spike Lee is the Cannes jury president, and he features — along with some palm trees — on the black and white poster. Here’s what the festival has to say about Lee and their poster: For the immense impatience to finally… Cannes Film Festival 2021 — the poster! Read More

Filed Under: Cannes Film Festival, Film Festivals, Posters Tagged With: AAA, cannes, cannes film festival, cannes poster, jury president, spike lee

British Urban Film Festival launches official selection on Apple TV app

18th December 2020 by Sarah

The leading film festival for diversity in the UK has found a new home on the Apple TV app The British Urban Film Festival has launched a dedicated home of 70 official selections, including B.U.F.F award-winning titles, on the Apple TV app for customers to buy. The British Urban Film Festival collection on the Apple… British Urban Film Festival launches official selection on Apple TV app Read More

Filed Under: Film Festivals, Film News Tagged With: AAA, british urban film featival, buff, clare anyiam-osigwe, Emmanuel Anyiam-Osigwe

INTERVIEW: writer-director Natalie Erika James on her inter-generational horror story Relic

29th October 2020 by Sarah Leave a Comment

“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 Relic takes place in an outwardly serene and beautiful family home in Australia, a home that inside… INTERVIEW: writer-director Natalie Erika James on her inter-generational horror story Relic Read More

Filed Under: Film Festivals, Interviews, London Film Festival Tagged With: AAA, australia, dementia, horror, Japan, natalie erika james, relic

Relic: it’s coming from inside the house!

9th October 2020 by Sarah Leave a Comment

Very spoilery article, once you’ve recovered from watching the film… (my review is here) In many ways Relic is a classic horror film, part haunted house and part demonic possession. But it’s also about family and memories, and how dementia and ageing can snatch away that which feels most valuable to us, that we most… Relic: it’s coming from inside the house! Read More

Filed Under: Film Festivals, London Film Festival, Re-caps (spoiler warning!) Tagged With: ageing, bella heathcote, dementia, emily mortimer, family, horror, natalie erika james, relic, robyn nevin

British Urban Film Festival receives BAFTA accreditation

8th October 2020 by Sarah

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 BAFTA Qualifying Festivals List for the British Short Film award. The… British Urban Film Festival receives BAFTA accreditation Read More

Filed Under: Film Festivals, Film News Tagged With: AAA, bafta, british short film, buff, Emmanuel Anyiam-Osigwe, no shade

Relic (London Film Festival) 4 stars☆☆☆☆☆

8th October 2020 by Sarah Leave a Comment

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… Relic (London Film Festival) Read More

Filed Under: Film Festivals, Film Reviews, London Film Festival Tagged With: ageing, dementia, families, women

We have LFF-off! It’s virtually time for the London Film Festival

3rd October 2020 by Sarah

By which I mean it’s already here, virtually, for Press, and is less than a week away for the public (the festival runs from 7-18 October). This year LFF features over 50 virtual premieres, free online events and cinema screenings across the UK. Delve into the whole feature programme here and the short films programme… We have LFF-off! It’s virtually time for the London Film Festival Read More

Filed Under: Film Festivals, London Film Festival Tagged With: AAA, LFF, london film festival, press

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Rotten Tomatoes-approved critic, John Wick lover and Gerard Butler apologist. Still waiting for Mike Banning vs John Wick: Requiem

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Reviews

John Wick: Chapter 4 4.5 stars☆☆☆☆☆

Visualization (short film) Short Film 3 stars☆☆☆☆☆

Follow The Dead 3 stars☆☆☆☆☆

Plane 4 stars☆☆☆☆☆

Netflix and chill: the film club discusses The Pale Blue Eye 3 stars☆☆☆☆☆

See How They Run 3.5 stars☆☆☆☆☆

Maneater 2 stars☆☆☆☆☆

Clarkson’s Farm (TV series, season 1) 4.5 stars☆☆☆☆☆

The Reef: Stalked 3 stars☆☆☆☆☆

Persuasion 2 stars☆☆☆☆☆

GATLOPP: Hell Of A Game 3 stars☆☆☆☆☆

Jurassic World: Dominion 2.5 stars☆☆☆☆☆

Top Gun: Maverick 5 stars☆☆☆☆☆

Senior Year 3 stars☆☆☆☆☆

H20h no! The Film Club watches Black Water: Abyss 2 stars☆☆☆☆☆

Why Didn’t They Ask Evans? (TV mini series) 4 stars☆☆☆☆☆

Sonic The Hedgehog 2 3 stars☆☆☆☆☆

Pursuit Of A Jigsaw (short film) Short Film 4 stars☆☆☆☆☆

Operation Mincemeat 4 stars☆☆☆☆☆

Reed’s Point 2 stars☆☆☆☆☆

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