A young woman breaks free from an overbearing friendship after learning to recognise and assert her own talents and desires. Saying more in 15 minutes than many a big budget drama, this short, uplifting film about a long, constraining friendship is pithy, witty and warm. It’s also realistic; Jenny (Andreina Byrne) knows her friendship with… Crude Oil (short film) Read More
Blow The Man Down 4 stars
Teenage sisters Mary Beth and Priscilla Connolly, who have recently lost their mother, attempt to cover up a gruesome run-in with a dangerous man. To conceal their crime, they must go deeper into Easter Cove’s underbelly and uncover the town matriarchs’ darkest secrets. In this clever, layered thriller, the three older ladies of Easter Cove… Blow The Man Down Read More
Pigeon: Impossible (short film) Short Film 4 stars
I didn’t have time to review Spies In Disguise, the animated feature about top agent Lance Sterling (Will Smith) turned into a pigeon by peace-loving inventor Walter Beckett (Tom Holland) – though my 8 year old took time out from important Lego world-building to give it a go. I’ve been grousing every since though, as… Pigeon: Impossible (short film) Read More
INTERVIEW: artist Frank Gray on painting Lowrys for Mrs Lowry & Son
Painter and photographer Frank Gray recreated six “Lowry’s” for the film Mrs Lowry & Son, starring Timothy Spall as the artist LS Lowry and Vanessa Redgrave as his mother. The film starts in 1934, when Lowry was in his late 40s – a rent collector by day and an attic painter by night, still living… INTERVIEW: artist Frank Gray on painting Lowrys for Mrs Lowry & Son Read More
Lowry and me: a match(stick) made in heaven?
LS Lowry: Northern, trained artist, famous for his scenes of Lancastrian industrial life, modest (he turned down a knighthood), paintings now selling for millions. Me: Northern, got a C for Art O’Level in 1987, famous for making scenes, likes to blow my own trumpet, I put my painting on social media and let’s be honest,… Lowry and me: a match(stick) made in heaven? Read More
Acclaimed indie drama Mickey And The Bear gets UK release date
Signature Entertainment are releasing it in the UK on digital HD on 24 February 2020. I reviewed it a few weeks ago for its US cinema release, and it’s really worth seeking out. Hank (James Badge Dale) a veteran of the Iraq War, now spend his days looking for ways to dull the pain of PTSD… Acclaimed indie drama Mickey And The Bear gets UK release date Read More
Daniel Isn’t Real 4 stars
This is an electrifying and unforgettable film, a psychological thriller that morphs seamlessly into gut-wrenching horror. Its physical monster shocks and inescapable mind terrors equally frightening and equally believable – as college student Luke is haunted by his childhood imaginary friend Daniel, now fully grown and keen to play. Daniel (an excellent Patrick Schwarzenegger) is… Daniel Isn’t Real 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
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
Vivarium (London Film Festival 2019) 4 stars
A young couple looking for the perfect home find themselves trapped in a mysterious labyrinth-like neighborhood of identical houses. *** Read my interview with Vivarium director Lorcan Finnegan *** Everyone has their own line in the sand which they will not cross when it comes to settling down. Mine is those massive white canvasses with… Vivarium (London Film Festival 2019) Read More
Mickey And The Bear 4 stars
Hank, a veteran of the Iraq War, now spend his days looking for ways to dull the pain of PTSD and his painkiller addiction. His daughter Mickey, nearly 18, looks after him, their parent-child relationship turned on its head in too many ways. A coming-of-age drama about trying to escape when others are trying to… Mickey And The Bear Read More
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