“Scrabble as a motif, order can be created, things can be put right. But you’ve just got to know the rules and be willing to play.” Carl Hunter, director of Sometimes, Always, Never. Film director Carl Hunter used to play in Liverpool band The Farm, part of the soundtrack to my 90s youth – and he was in a… “Sometimes, Always, Never” director Carl Hunter on mods, muzjiks and his Merseyside movie Read More
I Love My Mum 3 stars
Bickering – so easy to do in real life – is a vastly underrated acting skill. I Love my Mum, the new comedy from writer-director Alberto Sciamma, is soundtracked to the constant hum of tiny aggressions and endless reproaches, a stuck record that needs a kick in order to jump forward. Olga (Kierston Wareing) and… I Love My Mum Read More
Shed Of The Dead 2.5 stars
With three horror icons gracing his rom-zom-compost Britfick Shed Of The Dead, director Drew Cullingham is triply blessed. Kane Hodder (who I last saw tearing innocent victims limbs from limb in Victor Crowley), Bill Moseley (who I’m to scared to watch in anything) and Michael Berryman (Wes Craven’s The Hills Have Eyes), face off during a particularly local… Shed Of The Dead Read More
Director David O’Leske on Fred Beckey, the original “dirtbag climber”, still sleeping by the roadside at 93
“I wanted audiences to walk out of the theatre and really think about their lives and what is important to them.” David O’Leske Legendary American climber Fred Beckey spent most of his life on the road, moving from adventure to adventure, bagging first ascents and tricky routes. Along the way he acquired and lost girlfriends… Director David O’Leske on Fred Beckey, the original “dirtbag climber”, still sleeping by the roadside at 93 Read More
30 Miles From Nowhere 3 stars
After so many horror films about teens and college kids facing their doom, their friendships unravelling in the face of danger, it’s refreshing that this time it’s the older but not wiser getting their comeuppance. With the youngsters I tend to bear in mind how much of an annoying, supercilious whiner I was at that age… 30 Miles From Nowhere Read More
Midsommar murders: Ari Aster is back with teaser for new horror
14 May: Watch the NEW trailer now Ari Aster, writer-director of last year’s terrifying indie horror Hereditary, is back this August with Midsommar – a tale of pagan cults, unsettling festivals, gorgeous summer dresses and what could well be giant sausages, set in Sweden. The scandi folk horror stars Florence Pugh as Dani, who reluctantly… Midsommar murders: Ari Aster is back with teaser for new horror Read More
INTERVIEW: How to make An American Piano, set in Japan, by two Aussies – Hamish Downie & Paul Leeming
“You could say that the descendants of old enemies came together to make this film – which is part of our message.” Hamish Downie, writer and producer of An American Piano. Paul Leeming and Hamish Downie, the director and writer/producer of An American Piano, both lived in Japan for several years (Hamish still does). Their… INTERVIEW: How to make An American Piano, set in Japan, by two Aussies – Hamish Downie & Paul Leeming Read More
Destination: Dewsbury 2 stars
It’s a huge shock when the first one of your generation dies, as delusions of immortality crumble and the reality of middle age looms. New indie British comedy Destination: Dewsbury tackles this from the viewpoints of four men, mates since school, their lives starting to disintegrate just as the fifth member of their schoolboy gang turns out… Destination: Dewsbury Read More
Burning Men 3 stars
There’s a great gag at the end of Burning Men that made me wonder if the writer thought it up then worked backwards creating a story leading up to it. And that’s partly what the film itself does, when what seems like a British horror movie turns out to be more a psychological foray into… Burning Men Read More
Two For Joy 4 stars
For the widowed Aisha (Samantha Morton) grief itself has become the driving force, rather than the reaction; with her family caught in an enervating circle of misery where the sheer exhaustion of getting through the day prevents them from escaping. It needs a huge catalyst to kick them off the repetitive cycle onto a different… Two For Joy Read More
The Interview (Short Film) Short Film 3.5 stars
It’s bad enough being asked to show your work at interviews (for which read “write something for free that we can use whether you get the job or not”). But poor Robert Stevens (Scott Michael Wagstaff), the interviewee in Stefan Fairlamb’s short film, finds this taken to a whole new level. He’s come to a… The Interview (Short Film) Read More
An American Piano (Short Film) Short Film 4 stars
Music, like war, is a great leveller. During World War Two, Youko (Leon Masuda), a little girl living in Japan with plans to train to be a concert pianist, sits at her grand piano playing Chopin. Across the way, an Allied prisoner of war listens and catches her eye. Based on a true story, An… An American Piano (Short Film) Read More
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