“I was honored to work with some of the best talent in the world. I learned from them” Michael A MacRae Michael A MacRae directed and co-wrote Fishbowl California, a hilarious comedy about 20-something slacker Rodney (Steve Olson) who ends up living with June (Katherine Cortez), a bolshy, beer-loving widow, after she catches him stealing her electricity. Check… FishBowl California: Interviews With Director Michael A MacRae & Actor Steve Olson Read More
Fishbowl California Interviews: Actor Steve Olson (Rodney)
“I know Rodneys. I try not to give advice since people usually don’t take it anyways, let alone from me” Steve Olson Steve Olson stars in the hilarious indie comedy Fishbowl California, about Rodney, a 20-something slacker who ends up house-sharing with cantankerous, hard-drinking widow June (Katherine Cortez) after she catches him trying to steal… Fishbowl California Interviews: Actor Steve Olson (Rodney) Read More
A Violent Man 3 stars
*** WIN: I’ve got two A Violent Man DVDs up for grabs (UK only, ends 5 June 2018) *** Forgive the pun but A Violent Man punches above its weight. I’m no expert on MMA – I’m a lover not a fighter. Well I’m definitely not a fighter, anyway. But I still found a lot… A Violent Man Read More
Fishbowl California 4 stars
*** Check out my interviews with director Michael A MacRae & actor Steve Olson, who plays Rodney *** Some screen icons are so ingrained in our memories, it takes something special for us to move past them. Viewing Ingmar Bergman’s The Seventh Seal recently, I finally laid to rest the image of Death playing Twister with… Fishbowl California Read More
James & Jessica Whitehill On 5-Day Feature “The 12”
The debut feature film from director James Whitehill and screenwriter Jessica Whitehill, The 12 is a British thriller with a seam of black humour. In the movie, an unstable gunman, Caleb, takes a pastor and his congregation hostage. As the group gets to know the intruder, they discover he already has connections to their church; and… James & Jessica Whitehill On 5-Day Feature “The 12” Read More
The 12 3 stars
*** Check out my interviews with The 12‘s director James Whitehill and screenwriter Jessica Whitehill *** Astonishingly The 12 was made in five days – yes I said FIVE DAYS – which is less time than it takes me to decide what to watch on Netflix. A bleakly witty church invasion thriller, it’s a refreshing take… The 12 Read More
Alien Domicile 2 stars
Four government workers wake up groggy and uneasy, to find themselves in a large windowless room, their arms showing signs of an injection. They all have memories of their mornings so far, memories which eventually unnerve rather than comfort. Russell Turner (Michael Moneiro) thinks it’s a drill, and unpleasant though it is, they’ll be released… Alien Domicile Read More
Interviews With Director Gary Sinyor & Cast Of The Unseen
In new British thriller The Unseen, Gemma (Jasmine Hyde) and Will (Richard Flood) have lost their only child Joel in an accident. As they struggle to cope, Gemma starts suffering intermittent sight loss, a terrifying condition which just adds to her disorientation, and which we experience through her eyes. Paul (Simon Cotton), a stranger, finds… Interviews With Director Gary Sinyor & Cast Of The Unseen Read More
A Gentle Night Short Film 4 stars
Parental love is a wonderful thing but the other side of the coin – guilt – is never far away for most of us, to varying degrees, sometimes deserved but mostly not, or at least not completely. Linlin’s parents already look drained, with her mum (Shuxian Li) particularly careworn. It’s partly what has just happened and partly the lighting and… A Gentle Night Read More
The Unseen 3.5 stars
*** Check out my interviews with The Unseen director Gary Sinyor and cast, and watch the trailer *** I’m always surprised there aren’t more films set in the Lake District, particularly horror – that landscape of meres, tarns and rolling hills leading to grey jutting crags and high, lonely waterfalls can turn from benign to threatening in… The Unseen Read More
And Breathe… Paul Mackie Takes Us Through The Making Of Collaborative Indie Film Breathe Easy
“I felt straight from the off that the only way to get people involved and invested in the film was to give them a sense of ownership of it… give them as much freedom as possible to do their thing” Paul Mackie Breathe Easy is a full length feature film made collaboratively by 20 directors in… And Breathe… Paul Mackie Takes Us Through The Making Of Collaborative Indie Film Breathe Easy Read More
Interview With Director Stephen Nagel from Breathe Easy
“Everyone involved was super-passionate and interested in making something amazing. And we did it!” Stephen Nagel Stephen Nagel directed the Cape Town segment of the collaborative film Breathe Easy. The movie follows different people from various cultures and countries as the world is faced with a possible apocalypse, as toxic clouds of unknown origin drift across the sky. In Stephen’s… Interview With Director Stephen Nagel from Breathe Easy Read More