“Someone told me a quote about ‘being comfortable being uncomfortable’ and I think that was the best little nugget of advice I got” says Luke Newberry, about coping with the insecurity of an actor’s life. Though he went straight from drama school to filming Quartet, directed by Dustin Hoffman, then had a real introduction to… “Dusty & Me” Star Luke Newberry On Fitting In, Flares & “In The Flesh” Read More
Dusty & Me 2.5 stars
Dusty & Me is beautifully staged (it’s set in the 1970s, and looks of its time without being drenched in memorabilia), though one design element did grate. It was the Del Monte tinned fruit cocktail the family had for their tea one night, where I spotted a pink cherry in each bowl. No way did one… Dusty & Me Read More
Etruscan Smile (Boston Film Festival) 3.5 stars
Most of the characters in The Etruscan Smile are stuck in their ways, though Emily (Thora Birch) – who could easily be the most caricatured of all, with her diarised mothering, “autonomous baby”, and cry-it-out sleep training – is actually the one most prepared to accept she might have made a mistake. Her husband Ian (JJ… Etruscan Smile (Boston Film Festival) Read More
Padre 3.5 stars
“The space behind you is as important as the one in front of you” says James (Willem Dafoe), guiding his female performers as they rehearse his new play. It’s a good analogy for grief and death as journeys. I’ve found that when it comes to grief, once that initial crushing of the ribs has lessened,… Padre Read More
“No Shade” writer-director Clare Anyiam-Osigwe on colourism, diversity in filmmaking, & her love of high stakes
“Twelve years ago the British industry was really bleak for Black creatives… The difference today is that festivals like BUFF have been operating as change-makers for unheard voices, providing a bridge for Black talent to connect with decision makers or build cast, crew and resources to produce their own projects on their own terms.” Clare… “No Shade” writer-director Clare Anyiam-Osigwe on colourism, diversity in filmmaking, & her love of high stakes Read More
Ekaj 3.5 stars
The relationship between the young Ekaj (Jake Mestre) and the older Mecca (Badd Idea) is central to writer-director Cati Gonzalez’s movie. It gives warmth and structure to this story about two young gay Puerto Rican men, struggling to survive in that harshest of environments, New York City. But it’s also one that threatens to become… Ekaj Read More
Precognition 3 stars
A battle rages in a wood, as soldiers on the ground engage in a futile struggle against an airborne assault. It’s a noisy, jarring introduction with screams and explosions. But most striking is writer-director Luke Tedder’s disjointed and disruptive filming of the fighting – leaving us the audience as disoriented as the soldiers being attacked…. Precognition Read More
Deciphering The Making Of Short Film The Code With Director Patrick Ryder
Award-winning director Patrick Ryder’s latest short film is The Code, a World War 2 drama set in the forests of France shortly before the events of Dunkirk. It follows brothers Will (Kevin Leslie) and Eddie (Jacob Anderton) and their friend Tommy (Robert Dukes), separated from the rest of their regiment and desperate to get to… Deciphering The Making Of Short Film The Code With Director Patrick Ryder Read More
The Code (Short Film) Short Film 4 stars
*** Read my interview with director of The Code, Patrick Ryder *** Three British soldiers, one horribly injured, come across a wounded German, still attached to the silk parachute which is splayed out across a tree trunk lying on the forest floor. The German he utters remains mostly un-translated. He can speak English though, and… The Code (Short Film) Read More
Winter Ridge Director Dom Lenoir On The Making Of His British Thriller
“There are a thousand examples of films outside the box that succeed on their quality” Director of Winter Ridge, Dom Lenoir Winter Ridge, a British thriller about a serial killer targeting elderly people with dementia, is going on international release this year (check out my review and watch the trailer here). Set in the fictional… Winter Ridge Director Dom Lenoir On The Making Of His British Thriller Read More
Winter Ridge 3 stars
*** My interview with Winter Ridge director Dom Lenoir *** “As the sun dims so too can consciousness” says Joanne Hill (Game Of Thrones‘ Hannah Waddingham), dementia specialist and host of a group for local sufferers, talking about that time when dusk falls. It’s an evolutionary trait we all have but it is heightened in… Winter Ridge Read More
My Animated Chat With Director Peter Peake On New Film ‘Take Rabbit’, Riddles, & Oscar Madness
Oscar- and BAFTA-nominated director Peter Peake is back with Take Rabbit, an animated short film based on the well-known riddle about transporting a fox, a rabbit and a cabbage across a river, one at a time, without leaving one in danger of being eaten by another while you go back for the last one. I… My Animated Chat With Director Peter Peake On New Film ‘Take Rabbit’, Riddles, & Oscar Madness Read More
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