Last Thursday female filmmakers, their crews and stars, and industry professionals came together for the 225 Film Club’s Official Selection screening night, held once again at the BFI. The festival was hosted by director Rita Osei, who created, curates and produces the 225 Film Club, with the screening supported by BFI Inclusion. Showcasing a range… 225 Film Club Official Selection, 2024 – reviews and BEST SHORT FILM winner Read More
Welcome to the 225 Film Club Official Selection 2024!
Created in 2018 to promote female excellence in film direction, 225 Film Club showcases excellent current narrative and documentary short film work by female and non-binary filmmakers, introduces directors and producers, and supports women in film. Whittling the short films down from 225 Film Club’s already-impressive longlists each year is never an easy task. Celebrating… Welcome to the 225 Film Club Official Selection 2024! Read More
225 Film Club: the 2024 Longlist is here!
225 Film Club: Promoting Female Excellence In Direction Celebrating its sixth edition, the 225 Film Club is now a well-established fixture in the British filmmaker calendar. Created in 2018 by filmmaker Rita Osei, the 225 Film Club screens excellent current narrative and documentary short films by female and non-binary filmmakers, introduces directors and producers, and… 225 Film Club: the 2024 Longlist is here! Read More
Madame Web, unravelled
Who survives to weave a future and who comes to a sticky end? What connects Cassie’s spider babies to her? And why was Cassie’s mom in the Amazon researching spiders right before she died? (If you’re after my review, it’s here) I doubt there will be a sequel to Madame Web, considering how poorly it… Madame Web, unravelled Read More
Monty Python & The Holy Grail: UK cinema re-release!
Excuse me when I bang these coconut shells together, I’m clapping not pretending to be a horse. Yes, not only will you be able to watch Monty Python & The Holy Grail in a limited cinema run from 21 February, but there will also be… wait for it… [more clip-clop clapping]… QUOTE-ALONG SCREENINGS! That’s therapy… Monty Python & The Holy Grail: UK cinema re-release! Read More
65: it was the end of times, it was the worst of times
Ostensibly a family dino sci-fi adventure, 65 is really about loss. Both Mills and Koa are trying to avoid their grief, Mills by distancing himself from this young girl after letting down his dead daughter, and Koa by holding on to the idea that her parents are alive and waiting for her at the top… 65: it was the end of times, it was the worst of times Read More
Class and the ending of Saltburn
Actually Saltburn will always endure, despite modern day Oliver stating “It’s the end of everything” as he reminisces about the morning Felix’s body is discovered. Whoever its owner, it will simply remain. See below for more on why Oliver turning out to be middle class is such a blow for the Cattons, and click down… Class and the ending of Saltburn Read More
The Boys In The Boat ending: down the last straight
Is it really a spoiler article if the film has been promoted as the true story of the USA rowing eight winning the gold medal in the 1936 Olympics — but here’s the “in case you missed it” stuff, picking up just before they take part in the Poughkeepsie Regatta… (If you’re after my review,… The Boys In The Boat ending: down the last straight Read More
Whodunnit or woohoodunnit? A Haunting In Venice explained
So the killer was calling from inside the house… Scroll down for the victims, the murderer, the blackmailer(s), the connivers and the conspirators. I’ve bolded the key information if you just want to scan. (My review is here.) There are three murders in the building: of Alicia Drake (which takes place well before our visit);… Whodunnit or woohoodunnit? A Haunting In Venice explained Read More
225 Film Club Official Selection – reviews and BEST SHORT FILM winner
It’s that time of year again, when I review all the short films shown at the 225 Film Club’s Official Selection screening night. The 225 Film Club is dedicated to female excellence in direction, and once again it has been thrilling to watch such varied stories and journeys unfold so completely, each one in under… 225 Film Club Official Selection – reviews and BEST SHORT FILM winner Read More
Mission Impossible — Dead Reckoning Part 1: where do we go from here?
One of the few things not to come out of Mission Impossible: Dead Reckoning Part 1 battered, broken or indeed dead is the bloody key, both bits of which are now in the possession of Ethan Hunt. Unfortunately the keyhole is on a Russian submarine at the bottom of the sea, but that’s the only… Mission Impossible — Dead Reckoning Part 1: where do we go from here? Read More
Early doors or surviving jaws? Who dies and survives in Meg 2 — The Trench
Who sabotaged the rescue submarine? Has Haiqi-Meg got a boyfriend now? And is that prehistoric monster a squid or an octopus*? So many important questions. So a drumroll for the survivors and commiseration for those that didn’t make it — we remember your service, even if your character didn’t have a name and all you… Early doors or surviving jaws? Who dies and survives in Meg 2 — The Trench Read More
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