Jessica’s parents have been married for decades, but lockdown is proving difficult. And now mum has a plan to get dad out of the house. Made in and of a pandemic — a Zoom call set-up and a snappy 10 minute running time — this isn’t a horror, despite first appearances (and the plethora of… The Man At The Bottom Of The Garden (short film) Read More
Peter Rabbit 2 4 stars
Bea, Thomas, and the rabbits have created a makeshift family, but despite his best efforts, Peter can’t seem to shake his mischievous reputation. Slapstick, farmers’ market mockery and the benefits of a plant-based diet — Peter Rabbit 2 is the perfect blend of tradition and modern concerns. It certainly made me think about pet ownership… Peter Rabbit 2 Read More
Coming 2 America 3 stars
30 years on, the newly-crowned Akeem discovers he has a long-lost son living in Queens. Caught between a Queens mother and a King for a father, Lavelle Junson has to learn how to balance both sides of his birthright in the new Coming 2 America, remaining true to himself while learning what it means to… Coming 2 America Read More
The Father 5 stars
An elderly man whose memory is failing struggles to hold on to his life and his memories, while his daughter is torn over how best to help him. In The Father you never know who’s going to walk in the door but you know they’ll probably be carrying a chicken. The chicken is one of… The Father Read More
Pieces Of A Woman 3.5 stars
When Martha and Sean’s baby dies shortly after her home birth, the months that follow see relationships around her fracture as Martha tries to navigate her grief. When Martha goes into labour, she and her husband Sean find their chosen midwife stuck with another birthing mother. They’re sent Eva instead, an unexpected development but not… Pieces Of A Woman Read More
The Midnight Sky 3.5 stars
A scientist in the Arctic trying to contact a spaceship to warn them of a disaster back on Earth must travel to another base with the small girl he’s looking after. This is another apocalyptic film that doesn’t really explain what is happening to the world, something I find very frustrating. I always want to… The Midnight Sky Read More
Greenland 4 stars
As a comet heads to Earth, a family tries to make their way to safety in Greenland. Despite the early Greenland trailers heralding something out of the ’90s (and how many of us expected Gerard Butler to stab the comet in the head before telling it to “go back to Alpha fucking Centauri”?) the film… Greenland Read More
Relic: it’s coming from inside the house!
Very spoilery article, once you’ve recovered from watching the film… (my review is here) In many ways Relic is a classic horror film, part haunted house and part demonic possession. But it’s also about family and memories, and how dementia and ageing can snatch away that which feels most valuable to us, that we most… Relic: it’s coming from inside the house! Read More
An American Pickle 4 stars
An immigrant worker at a pickle factory is accidentally preserved for 100 years and wakes up in modern day Brooklyn. An absurdist and enormously entertaining takedown of both cancel culture and cancel “cancel culture” culture, An American Pickle is about reconnecting with one’s history in a world that hasn’t really changed as much as we… An American Pickle Read More
Impetigore 3.5 stars
Realising that she might inherit a property from the rich family she’s never met, Maya returns to her home village with best friend Dini – unaware of the danger waiting for her. Maya, the heroine of new Indonesian folk-horror Impetigore, goes on quite the journey – starting off a a classic horror victim, she tries… Impetigore Read More
Perfect 10 gets a release date & a new trailer
It’s available from Friday 7 August on Curzon Home Cinema and BFI Player. Perfect 10 is the debut feature film from Eva Riley, whose short film Patriot competed for the Short Feature Palme D’Or at the Cannes Film Festival. Leigh, an aspiring teen gymnast who lives with her neglectful father, has her world is turned upside down with the… Perfect 10 gets a release date & a new trailer Read More
3 Teaspoons Of Sugar (Short Film) Short Film 3.5 stars
In a household where mealtimes are for celebration, fellowship and good eating, three members of this tight-knit family are diagnosed with diabetes over the years. Animated short 3 Teaspoons Of Sugar is an informative health message warmly wrapped in a witty tale about South African family relationships. That setting isn’t just a way of delivering… 3 Teaspoons Of Sugar (Short Film) Read More
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