You say eggplant, I say aubergine. But while we are in some ways divided by a common language, emojis cross linguistic divides. Possibly not age divides though, as three parents struggle to translate their teenage daughters’ messages as they snoop on an accidentally open laptop. I’ll admit I was as baffled as them, and never… Blockers Read More
The Lodgers 3 stars
Grey, plain-fronted, with broken windows and billowing net curtains, the house in The Lodgers is frightening enough viewed from outside on a sunny day. Inside it is never sunny and seemingly never day, the drapes kept shut at young Edward’s forceful request. There are leaks and dust sheets everywhere, grey walls, a dark wooden staircase…. The Lodgers Read More
Blockers Trailer: Enemas and Eggplants
*** My Blockers review *** After doing as much in-depth research as I could bear, I discovered that the title of this movie is a reference to clock blocking. So then I had to do even more in depth research to find out what cockblocking is (no I don’t know how I ended up with… Blockers Trailer: Enemas and Eggplants Read More
To The Grave (Short Film) Short Film 3.5 stars
To The Grave is a short but moving film from director Esther Hegarty about a woman whose mother dies and who then finds the tiny skeleton of a baby when clearing out the house. The daughter – an only child – has always been convinced she had a sibling, but all is not what it seems…. To The Grave (Short Film) Read More