With the first UK women’s liberation conference taking place at Oxford University in 1970, feminists plot to disrupt the final of that year’s Miss World contest – while for the pageant’s Black contestants, success could mean opportunities that won’t get any other way. I came out of Misbehaviour wanting to flour bomb Bob Hope while… Misbehaviour Read More
Day Zero (Short Film) Short Film 3.5 stars
Stephen Nagel’s short film, Day Zero, was made with zero budget – achieved by shooting on mobile phones, pulling in actor friends to perform, and borrowing props wherever he could. That kind of filmmaking situation is something I bear in mind when reviewing a micro or zero budget film, though ultimately, whatever its cost, it… Day Zero (Short Film) Read More
District 9 4 stars
“He became the most valuable business artefact on earth… but his real value was that he could operate alien weaponry,” says Grey Bradnam, a journalist speaking long after the events of District 9. He’s discussing Wikus van de Merwe (Sharlto Copley), a desk-bound penpusher put in charge of clearing District 9, a shack-filled shanty town housing a million aliens,… District 9 Read More