TIFF Review: Nocturnal Animals -“Visuals will all at once haunt and test you”
The opening frames of Nocturnal Animals feature a sequence of women dancing, quite naked, in majorette hats, pom-poms and glitter flying...
Read MoreReview: HBO’s Westworld
Michael Crichton’s 1973 Westworld is a sci-fi classic and a favourite of mine. When I heard that HBO were working on a TV adaptation...
Read MoreTIFF Review: La La Land -“If you could put joy on a screen this is what it would look like.”
It’s rare the film that meets all the positive hype you’ve heard before you enter the theatre. We can all remember times that...
Read MoreZombie outbreak expected in Cardiff for the Iris Prize Festival
What lurks within the darker alleys of Cardiff this Autumn? The LGBT film community has been exploring the fear factor in a bigger way...
Read MoreTIFF Review: Lion – “Inspiring, thought provoking viewing”
Lion is coming on strong at the Toronto International Film Festival. After its premiere Saturday evening the response was so positive...
Read MoreIn Episode 25 of After The Ending we talk Melancholia and Thelma & Louise
I co-host a podcast with Mike Spring. Called After The Ending, we talk about what happens after various films finish. We look at what...
Read MoreTIFF Review: Manchester by the Sea
A socially awkward apartment building custodian goes back to his hometown when his brother dies and is faced with the prospect of looking...
Read MoreCool Art: Alien, Batman, Ghostbusters, Ex Machina & more by Craig Drake
Craig Drake’s got a new show over at Hero Complex Gallery. It features art from The Shining, Scott Pilgrim, Big Trouble in Little China,...
Read MoreTIFF Review: Past Life
A young female singer declared to be the daughter of a murderer by a mysterious older woman attempts to uncover the truth. Two young women...
Read MoreA Day in the Life of TIFF – Day 5: La La Land, Arrival
Three hours before La La Land was even set to premiere, there was a line up down the block along the barricades to get a glimpse of Emma...
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