Review: 1945 – “Simmers slowly through deep emotions of guilt, anger and grief”
Directed by Ferenc Török. Starring Péter Rudolf, Bence Tasnádi, Tamás Szabó Kimmel, Dóra Sztarenki, Iván Angelus, Marcell Nagy. If someone...
Read MoreReview: Dario Argento’s Opera – “So distinctive and visceral”
Directed by Dario Argento. Starring Cristina Marsillach, Urbano Barberini, Ian Charleson, Coralina Cataldi-Tassoni, William McNamara. A...
Read MoreReview: Stan and Ollie – “It celebrates the pure joy that Laurel and Hardy brought to millions”
This is one of 2019’s films which I have been eagerly awaiting. I should explain that my father ensured as a youngster that I was...
Read MoreLFF chats to production designer John Myhre about Mary Poppins Returns and the live-action Lady and the Tramp and Little Mermaid remakes
We had a family trip to Mary Poppins Returns this Boxing Day and thoroughly enjoyed every single moment of it. The new film is a...
Read MoreReview: The Favourite – “A delicious delight to watch”
My first film of the New Year and, oh boy, it was a damned good one too! You wait ages for a good historical, period film with strong...
Read MoreThe Top Films of 2018
Did I blink? 2018 is now almost over and it has flown by. So much seems to have happened and I keep thinking they happened in 2017!...
Read MoreReview: Bumblebee – “An absolute delight”
As origin stories go, there’s a lot to love about Bumblebee, from the 80s soundtrack and general nostalgia (oh how I’ve missed you,...
Read MoreReview: Leprechaun Returns – “Sick and sticky silly fun”
The Leprechaun franchise pulls a Halloween – releasing a new instalment that is a sequel which ignores all but the original –...
Read MoreReview: Aquaman – “Shows that the DCEU isn’t dead just yet”
The fact Aquaman exists is a miracle. Not just because of the debacle that is the DC Extended Universe (DCEU), but also because it’s final...
Read MoreBook Review – Aardman: An Epic Journey: Taken One Frame at a Time
Aardman Animation has, rightly in my opinion, become a national, and indeed international, treasure, a bastion of quality animation – most...
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