Review: Tehran Taboo – “A glimpse into a society most of us don’t see in cinema”
Pari (Elmira Rafizadeh) is a single mother in Tehran, struggling to look after her mute young son Elias (Bilal Yasar), while her worthless...
Read MoreReview: Glass – “A smashing psychological superhero movie”
Written and directed by M. Night Shyamalan (The Sixth Sense, The Village), Glass rounds out his series of superhero films that we didn’t...
Read MoreReview: Dry Blood – “A surreal horror-thriller murder mystery”
DRY BLOOD is a surreal horror-thriller murder mystery directed by Kelton Jones (Iceberg Slim: Portrait of a Pimp’s cinematographer) and...
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 MoreReview: Illegal Being – “A damn fine student film”
Illegal Being is a low budget, independent sci-fi political drama made by Liverpool-based student film group Some Guys With A Camera. In...
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 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...
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