Cert – 15, Run-time – 1 hour 46 minutes, Director – Brian Duffield Whilst searching for his father’s (Josh Brolin) remains, diver Jay (Austin Abrams) is swallowed by a sperm whale, with limited oxygen left to escape. There’s a moment in the trailer for Whalefall that stood out as ridiculous amongst the possibility of anContinue reading “Whalefall – Review”
Author Archives: Jamie Skinner
Forgotten Island – Review
Cert – PG, Run-time – 1 hour 49 minutes, Directors – Joel Crawford, Januel P Mercado Best friends Jo (H.E.R.) and Raissa (Liza Soberano) are transported to a magical island they’ve searched for since childhood, however returning home may cost their memories and friendship. Forgotten Island is running on a treadmill turned up to eleven.Continue reading “Forgotten Island – Review”
The Uprising – Review
Cert – 15, Run-time – 2 hours 8 minutes, Director – Paul Greengrass England, 1381, a farmer known only as Ploughman (Andrew Garfield) leads a rebellion against Richard II’s (Woody Norman) raising of taxes on the poor after the Black Death. There’s a lot of anger and ferocity in The Uprising. From Andrew Garfield inContinue reading “The Uprising – Review”
The Social Reckoning – Review
Cert – 15, Run-time – 2 hours 12 minutes, Director – Aaron Sorkin Facebook engineer Frances Haugen (Mike Madison) turns whistleblower to Wall Street Journal writer Jeff Horwitz (Jeremy Allen White) over the company’s intentional pushing of extreme and rage-inducing political content. When told that Aaron Sorkin’s 160+ page script for The Social Network wasContinue reading “The Social Reckoning – Review”
LFF 2026: Klara And The Sun – Review
Release Date – 23rd October 2026, Cert – 12, Run-time – 1 hour 56 minutes, Director – Taika Waititi Robot friend Klara (Jenna Ortega) is bought as a companion for sick teenager Josie (Mia Tharia), however despite her mother’s (Amy Adams) protests Klara may heal family rifts and grief. Just six years ago Taika WaititiContinue reading “LFF 2026: Klara And The Sun – Review”
The Weight – Review
Cert- 15, Run-time – 1 hour 53 minutes, Director – Padraic McKinley An imprisoned father (Ethan Hawke) leads a team of prisoners to retrieve a bag of gold in the hope of freedom, however one lost piece means death. Throughout a tense rope bridge sequence, as bars of gold are being thrown one-by-one from person-to-personContinue reading “The Weight – Review”
Shutter Island – Introduction
One of Martin Scorsese’s most popular, successful and strikingly different films, Shutter Island, may well have been saved by long-time collaborator Thelma Schoonmaker. As part of Picturehouse’s year-long Scorsese Season, I took this film introduction, given in October 2026, as an opportunity to talk about Schoonmaker’s work and the jarring effect she brought to ShutterContinue reading “Shutter Island – Introduction”
Digger – Review
Cert – 15, Run-time – 2 hours 9 minutes, Director – Alejandro G. Iñárritu Oil baron Digger Rockwell (Tom Cruise) must save the world from a natural disaster after an explosion at one of his refineries sends a country-sizes mass of ice towards Europe. I’m interested to see Digger a second time. It’s a filmContinue reading “Digger – Review”
Sense And Sensibility – Review
Cert – U, Run-time – 2 hours 12 minutes, Director – Georgia Oakley After the passing of their father, Davenport sisters Elinor (Daisy Edgar-Jones) and Marianne (Esmé Creed-Miles) navigate a new world of loves outside of the familiar grandness of their former home. One of the most striking emotions in Georgia Oakley’s retelling of SenseContinue reading “Sense And Sensibility – Review”
Shaun The Sheep: The Beast Of Mossy Bottom – Review
Cert – U, Run-time – 1 hour 20 minutes, Directors – Steve Cox, Matthew Walker When a strong growth formula for pumpkins is mistakenly used by the farmer (John Sparkes) for hair growth he’s soon mistaken by the nearby town for a bigfoot-style monster, it’s up to Shaun (Justin Fletcher) and the other sheep toContinue reading “Shaun The Sheep: The Beast Of Mossy Bottom – Review”
