Jamie Skinner

Titane – Introduction

Back in the summer of 2023 I introduced a screening of writer-director Julia Ducournau’s body horror Titane at the Bristol Megascreen (at the time simply known as the former Bristol IMAX) in Bristol Aquarium. The video below features a specially re-recorded version of that introduction, read from what I had written before the screening. LookingContinue reading “Titane – Introduction”

LFF 2025: High Wire – Review

Release Date – TBC, Cert – TBC, Run-time – 1 hour 45 minutes, Director – Calif Chong Go-wing (Isabella Wei) spends her days studying and working at her dad’s (Ka-Wah Lam) takeaway with little time for herself, until she finds her desired path, secretly training to become a touring circus’ high-wire act. 2025 marked myContinue reading “LFF 2025: High Wire – Review”

LFF 2025: More Life – Review

Release Date – TBC, Cert – TBC, Run-time – 1 hour 18 minutes, Director – Bradley Banton A group of friends (Tuwaine Barrett, Dipo Ola, Jordan Peters) reunite and travel to Copenhagen to celebrate one of them opening an art gallery exhibition. With a portrait look and comments scrolling past in the lower left-hand cornerContinue reading “LFF 2025: More Life – Review”

The Rip – Review

Cert – 15, Run-time – 1 hour 53 minutes, Director – Joe Carnahan After discovering much more money than expected in what’s believed to be a stash house, a narcotics team experience rising tensions against paranoia that one of their own is setting them up for their own gain. Since being labelled as a sort-ofContinue reading “The Rip – Review”

LFF 2025: Straight Circle – Review

Release Date – TBC, Cert – TBC, Run-time – 1 hour 48 minutes, Director – Oscar Hudson Two soldiers (Elliott Tittensor, Luke Tittensor) from rival countries are stationed in the middle of the desert, as tensions grow between them the lines that separate them blur as they question who each other are. The split-screen openingContinue reading “LFF 2025: Straight Circle – Review”

28 Years Later: The Bone Temple – Review

Cert – 18, Run-time – 1 hour 49 minutes, Director – Nia DaCosta Now on the mainland, Spike (Alfie Williams) is brought into the sadistic gang of Sir Jimmy Crystal (Jack O’Connell), whilst Dr Kelson (Ralph Fiennes) pieces together a discovery that could cure the Rage Virus. Despite where we leave him at the endContinue reading “28 Years Later: The Bone Temple – Review”

H Is For Hawk – Review

Release Date – 23rd January 2026, Cert – 12, Run-time – 1 hour 55 minutes, Director – Philippa Lowthorpe Helen (Claire Foy) grew up watching for hawks with her father (Brendan Gleeson), after he passes away she buys one. However, as it helps her through grief her connection with the bird starts to isolate her.Continue reading “H Is For Hawk – Review”

LFF 2025: ChaO – Review

Release Date – TBC, Cert – TBC, Run-time – 1 hour 30 minutes, Director – Yasuhiro Aoki After falling overboard, ship worker Stefan (Oji Suzuka) finds himself getting married to princess of the merpeople, ChaO (Anna Yamada). However, will his uncertainty about the relationship break peace between the land and sea? Reporters have swarmed aroundContinue reading “LFF 2025: ChaO – Review”

Primate – Review

Release Date – 30th January 2026, Cert – 18, Run-time – 1 hour 29 minutes, Director – Johannes Roberts After being infected with rabies a chimpanzee (Miguel Torres Umba) turns deadly and terrorises the family that owns it, and their friends, in their isolated home. There’s only so far you can take a film likeContinue reading “Primate – Review”

LFF 2025: Hamlet – Review

Release Date – 6th February 2026, Cert – 15, Run-time – 1 hour 54 minutes, Director – Aneil Karia Modern day telling of Hamlet, where Prince Hamlet (Riz Ahmed) seeks revenge for the murder of his father (Avijit Dutt) whilst being caught in familial ties and tensing relationships. This modern day telling of Hamlet marksContinue reading “LFF 2025: Hamlet – Review”