In a year where blockbusters came back, and largely appeared to thrive, we were still met with plenty of stories of the equally successful indie scene. There was plenty of conversation around smaller films, particularly in the earlier months of 2021 when we were still mostly indoors, and even with the return of the scaleContinue reading “Just A Little Bit Random Audience Top Ten Films Of 2021”
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Licorice Pizza – Review
Cert – 15, Run-time – 2 hours 14 minutes, Director – Paul Thomas Anderson 25 year old Alana (Alana Haim) and 15 year old Gary (Cooper Hoffman) spark a budding friendship through various business ventures together after the latter asks the former out on a date. There’s something about a group of teenagers casually sitting,Continue reading “Licorice Pizza – Review”
The Electrical Life Of Louis Wain – Review
Cert – 12, Run-time – 1 hour 51 minutes, Director – Will Sharpe Victorian artist Louis Wain (Benedict Cumberbatch) begins to be accused of increasing insanity as his drawings of cats, which follow his branded-‘odd’ views that they can be kept as pets, begin to gain worldwide acclaim. As the doors slowly open up andContinue reading “The Electrical Life Of Louis Wain – Review”
Top Ten Best Films Of 2021
2021 was the year which many claimed saw the return of cinema, after the short bursts of intermittent returns in 2020. Cinemas, distributors, studios and cinemagoers each had their fair share of worry about how well certain major films would fare while still in a pandemic, and yet audiences came back with high demand toContinue reading “Top Ten Best Films Of 2021”
The King’s Man – Review
Cert – 15, Run-time – 2 hours 11 minutes, Director – Matthew Vaughn After having seen multiple deaths in previous wars and promising to never kill again, Orlando, Duke of Oxford (Ralph Fiennes) finds himself having to assemble a team to take down the head of an organisation which has planned and masterminded World WarContinue reading “The King’s Man – Review”
‘The Spine Of Night’ Interview
Co-writer-directors Philip Gelatt and Morgan Galen King, alongside actor Larry Fessenden, join me to talk about their upcoming dark-fantasy adult animation feature The Spine Of Night. The film will be available on Shudder from 24th March 2022 You can follow The Spine Of Night on Twitter and watch on Shudder, in the UK, from 24thContinue reading “‘The Spine Of Night’ Interview”
Don’t Look Up – Review
Cert – 15, Run-time – 2 hours 18 minutes, Director – Adam McKay Astronomers Dr. Randall Mindy (Leonardo DiCaprio) and Kate Dibiasky (Jennifer Lawrence) set out to tell the world of a large comet set to wipe out all life on Earth in just six months time, after the American government and major tech companiesContinue reading “Don’t Look Up – Review”
Being The Ricardos – Review
Cert – 15, Run-time – 2 hours 11 minutes, Director – Aaron Sorkin During the week-long production of a peak-popularity episode of I Love Lucy Lucille Ball’s (Nicole Kidman) career and personal life are thrown into spiralling worry for her and the producers after a series of potential and actual revelations. It’s 1952. I LoveContinue reading “Being The Ricardos – Review”
Alternative Christmas Film Advent Calendar 2021 – The Holly And The Ivy
Each year the Alternative Christmas Film Advent Calendar takes a look at the perhaps lesser-known Christmas films. The ones that we don’t make a point of re-watching each year as festive tradition. With that in mind this year the Calendar, with slight inspiration from last year’s selection of The Curse Of The Cat People, delvesContinue reading “Alternative Christmas Film Advent Calendar 2021 – The Holly And The Ivy”
LFF 2021: The Tragedy Of Macbeth – Review
Release Date – 26th December 2021, Cert – 15, Run-time – 1 hour 45 minutes, Director – Joel Coen When a trio of witches (Kathryn Hunter) prophesise to Lord Macbeth (Denzel Washington) that he will become king of Scotland he finds himself pushed by his wife (Frances McDormand) to murderous extents to bring this soonerContinue reading “LFF 2021: The Tragedy Of Macbeth – Review”
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