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 Great Rupert”
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Alternative Christmas Film Advent Calendar 2021 – The Man Who Came To Dinner
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 Man Who Came To Dinner”
Alternative Christmas Film Advent Calendar 2021 – We’re No Angels
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 – We’re No Angels”
Alternative Christmas Film Advent Calendar 2021 – Desk Set
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 – Desk Set”
LFF 2021: The Lost Daughter – Review
Release Date – 17th December 2021, Cert – 15, Run-time – 2 hours 2 minutes, Director – Maggie Gyllenhaal When another woman’s (Dakota Johnson) child goes missing, while on holiday in Greece, Leda (Olivia Colman) begins to be taken back to her early and troubled years of motherhood. The Lost Daughter gradually opens its doorsContinue reading “LFF 2021: The Lost Daughter – Review”
Spider-Man: No Way Home – Review
Cert – 12, Run-time – 2 hours 28 minutes, Director – Jon Watts When his true identity is revealed Peter Parker (Tom Holland) turns to Doctor Strange (Benedict Cumberbatch) to cast a spell that will make everyone forget that he is Spider-Man. However, when the spell goes wrong it brings villains from other universes onContinue reading “Spider-Man: No Way Home – Review”
West Side Story – Review
Cert – 12, Run-time – 2 hours 36 minutes, Director – Steven Spielberg In the build-up to an arranged fight between rival gangs the Sharks and the Jets tensions rise when former Jets member Tony (Ansel Elgort) falls in love with María (Rachel Zegler), the younger sister of Sharks leader Bernardo (David Alvarez). “Tonight, tonight,Continue reading “West Side Story – Review”
LFF 2021: The Storms Of Jeremy Thomas – Review
Release Date – 10th December 2021, Cert – 15, Run-time – 1 hour 34 minutes, Director – Mark Cousins Director Mark Cousins looks back on the career and impact of producer Jeremy Thomas as the two take a road trip to the Cannes Film Festival. Through something as simple as a road trip director MarkContinue reading “LFF 2021: The Storms Of Jeremy Thomas – Review”
Boxing Day – Review
Cert – 12, Run-time – 1 hour 50 minutes, Director – Aml Ameen British writer, Melvin (Aml Ameen) returns home after two years to introduce his American fiancée, Lisa (Aja Naomi King), to his family, where tensions rise at the presence of his ex, and family friend, Georgia (Leigh-Anne Pinnock). The days in-between Boxing DayContinue reading “Boxing Day – Review”
LFF 2021: Titane – Review
Release Date – 26th December 2021, Cert – 18, Run-time – 1 hour 48 minutes, Director – Julia Ducournau As exotic dancer Alexia (Agathe Rousselle) begins to act upon long-growing violent and murderous impulses an aging fire chief (Vincent Lindon) finds himself reunited with his decade-long missing son. Before its premiere at Cannes earlier thisContinue reading “LFF 2021: Titane – Review”
Just A Little Bit Random 