Sherlock has always been cinematic: ‘Silent Sherlock: Three Classic Cases Review’
Arthur Conan Doyle’s first Sherlock Holmes story was published just a year before the filming of Roundhay Garden Scene (1888), the oldest surviving film. Holmes...
Author: Paul Salt
‘The People Behind the Camera Behind the Animals’: Super Nature Review
Around the world, we see filmmakers chasing gorillas, reindeer, kangaroos, butterflies, snakes and dolphins across glorious rainforests, Arctic tundras, and scorched deserts, clutching their Super...
Jen and the LFF Critic 2025: Bugonia, Frankenstein, Die My Love & More.
Good lord, it’s that time of year again! The London Film Festival has happened and Paul saw way too many movies in a very narrow...
‘Port of Shadows’ (1938) Bluray Review: Stunning Restoration of Noir Classic
Studio Canal have lovingly restored a key film in the history of French Cinema and Film Noir. Marcel Carné’s Port of Shadows (Le Quai des...
‘Chain Reaction’ Review: The Texas Chainsaw Symposium
“It’s like something out of a dream” remarks Teri McMinn’s Pam in some of the deleted footage of The Texas Chainsaw Massacre featured prominently in...
‘Trapped’ Review: Tensions Rise in Class Skirmish Short
Class revenge is a privilege the poor can’t afford. In David and Sam Cutler-Kreutz’s tense short film, a janitor named Joaquin (Javier Molina) is working...
‘Good Boy’ Review: Barkness Falls
Ben Leonburg’s much anticipated horror film follows the perspective of Indy, a dog whose beloved owner is recuperating from a lung disease. As Indy acclimatises...
‘The Mourning Of’ Review: A Short Film About Grief
Merced Elizondo’s short film explores the tragically sinister side of grief; the guilt associated with the vulnerability that arises from that darkness. Natalia Villegas plays...
“Happyend” Review: Youth in the Age of AI Surveillance
Young people have always been doomed to carry the burden of the previous generations fears and failures. It’s hard to imagine how the future must...
‘Queen of the Ring’ Review: Is this Wrestling Biopic a Face or Jobber?
Writer-director Ash Avildsen’s biographical sports drama recounts the life of wrestler Mildred “Millie” Burke, the first million-dollar female athlete. Emily Bett Rickards carries the film...