The Children Act: Life or Dignity In Powerful Courtroom Drama
A High Court Judge (Emma Thompson) must come to a difficult decision regarding the welfare of a child who is refusing a lifesaving blood transfusion...
Category: Movie Reviews
Frightfest 2018 Short Film Showcase 3 Review
The third day of Frightfest’s short film showcase boasted yet more high quality short form horror from around the world. Perhaps the most eclectic selection...
‘Possum’ Review: Pitch Black Horror From Matthew Holness
Peter (Sean Harris), a children’s entertainer, returns to his isolated home on the Norfolk coast following some terrible incident. He spends his time exchanging terse...
‘Climax’ Review: Noé’s Inferno
A troupe of hip hop dancers lock themselves in a club, accidentally take LSD and go insane. Gaspar Noé spends a great deal of his...
Frightfest 2018 Short Film Showcase 2 Review
The second part of the annual Frightfest Short Film Showcase featured a very high standard of short form horror. There’s much to admire in a...
‘The Ranger’ Review: Effective Slasher With A Hint Of Punk
A group of punk rockers must escape to the wilderness after their leader stabs a police officer during a drug raid. One of the Rockers,...
‘American Animals’ Review: The Heist Movie Of The Century
The mostly true story of four young privileged men who decide to steel some rare books from their university library. They don’t need the money,...
‘The Eyes Of Orson Welles’: A Drawing Speaks A Thousand Words.
Film Critic Mark Cousins explores newly found drawings by Orson Welles made throughout his life, and uses them to tell the story of the man’s...
‘The Equaliser 2’ Review: This Time It’s Not Particularly Personal…
After rescuing an adorable blonde white girl from some shady looking foreign types, all American hero Robert McCall solves more problems around his neighbourhood with...
‘The Meg’ Review: A Toothless Monster Blockbuster
There’s a big underwater research facility in the middle of one of the oceans and they accidentally unleash a massive shark called a Megalodon that...