Author David Brake

https://vimeo.com/258683540 In the world of short films, animation is a popular genre. Populated by promising and flawed student films, it’s easy to miss the polished diamonds in among the rough...

Mean Girls. Clueless. 10 Things I Hate About You. The teen comedy pantheon already sets a very high bar, and not every film reaches it. Good news, then, because Love, Simon is a big-hearted, well-rounded...

https://vimeo.com/250569840 Deep Impact, Seeking a Friend for the End of the World and TiMER all hold two similar qualities: they are a sci-fi movie, directed by a woman. These films are fine entries...

It is a greater crime for a film to be boring than bad, for at least the latter elicits an emotion. Their flaws shine out like diamonds in a mine and burn themselves into your mind. A pseudo-reward for your...

Director Brian Taylor is not a man of subtlety. The mind behind Crank, Crank: High Voltage and Gamer has a penchant for the frenzied. Mom and Dad is no different. From the off, Taylor's film has its...

"I was loved for a minute, then I was hated. Then I was just a punch line," so says Margot Robbie at the end of her tour de force performance in I, Tonya. A tragic finale to the tale of infamous ice-skater...

January is terrible isn't it? It's dull, grey and it rains. Endlessly. If only there was a new animated flick, bursting with colours, vibrancy and soulful music... ? Luckily for us, Disney in all their...

Warning: this article contains spoilers for Star Wars: The Last Jedi. This is not going to go the way you think! —Luke Skywalker, The Last Jedi Ambiguity (noun). The quality of being open to more than one...

It’s here! The One Room With A View Top 20 films of 2017 has arrived. If you thought 2017 was a poor year for movies, you didn't watch enough movies. At the very least, you didn't watch the right moves....

Well, we back together to look over another week in film. It's not pretty is it? The last seven days has seen even more allegations arise for Kevin Spacey, Jeffrey Tambor, Louis C.K. and beyond. It makes for...

https://vimeo.com/237551523 Nowadays, pretty visuals, compensating for a lack of substance, can go a long way for some shorts. One suspects there's a hope that the short running time and a few...

A documentary about a loved-up couple, both of whom are on the autism spectrum, walks a tightrope. If the film drops into sentimentality, it gives rise to claims of condescension. If it stays within cautious...

1. The fall of Harvey Weinstein To be upfront from the off, we are not the site to come to for insight around the Harvey Weinstein scandal. The wealth of female actors coming forward to produce a cacophony of...

https://vimeo.com/224657759 At One Room With A View, nothing excites us more than new talent. The thrilling prospect of discovering fresh, stimulating voices as they enter the world of film for the...

1. Ed Skrein leaves Hellboy It seems like every week we’ve got an article about Hellboy. Every week it’s David Harbour this, Ian McShane that. Not this week though. This week is all about Ed Skrein,...