Author Louise Burrell

https://vimeo.com/channels/staffpicks/231710597 There have been plenty of films over the years that prove, time and again, that nothing good ever comes from a walk in the woods (at least not in the film...

The Victorian era has provided fertile ground for cinema’s lust for murder, mystery, and debauchery, particularly around the unsolved Jack the Ripper murders. What The Limehouse Golem offers is a precursor...

Following the well-trodden path of road trip films, Moon Dogs tells the tale of two very different step brothers who make the journey from Shetland to Glasgow, one in search of love and the other in search of...

https://vimeo.com/227495263 Shot on one cartridge of 8mm film, with only in-camera edits allowed and no post-production, Hard Coffee is three and a half minutes of highly-caffeinated energy. Filmed as part...

An unauthorised yet very affectionate biopic, England is Mine offers a glimpse into Morrissey’s pre-Smiths years in 1970s Manchester. Surrounded by arguing parents, uninteresting people and dead-end jobs,...

Last year’s release of Maudie, the tale of a Nova Scotia artist who suffers from crippling arthritis, looks set to cement Sally Hawkins as the master of powerful fragility. Wonderfully charming and...

Following in the footsteps of Bridesmaids and Trainwreck, Girls Trip embraces female comedy in its most unfiltered and unashamed form. This is not a sweet story of four best friends who find themselves in...

With Christopher Nolan at the helm and a cast made up of the likes of Kenneth Branagh, Cillian Murphy, Tom Hardy, and Mark Rylance, it's safe to say Dunkirk has received its fair share of pre-release hype....

https://vimeo.com/223715406 In a documentary that could just as easily be a Christopher Guest film, director Nathan Truesdell pulls together archive footage of a frankly bizarre event that occurred in...

When unemployed Duval (François Cluzet) is offered a job transcribing phone calls for a suspiciously vague "security firm", he blindly accepts, desperate to prove his worth in the world and get back to a life...

https://vimeo.com/231158508 Winner of Sundance 2016’s Special Jury Award, director Jim Cummings is back with a trio of short films created for First Look Media. Each of the shorts are shot in just one...

Edgar Wright's Baby Driver finally came screeching into cinemas this week, set to what is arguably one of the greatest soundtracks in recent years and featuring a superb cast made up of the likes of Kevin...

https://vimeo.com/219933301 Based on writer, director and producer Thyrone Tommy's own experiences, Mariner tells the mesmerising tale of Nate, a young navigation cadet taking his final college exams. A...

This month marks fifty years since the release of one of the most iconic albums of all time, Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band, changing the face of modern day music forever. The album marked a pivotal...

To say that El Pastor is a thing of beauty is an understatement. The endless, broad landscapes of central Spain play a crucial role not only in the film’s stunning visuals, but also in the feeling of...