Short of the Week – At the End of the Cul-de-Sac Naomi Soanes April 24, 2017 Features, Independent, Short of the Week http://vimeo.com/channels/staffpicks/211551365 It’s not often that we see an entire film captured as one continuous shot, let alone by a drone. But it's likely that it's something we're going to be...
Why Vampire Movies Will Never Die Naomi Soanes April 21, 2017 Analysis, Features, Opinion Anyone that's seen the trailer for The Transfiguration will know that it appears to be a lot more Let The Right One In than Twilight. Coming across as dark, bloody and completely inscrutable, it follows all...
Fist Fight – Review Naomi Soanes March 9, 2017 Reviews Fist Fight is the kind of film that you won’t want to enjoy, but you just might, even though you'll want to detest it with every fibre of your being. And this is its dark art – it takes a simplistic and...
Why Hugh Jackman’s Wolverine Is The Best There Is At What He Does Naomi Soanes February 28, 2017 Analysis, Features, Opinion Let’s face it: the world was a much warmer, cosier place back in 2000 when 20th Century Fox’s rebooted X-Men franchise first hit our screens. Gladiator was about to become one of the most beloved films of...
How Dane DeHaan Mastered The Low-Budget Drama Naomi Soanes February 24, 2017 Analysis, Features, Spotlight By now you've probably seen the trailer for A Cure for Wellness, a movie that could easily turn out to be the most bizarre of 2017. It’s a far cry from the usual spiel for director Gore Verbinski,...
By The Book – Trainspotting Naomi Soanes January 25, 2017 Analysis, By The Book, Features Welcome to By the Book, where we compare books with their cinematic adaptations. Are they faithful and delightful partners in storytelling, or are the authors turning in their graves through these unholy...
Split – Review Naomi Soanes January 21, 2017 Reviews Why is it that people seem to have a morbid fascination with dissociative identity disorder? Part of the reason could be the endless possibilities that the condition offers, and this is exactly what Shyamalan...
The Rise and Rise of Chris Pratt Naomi Soanes December 22, 2016 Features, Spotlight How did Chris Pratt transition so smoothly from the schlubby Andy Dwyer to the hunky Hollywood hero we know today? We have at least one theory: abs. First things first – a philosophical question to start...
Office Christmas Party – Review Naomi Soanes December 10, 2016 Reviews If there’s one thing Office Christmas Party is, it’s festive. But not in a fuzzy, feel-good sort of a way. In a Bad Santa sort of way. The film is definitely set during the holiday season, and there’s...
The Edge of Seventeen – Review Naomi Soanes December 3, 2016 Reviews Move over John Hughes – Kelly Fremon Craig is in the house. And she’s just penned AND directed one of the best coming-of-age films of 2016. But while relative newcomer Craig’s work is a delight to...
The Perks of Being the Wallflower: Logan Lerman Naomi Soanes November 17, 2016 Analysis, Features, Spotlight What’s the first film that springs to mind when you say the name Logan Lerman? Percy Jackson? Maybe even The Perks of Being a Wallflower? But for some, this name wouldn’t strike any recognition at all....
A Street Cat Named Bob – Review Naomi Soanes November 5, 2016 Reviews It’s hard to know what to expect from a film called A Street Cat Named Bob – assuming you’ve not read the book. The trailers imply it’s a film that’s going to explore the nature of addiction, as...
Deepwater Horizon – Review Naomi Soanes October 2, 2016 Reviews We've seen an increasing amount of industrial "docufilms" in recent years - Captain Phillips and Flight, to name but a couple. But the interesting thing about Horizon is that it is a glimpse into a shady...
The Citizen Kane of Awful: Abraham Lincoln – Vampire Hunter Naomi Soanes September 8, 2016 Features, Nostalgia, The Citizen Kane of Awful Cast: Benjamin Walker, Dominic Cooper, Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Rufus Sewell Director: Timur Bekmambetov Writer: Seth Grahame-Smith Estimated Budget: $100 million US Gross: $116.4 million From the...
Sausage Party – Review Naomi Soanes September 3, 2016 Reviews We never thought it could happen, but it appears that Seth Rogen has finally fallen victim to his own success. The fantastic trailer gave us high hopes – and the concept alone of a sausage trying to save...