Features

It’s no secret that "chick flicks" are widely misunderstood as simply fodder for audiences of the teen girl persuasion. Historically, films that fall into this category (whether justified or not) are...

The Shape Of Water is fairytale master Guillermo Del Toro’s latest film offering romance, fantasy horrific injury detail and weird and wonderful creatures. His practical effects in many of his films make his...

Raised on a diet of Penny Lane, Ramona Flowers and Summer Finn, boys do not stand a chance when it comes to perceiving the unseen depths and desires of the women in their lives. If every girl who hangs with...

Greta Gerwig’s eagerly-anticipated first feature as director, Lady Bird, is finally here on Friday. Perhaps somewhat surprisingly, the triple-threat chose not to star in the film herself, yet a cast...

You may not know his name, you quite possibly don’t know his face, but you’ll certainly have seen Doug Jones on screen somewhere. The former contortionist-turned-actor has appeared in a varied range of...

The release of Black Panther this week need not only be marked on the calendars of Marvel super-fans. It’s good news for fans of director Ryan Coogler’s previous output, and not just because he’s brought...

https://vimeo.com/251295114 Following on from last year's comedy-horror Prevenge, Alice Lowe once again finds herself playing a woman in the wake of her partner's death. Deliciously dark and completely...

As, quite possibly, the greatest actor of his or any generation, it’s tempting to think of Daniel Day-Lewis as someone who stands alone. To imagine him towering above his colleagues in terms of both his...

Time and again Sir Daniel Day-Lewis’ name has been sounded in response to the debate as to who is the greatest living actor. Certainly, it is the case that his name is synonymous with the highest standard...

Given his propensity for writing films revolving around driven, charismatic, and dangerously self-regarding men, one might be forgiven for thinking Paul Thomas Anderson, all-round auteur and probably the...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wWxtmUB8uYI Director, writer, and animator Jac Clinch has created an impressive filmography that details the frustrations of small-town life in Britain. With his...

This month sees the release of Early Man, the seventh feature-length offering from Bristol's own Aardman Animations. As you'd have every right to expect from the studio, Early Man is a heart-warming and...

In Europe, everybody would say, "Well, they (in Hollywood) just want to squeeze you like a lemon." Well, yeah! But, you know, if I have the juice, why shouldn't they? Of all actors to grace the awards-season...

Yesterday was the day many film fans have been waiting for: the 2018 Oscars nominations have been revealed! To celebrate and debate the (delightful and outrageous) results of this announcement are Copy Editor...

Alexander Payne, the great satirist of Middle American mores, returns this weekend with his latest ditty of wry social commentary, Downsizing. Often when a filmmaker establishes such a distinctive formula as...