The Return of the Romantic Comedy Olivia Luder June 20, 2018 Analysis, Features, One Off Dust off the wedding bells, dig out the confetti, it’s time to celebrate: the romantic comedy is back! It’s been a long drought but thanks to Netflix, Trump, and possibly Harry and Meghan, the age of...
To the Moon and Back: A History of Aardman in Seven(ish) Films Nick Evan-Cook January 26, 2018 Analysis, CEL Mates, Features 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...
The Snowman – Review Thom Denson October 15, 2017 Reviews Ah, the Scandinavian noir-thriller, a BBC4 staple, the type of prestige show Mum and Dad recommend each time you catch up. Hyper-stylish, immensely clever and completely engrossing – safe to say, one of the...
10 Most Exciting Cannes Competition Films 2017 Calum Baker April 14, 2017 Analysis, Features, Top 10 Last year's Cannes Film Festival was a real crowdpleaser in terms of headline names: Jim Jarmusch and Nicolas Winding Refn each blew us away, Jeff Nichols made a slow-burning stonker, and Asghar Farhadi...
10 Kids’ TV Shows That Need Gritty Reboots Calum Baker March 23, 2017 Analysis, Features, Top 10 What a time to be alive. Bryan Cranston, 25 years and six Emmys after playing "Snizzard" in Mighty Morphin' Power Rangers, is returning to the franchise reboot as the all-new ultra-realistic Zordon. The...
Is Fantastic Four Already the Worst Superhero Movie of All Time? Calum Baker August 8, 2015 Analysis, Features, Opinion All statistics correct at time of writing. We were all a little worried for Josh Trank's embattled vision for Reed Richards, Ben Grimm and the Storm siblings, but nothing prepared us for this: already,...