Short of the Week – Much Better Now Naomi Soanes June 19, 2017 Features, Independent, Short of the Week https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MCq6tbwHN0U Never will you have watched a short film before that says so much without saying anything at all. Following the adventures of a lonely bookmark, who is...
Love – Review Thom Denson November 22, 2015 Reviews Gaspar Noé, a cinematic denizen of the controversial and envelope-pushing returns with only his fourth film in twenty eight years. Love, a 3D extravaganza, details a fractious relationship through the...
The Book of Life – Review Tom Bond October 26, 2014 Reviews The Book of Life makes an intriguing attempt at exploring gender stereotypes, but often ends up reinforcing them. Maria (Saldana) ticks a few painfully clichéd feminist heroine boxes, but mostly she is never...
Goodbye to Language (3D) – LFF Review Tom Bond October 13, 2014 Reviews 1 Comment Reviewing Goodbye to Language is like watching it. Very confusing. All that really matters is the ground-breaking moment where Godard rips up the 3D rulebook and redefines the format. The image splits. One...
The House of Magic (3D) – Review Cameron Ward July 22, 2014 Reviews Featuring near every children's tale trope, The House of Magic possesses little imagination beyond a slight fusion of Toy Story and Over the Hedge. Sassy chihuahuas emit crude one-liners, fat people fall...
The Young and Prodigious T.S. Spivet – Review Cameron Ward June 12, 2014 Reviews 1 Comment Jean-Pierre Jeunet's visually stunning adaptation of Reif Larsen's similarly-titled novel boasts impressive performances and well-crafted design, but ultimately forgets the importance of thematic integration -...
Under the Electric Sky – Sundance London Review Christopher Preston April 25, 2014 Reviews Under the Electric Sky is a ridiculous film which exhibits ridiculous people. Shot during 2013’s Electric Daisy Carnival it offers zero accessibility and little of interest to anyone not already associated...