Lost in Translation and the Lonely City Tom McAdam October 4, 2018 Analysis, Close-Up, Features Before its release back in 2003, no one quite knew what to expect from Lost in Translation, an indie romantic comedy set in Japan, starring Bill Murray and a then largely unknown 17-year-old Scarlett...
Fear and Faith: The Apocalyptic Architecture of Stalker Tom Bond July 25, 2017 Analysis, Close-Up, Features One look and you can tell how well a society functions. It’s all about order. Are the streets clear of rubbish? Are the walls fresh with paint? People only tend to care how something looks once they’re...
Lights Out – Review Bertie Archer August 21, 2016 Reviews Who hasn't turned off a light and thought, if only for a split second, that they saw a silhouette out of the corner of their eye? It's an instantly relatable premise, but sadly Lights Out switches off for much...
Short of the Week – Visible Tom Bond February 29, 2016 Features, Independent, Short of the Week https://vimeo.com/153748114 Visible is an inspiring short film about the importance of being yourself, delivered with an intriguing sci-fi twist. In this future Earth, most people have inexplicably...
Good Girl – Doc/Fest 2015 Review Phil W. Bayles June 9, 2015 Reviews “A feel-good film about depression” isn’t the easiest of sales pitches, but it’s an apt description of Good Girl. It’s bleak subject material, not least in depicting Solveig’s treatment by...