Into Heaven’s Mouth: Remembering Alfonso Cuarón’s Y Tu Mamá También Patrick Nabarro December 12, 2018 Analysis, Close-Up, Features, One Off If we include the about-to-be-released Roma, Alfonso Cuarón has only directed eight feature films across a near 30-year career. The reason for this relative slimness of output is likely to have many factors...
Cel Mates: The Book of Life Rory Steabler January 18, 2018 CEL Mates, Features, Independent The Book of Life bears more than a passing resemblance to Pixar’s Coco, out this week. Obviously, both are based around the Mexican tradition of the Day of the Dead, and involve protagonists going on a...
Flatliners – Review Naomi Soanes October 1, 2017 Reviews As a general rule of thumb, if you’re going to update a film that was (let’s face it) average at best to begin with, it’s probably a good idea to add something new to the mix. Unfortunately, Oplev...
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...