The Operative – Berlinale 2019 Review Kambole Campbell February 11, 2019 Reviews The tale of the spy who got in too deep and let their emotions best them is one as old as the spy thriller genre. While there have been fun twists on that trope, unfortunately The Operative doesn’t bring...
Cargo – Review Louise Burrell May 20, 2018 Reviews Cargo may be a post-apocalyptic zombie thriller, but this is not an all-out horror flick. Basing it on their previous short film, directors Ben Howling and Yolanda Ramke instead focus on humanity. While this...
Ghost Stories – Review James Andrews April 7, 2018 Reviews Based on the Olivier Award-nominated play, Ghost Stories is at once an old-fashioned British horror flick and yet very much not what you expect. The premise sees professional debunker Professor Phillip Goodman...
Team Talk – Black Panther Louise Burrell February 18, 2018 Reviews The first Marvel feature of 2018 has landed and looks sure to be one of the biggest films of the year. Long-awaited and much-needed, Black Panther has undeniably struck a chord with audiences worldwide. Our...
Black Panther – Review Stephanie Watts February 8, 2018 Reviews Black Panther is the first Marvel instalment of 2018, and it’s opening the year with a bang. Featuring an enormously talented cast, the film tells the story of the Black Panther T’Challa (Chadwick Boseman)...
Short of the Week – The Voorman Problem Tom Bond September 19, 2016 Features, Independent, Short of the Week https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tacQ9-AtQRc&feature=youtu.be What if God was one of us? Just a bearded Tom Hollander living in a prison like one of us? This is the intriguing and preposterous concept on...
Whiskey Tango Foxtrot – Review Tom Bond May 15, 2016 Reviews Tina Fey deserves better than this film’s trailer, which suggested a woman who went to war because she was single and, when she got there, had a party. She deserves what Whiskey Tango Foxtrot actually...
The Hobbit: The Battle Of The Five Armies – Review Christopher Preston December 12, 2014 Reviews The Lord of the Rings was this generation’s Star Wars. Now, following in the footsteps of its intergalactic forefather, Middle Earth has coughed out its own mediocre prequel trilogy. Well, at least Lucas had...
By The Book: Sherlock David Brake January 12, 2014 Analysis, By The Book, Features 3 Comments Adaptation's a tricky subject; it's never perfect because it's an imperfect art, stretching across the chasm between those making it and those watching it. What works for one person is anathema to another and...
The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug – Review Chris Davies December 13, 2013 Reviews After the enjoyable yet underwhelming An Unexpected Journey, Jackson delivers with the long-expected sequel. Although darker in tone and colour palette, the film maintains momentum through extensive...