Incoming: Amazing Grace
Witness Aretha Franklin as you’ve never seen her before. Experience an electrifying performance in the brand new concert film Amazing Grace. Amazing Grace is in cinemas from 10 May.
Film Review: Diamantino
Unfortunately, we live in a world where fame and fortune often have precious little to do with ability, intelligence or hard work. This vacuous throw-away culture has led to a cult of personality which has allowed the likes of Donald Trump and Kim Kardashian to succeed. Today, pop stars, musicians and footballers have more sway …
Incoming: Pokémon Detective Pikachu
The story begins when ace private eye Harry Goodman goes mysteriously missing, prompting his 21-year-old son Tim to find out what happened. Aiding in the investigation is Harry’s former Pokémon partner, Detective Pikachu: a hilariously wise-cracking, adorable super-sleuth who is a puzzlement even to himself. Finding that they are uniquely equipped to communicate with one …
Blu-Ray Review: The Big Clock
When it comes to actors with a huge presence, Charles Laughton was unmistakably a heavyweight. Theatrically trained, the West End led to Broadway and then eventually Hollywood. He made a huge impression in films such as The Private Life of Henry VIII, Mutiny on the Bounty, Jamaica Inn and The Big Clock. The latter, directed …
Incoming: Madeline’s Madeline
When Madeline (Helena Howard) joins a prestigious theatre group, director Evangeline (Molly Parker) knows she’s found her star. Effortlessly talented, Madeline has an uncanny ability to pour herself into every role. But something isn’t quite right; Madeline’s stopped taking her medication, and her grasp on reality has started to slip. As fact and fiction blur, …
Film Review: Just Say Goodbye
Suicide is not something we traditionally talk about as a society but it’s a subject which we’re just beginning to publicly address. Taking your own life accounts for the tragic loss of almost a million people around the world each year. In America, the suicide rate has gone up by over 30% in the last …
Film Review: Dead Good
Although much has been lost in the passing of time, what we do know about ancient civilizations is how important death rituals were to them. The Egyptians, Mayans, Sumerians, Incas and Mesopotamians all placed great stock in expediating their journeys to the next/after-life. Burial meant ritual and much of the ‘writings’ which remains pertains to …
Film Review: The Ranger
If genre cinema ran a travel agency it would definitely be offering vacations to a cabin in the woods; teens go half price. Indeed, the willingness of (particularly American) teenagers to leave their cities and go into the country, often with hardly a brain cell between them, is uncanny. Jenn Wexler knows her way around …
Film Review: Scary Stories
Drawing heavily on folklore and urban legend, Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark is a series of children’s books written by Alvin Schwartz and illustrated by Stephen Gammell. The set of three books, the first instalment published in 1981, captured the hearts and imaginations of youngsters across America. Along with his peers, Schwartz paved …
Incoming: High Life
In deep space, Monte and his daughter Willow live together aboard a spacecraft, in complete isolation. A man whose strict self-discipline is a shield against desire, Monte fathered her against his will. His sperm was used to inseminate the young woman who gave birth to her. They were members of a crew of prisoners – …