FIlm Review
Film Review: Starfish
Grief is a powerful feeling. It can overpower all human emotions and leave you virtually crippled. How you handle this trauma is a distinctly personal thing. There’s no right or wrong answer and the only common denominator is perhaps time. In A Monster Calls and I Kill Giants, grief is depicted as the titular monster. …
Film Review: Freedom Fields
Whilst it’s a laudable notion that sport and politics should never mix, in reality it’s almost impossible to separate one from another. How a nation views their athletes and sportspeople often reflects the prevailing socio-political views. For example, the way women are treated in highly religious societies tends to reflect their ability to participate in …
Film Review – John McEnroe: In The Realm Of Perfection
Consensus has it that the golden era of men’s tennis began with the emergence of Roger Federer around the middle of last decade. Whilst the athleticism and technical ability of Nadal, Murray and Djokovic and the Swiss is beyond doubt, it’s hard to shake the feeling that the sport has lost something in its constant …
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 …
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 …
Film Review: Arctic
Located at the northernmost point of Earth, the Arctic region is a desolate and unforgiving place. Spanning a number of countries, the climate is brutally cold and the landscape is a mix of permafrost, arctic tundra, snow, ice and frigid ocean. If you get stranded there, you’re liable to die from exposure. Unless you’re eaten …
Film Review: Blue
Earth is rapidly approaching a point of no return. Humans have polluted the air, seas and raped the land for all its worth. Our rampant consumerism knows no bounds and unless radical action is taken the tipping point will be breached and then we’re set for a rapid ride down the poop chute to extinction. …