Film
Blu-Ray Review – Apocalypse Now: Final Cut
No war has focused the minds of American film-makers quite like Vietnam. It’s a conflict which split American society; polarising a nation. Given the controversy surrounding events within the region, it’s a subject which has produced some of the greatest modern war films. Including the likes of Jacob’s Ladder, Platoon, Full Metal Jacket and Hamburger …
Blu-Ray Review: The Criminal
Stanley Baker was hardly what you’d call a typical leading man in post-war British cinema. Unlike his peers, who were almost always handsome and debonair, the former electrician’s apprentice cut a rough and ready figure. In many ways a brooding brute of a man, he carved out a niche for himself in the likes of …
Film Review: Night Hunter
Zack Snyder’s Justice League film is as memorable for the controversy around the digital removal of Henry Cavill’s moustache as whatever happened in it. The British actor made his name playing Superman but outside of that ‘universe’ it’s fair to say that his career has otherwise stuttered. Thrust into leading roles, he’s seemingly struggled to …
BFI London Film Festival 2019 Preview
The 63rd BFI London Film Festival takes place in cinemas across the capital between 2-13 October. It’s the UK’s premier showcase of the most exciting new cinema from around the world. This year sees a firm focus on innovative directors, with a competition boasting extraordinary visions. Featuring 229 feature films, including numerous premieres, and 116 …
Film Review: The Furies
Despite a (painfully) slow change in attitudes, we still live in a misogynistic and male dominated society. Whilst prejudice and discrimination might be on the wane, they’re still endemic within our patriarchal culture. As men, we often don’t realise how our daily interactions can undermine any progress. These small gestures or confirmations are often a …
Film Review: Empathy, Inc.
There are very few people who are happy with their lot. Even the rich almost always seem to be lacking something. Whilst the grass might look greener on the other side it’s easy to covet what others have without sparing a thought for what their troubles are. If you could experience what less fortunate people …
Interview: Jessica Hynes (The Fight)
The Fight is Spaced star Jessica Hynes’ debut as writer, director, and actor. She plays Tina, a 40-year-old boxfit enthusiast who convinces a local boxing instructor (Cathy Tyson) to train her as a fighter after her parents’ (Christopher Fairbank and Anita Dobson) marriage starts to collapse and her daughter (Sennia Nanua) has to contend with …
DVD Review: The Fight
Films about boxers overcoming adversity are a long and noble tradition within cinema, but the protagonists of such films are, with very few exceptions, men. Spaced star Jessica Hynes is seeking to correct that lack of representation with The Fight, her debut as an actor-writer-director. The film is set in present-day Folkestone and centres on …
Film Review: The Shock of the Future
Women are only just now beginning to get the recognition they deserve for their role in pioneering electronic music. Whilst this tardy acknowledgment is a sad indictment of society as a whole, it’s an area of music which has often been easier for females to excel in. Without the necessity of a band or having …