Blu-Ray Review: 12 Angry Men (Criterion Collection)
What is the best film of all time? It’s a question liable to cause heated debate and end in arguments. Traditionally, Citizen Kane has tended to top these lists, but…
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Film Festival Preview: Sheffield Doc/Fest Part 1
Comprising a record 182 features and shorts, this year’s Sheffield Doc/Fest promises to be the best yet. It’s a marvellous eclectic programme featuring 35 world, 21 International, 24 European and…
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Film Review: The Levelling
For many obvious reasons, and a few slightly baffling ones, London remains the focal point of English cinema. On the rare occasions filmmakers heads out into the ‘wilds’, it all…
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Incoming: Alien Covenant
Ridley Scott returns to the universe he created, with Alien Covenant, a new chapter in his ground breaking ALIEN franchise. The crew of the colony ship Covenant, bound for a…
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Blu-Ray Review: My Life as a Dog
Lasse Hallström had a rather unusual path into the world of film. Albeit, being responsible for directing almost every ABBA video isn’t something to sniff at. Today, he’s famous for…
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Incoming – Citizen Jane: Battle for the City
A documentary feature on Jane Jacobs, Robert Moses and their epic battles for the right to the city in the 20th century, and how those struggles inform, define and frame…
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Blu-Ray Review: Phenomena
Dario Argento describes Phenomena as his favourite film. Free from the usual restraining elements of family or collaborators, he allows his imagination and inventiveness to run riot. Whilst this makes…
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Blu-Ray Review: Brain Damage
Frank Henenlotter is a name you may not be familiar with unless you’re a devotee of horror cinema. However, for genre fans he’s an extremely popular figure; still regularly attending…
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Incoming: Burden
A probing portrait of Chris Burden, an artist who pushed the limits of creative expression and risked his life in the name of art. Burden is out in cinemas from…
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Blu-Ray Review: Melody
You may never have heard of a 1971 film called Melody but it marked an important moment for the British Film Industry. A new wave of screenwriters, producers and directors…
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