Incoming: Billy Lynn’s Halftime Walk
Billy Lynn’s Halftime Walk is told from the point of view of 19-year-old private Billy Lynn (newcomer Joe Alwyn) who, along with his fellow soldiers in Bravo Squad, becomes a…
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Film Review: BAFTA Shorts 2017
At best, short films are often underappreciated by the film-going public. At worst, they’re completely ignored. However, many popular feature films started life in a curtailed format. This is especially…
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Blu-Ray Review: Tower of London
Vincent Price longed to be taken seriously as an actor. Although he made his name epitomising sinister in horror films, in his heart he wanted to compete with the best…
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Incoming: Prevenge
A pitch black, wryly British comedy, Prevenge follows Ruth, a pregnant woman on a killing spree that’s as funny as it is vicious. It’s her misanthropic unborn baby dictating Ruth’s…
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Blu-Ray Review: Cover Girl
Whilst La La Land may have swept the awards circuit and captivated a generation of people unaccustomed to musicals, at one time they were mainstream Hollywood. Today, there’s the odd…
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Incoming: Gold
Gold is the story of Kenny Wells (McConaughey), a modern-day prospector, hustler, and dreamer, desperate for a lucky break. Left with few options, Wells teams up with an equally luckless…
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Blu-Ray Review: The Unknown Girl
Since the inception of cinema, film-makers have used the medium as a way of highlighting social issues and driving social consciousness. However, it’s in times of great change or crisis…
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Preview: The Japan Foundation Touring Film Programme 2017
Since 2004, the Japan Foundation has organised a touring Japanese film programme in close partnership with distinguished film venues across the UK. Each year, a handpicked selection of films are…
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Incoming: Loving
Loving celebrates the real-life courage and commitment of an interracial couple, Richard and Mildred Loving, who married and then spent the next nine years fighting for the right to live…
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Blu-Ray Review: Raising Cain
Today, John Lithgow is probably best known for his work on the small screen. Whilst he’s currently gracing our screens in his Emmy-nominated role as Winston Churchill in The Crown,…
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