Film Review: Adventures of a Mathematician
Like many Jews from Eastern Europe, Stan Ulam got a job and eventually emigrated to America during the 1930s. He was employed by Harvard University as an academic, working on…
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Film Review – Karen Dalton: In My Own Time
The streets of history are paved with the names of musicians who were supremely talented yet failed to realise their full potential. More often than not, their natural and immense…
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Film Review: Next Door
If you watch European cinema at all regularly, you’ll recognise Daniel Brühl. He has one of those memorable faces. You might not be able to quite place him straight away,…
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Film Review – Freakscene: The Story of Dinosaur Jr.
Rising from the ashes of Deep Wound, a high school hardcore punk band from western Massachusetts, J Mascis and Lou Barlow formed Dinosaur Jr. in 1984. They were joined by…
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Grimmfest 2021 Preview
Now in its 13th edition, Grimmfest has firmly cemented its place on the UK horror film festival circuit. This year the festival returns to its home at Odeon Great Northern…
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Blu-ray Review: Beasts of No Nation
Whilst most, if not all, people reading this will have had a childhood, in many places around the world it’s far from guaranteed. Growing up in a stable and relatively…
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Film Review – The Village Detective: A Song Cycle
Bill Morrison is undoubtedly one of the most interesting filmmakers working within non-fiction cinema today. His approach to his subject is wholly unique and is greatly influenced by his art.…
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Film Review: Gaia
In ancient times, man used to worship the gods of nature. In tune with and wholly dependent on the natural world around them, they would give sacrifices to these elemental…
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Blu-Ray Review: The Lighthouse
There’s nothing little Englanders like more than to reference ‘the war’. Indeed, this has always been the case and martial language has seeped into many aspects of our daily lives.…
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Blu-Ray Review: Paranormal Activity
One of the most contentious and derided areas of horror cinema is the sub-genre of found footage films. It’s a conceit that was occasionally used in the past but first…
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