Incoming: Bushwick
Lucy emerges from a Brooklyn subway to find that her neighbourhood is under attack by black-clad military soldiers. She crosses paths with an ex-Marine corpsman, Stupe, who reluctantly helps her fight for survival through a civil war, as Texas attempts to secede from the United States of America. Bushwick is out in cinemas from Friday.
Blu-Ray Review: Lord of the Flies (Criterion Collection)
One of the most perverse aspects of the National Curriculum is the fact that generations of children throughout the UK grew up reading many of the same books. Animal Farm, An Inspector Calls and Blood Brothers have proved popular, but it’s probably William Golding’s Lord of the Flies which has had the most resonance. In …
Incoming: Logan Lucky
Trying to reverse a family curse, brothers Jimmy (Channing Tatum) and Clyde Logan (Adam Driver) set out to execute an elaborate robbery during the legendary Coca-Cola 600 race at the Charlotte Motor Speedway. Logan Lucky is out in cinemas from Friday.
Film Review: In Bed with Victoria
Whilst gender disparity remains in almost all worldwide cinema, it’s fair to say that French directors are much more included to give female actors leading roles. It’s hardly surprising when you consider the wealth of talent they have at their disposal. Catherine Deneuve, Marion Cotillard, Isabelle Huppert, Juliette Binoche, Mélanie Laurent and Clémence Poésy are …
Incoming: Detroit
A police raid in Detroit in 1967 results in one of the largest citizen uprisings in United States history. Detroit is out in cinemas from Friday.
Film Review: Bushwick
One of the only benefits of the current political climate in the US is that it’s fertile ground for a new wave of creativity in filmmaking. The Purge, and its sequels (hopefully not terrifyingly prescient) portrayed a nation after collapse where populism and totalitarianism holds sway. Cary Murnion and Jonathan Milott’s first film Cooties was …
Blu-Ray Review: Casque d’Or
Cinema loves a good romance. Even better when this includes a large slice of tragedy, murder, betrayal and melodrama. However, there’s nothing quite so compelling as a big screen love-triangle. Whether it’s in classics such as Casablanca, Jules et Jim or Gone with the Wind or more modern young adult films such as Twilight and …
Incoming: Everything, Everything
What if you couldn’t touch anything in the outside world? Never breathe in the fresh air, feel the sun warm your face…or kiss the boy next door? Everything, Everything tells the unlikely love story of Maddy, a smart, curious and imaginative 18-year-old who due to an illness cannot leave the protection of the hermetically sealed …
Incoming: Quest
This intimate chronicle of an African-American family in Philadelphia spans ten years, beginning at the dawn of the Obama presidency. Parents Christopher “Quest” Rainey, and Christine’a “Ma Quest” Rainey navigate the hardship and strife that grips their North Philly neighborhood as they raise their children, and cultivate a creative sanctuary for their community in their …
Blu-Ray Review: The Mourning Forest (Masters of Cinema)
The Japanese have a unique relationship with spirituality, death and nature. In a society grounded in ritual and traditions, a mortal’s passing to the other side is shrouded is mysticism and lore. Even in Aokigahara, also known as Suicide Forest, there’s an oddly regimented and ceremonial way of ending your life. In The Mourning Forest, …