Incoming: Money Monster
In the taut and tense thriller Money Monster, Lee Gates (George Clooney) is a bombastic TV personality whose popular financial network show has made him the money wiz of Wall Street. But after he hawks a high tech stock that mysteriously crashes, an irate investor (Jack O’Connell) takes Gates, his crew, and his ace producer …
Film Review: The Trust
Nicolas Cage is a very singular actor. Whilst he’s become something of a laughing stock on the internet, largely thanks to a raft of memes and video cuts, it’s easy to forget that Nic is an Oscar winner. Indeed, he does make a lot of bad films, but has the knack of turning it a …
Film Review: Gray Matters
I love old buildings. I love history and I love beauty. I’ve never really ‘got’ modern architecture and design though. So when it comes to the subject I know very little. I’d never even heard of Eileen Gray, let alone being aware of her work. By the time I finished watching Marco Orsini’s Gray Matters, …
Incoming: The Daughter
In the last days of a dying logging town Christian (Paul Schneider) returns to his family home for his father Henry’s (Geoffrey Rush) wedding to the much younger Anna (Anna Torv). While home, Christian reconnects with his childhood friend Oliver (Ewen Leslie), who has stayed in town working at Henry’s timber mill and is now …
Blu-ray Review: L’avventura (Criterion Collection)
Most films have a very precise structure. There is a beginning, middle and an end. The first portion sets out to introduce the audience to the main character(s). The main section is where the story is contained and is normally a journey of some kind, whether that be emotional or physical. The finale is a …
Film Review: The Age of Consequences
There have been many films made about the dangers of climate change. Despite all the evidences to the contrary, there are still a vocal minority who either deny it’s existence or that it’s rapid perpetuation is man-made. Whilst most environmental documentaries concentrate on the effect of our actions on the planet, director Jared P Scott …
Incoming: Mon Roi
Tony is admitted to a rehabilitation center after a serious ski accident.Dependent on the medical staff and pain relievers, she takes time to look back on a turbulent relationship that she experienced with Georgio. Why did they love each other? Who is this man that she loved so deeply? How did she allow herself to …
DVD Review: Killer Dames: Two Gothic Thrillers by Emilio P Miraglia
Emilio P Miraglia certainly earned his stripes before moving behind the camera. The Italian director only made six films but spent almost two decades working behind the scenes on Italian horror and B-movies before stepping forward. Today, he’s best known by euro horror fans for the early gialli The Night Evelyn Came Out of the …
Incoming: The Silent Storm
On a wild and remote Scottish island, the respected local minister, Balor, fights to keep his disappearing community together. His beautiful, enigmatic wife Aislin is more in tune with nature than she is with her husband or the villagers. It’s clear she doesn’t belong here and is treated as a total outsider. A storm is …
Film Festival Review: Derby Film Festival 2016
Now in its third year, Derby Film Festival shows no signs of slowing down. Which is apt given that the theme of this year’s festival was that of ‘journey’. Indeed, the 10 days of previews, old favourites, the horrific and the fantastic simply flew by. Once again, the QUAD was an excellent host, with friendly …