FIlm Review
Film Review: The Cellar
Creepy old houses in the middle of nowhere are perfect settings for horror cinema. Close neighbours are few and far between, which is often for the best considering how odd they usually are. There are no passers-by to raise the alarm or hear, say, a chainsaw doing its work. Mobile phone signal is sporadic, at …
Film Review: The Tale of King Crab
For hundreds if not thousands of years, stories were handed down through generations by word of mouth. Either through storytelling or in song. Folklore, legends and folk tales played a large part in European societies for a long time, before the written word became dominant. Even then, only a small minority could read or write, …
Film Review – Onoda: 10,000 Nights in the Jungle
Wars are never straightforward. The bigger the conflict, both in terms of length and size of the arena of battle, the messier things like logistics and communications become. The Pacific theatre during World War II is a prime example. fighting took place across countless islands, big and small, scattered across the ocean. Groups easily became …
Film Review: See You Then
The culture wars have never been so pernicious and the constant transphobia which infests every online platform is horrendous. Despite what some bigots like to spout, the decision to transition from your biological sex to a different gender is a huge decision. One which involves a long and painful process, not something anyone would do …
Film Review: Compartment No.6
It’s good to talk. Sometimes we meet the most fascinating people in the most unlikely circumstances. We also, occasionally, encounter characters we wish we hadn’t. On the face of it, a film which focuses on this kind of rendezvous may not exactly be particularly cinematic for obvious reasons, but that never stopped the likes of …
Film Review: Let the Wrong One In
Dublin in drenched in history. The largest city in Ireland is full of beautiful architecture and echoes of a lively and fascinating past. Dating back to the Gaels or Vikings, depending on who you ask, today it’s a thriving European capital and a popular tourist hotspot. A fact which has brought its own problems, including …
Film Review: Coppelia
Dating back to the Italian renaissance, ballet grew out of the courts over the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries. Popularity peaked during the next hundred years, but it has retained its appeal for a significant minority, especially within developed countries. Over the years it has evolved and often morphed into modern dance, allowing it to break …
Film Review: Barbarians
Housing prices seem to be rising inexorably, meaning that anyone who can afford to get on the housing ladder is likely to have a cash cow for some time to come. However, the pandemic has made many reassess their priorities. People are moving out of cities in droves in order to be near to the …
Film Review – Royalty Free: The Music of Kevin MacLeod
With the onset of streaming and the digitisation of music, it has become increasingly difficult for musicians to make a living. With meagre royalties from the likes of Spotify and Youtube, as well of the perennial threat of piracy, it has never been harder to maintain a career as a full-time performer. The old ways …
Film Review: Topside
New York City has provided the setting for many films and its probably the most iconic place in America. Tourists flock to the Big Apple to experience all the familiar places for themselves and get their own slice of the pie. Making a beeline to Manhattan to breathe in the sights and sounds. Gentrification has …