FIlm Review
Film Review: Parallel Mothers
There are few more colourful events in the film calendar than a new offering from Pedro Almodóvar. The Spanish master has a flair for the theatrical and an eye for the melodramatic. He’s undoubtedly one of the greatest living European filmmakers, with a raft of hits including Volver, Tie Me Up! Tie Me Down!, Talk …
Film Review – Boris Karloff: The Man Behind The Monster
Along with his great rival Bela Lugosi, Boris Karloff was one of the most recognisable faces in Hollywood during the 1930s and 1940s. Iconic is an understatement. After initially struggling to make his mark in the business, his breakthrough came in James Whale’s Frankenstein (1931). He went on to become a familiar face in genre …
Film Review: Dear Rider
While the history of snowboarding can’t be traced back to just one single point, the first model which resembles a modern snowboard first appeared in the 1960s. The original was basically an adaptation of a surfboard which wfor tailored to the pistes. These ‘snurfers’ became available towards the end of the decade but it’s widely …
Film Review: Salt in My Soul
More than 30,000 people are living with cystic fibrosis in the US today. It’s a hereditary disease which is usually diagnosed at birth, causing sticky mucus to build up in the lungs and digestive system. This leads to lung infections and problems with digesting food. Only roughly half of those born with this condition are …
Film Review: Torn
Countless generations have been drawn by the call of the mountains. To scale the summit of mighty ice-covered peaks and reach for the sky. We’re somehow programmed to want to explore. To go places where no one else has ever been before. It’s a challenge. A test of human endurance. To escape the billions of …
Film Review: The Last Thing Mary Saw
When the Mayflower landed in Plymouth, Massachusetts in 1620, it would set the religious tone in New England for centuries to come. The Pilgrim Fathers brought their brand of puritanism to the New World and started a movement which would eventually sweep through the region. Building the foundations for the socio-political outlook of colonial life …
Film Review: Memory Box
When it comes down to it, how much do we actually know about our parents? it’s more than likely that we’re aware of the major events in their lives as well as a wealth of random facts. The period which coincides with our existence will obviously be more familiar, but what about before we were …
Film Review: The Free Fall
As human beings, we struggle to deal with or know what to do with trauma. We’re just not hardwired in that way. Our minds look for methods to deal with it. To allow us to function and carry on with our daily lives without being overwhelmed by events from the past. We can compartmentalise this …
Film Review: The Devil to Pay
The ancient Appalachian Mountains run all the way from Newfoundland in Canada to Alabama in the United States of America. The remoteness and inaccessibly of the range has made it a perfect hideout for many people looking to get off the grid, lay-low or evade the prying eyes of the authorities over the years. Local …
Film Review: Dawn Raid
When the subject of hip hop and rap music comes up, it’s natural to think of America. That is where it all began and that’s where the money has always been. The biggest labels, the biggest artists. Indeed, it’s these sounds which get pumped into homes around the world. However, there are so many rich …