World Mental Health Day sees the release of Down Again, Mark Hunter’s battle with bipolar disorder Today is World Mental Health Day, and also marks the release of a brand … Read More
Mini Review: ‘Peppermint’ is short on story, long on action
Mini Review: ‘Peppermint’ is short on story, long on action Jennifer Garner is back to kicking ass on the big screen. Riley North, a suburban mom, has her world turned … Read More
Movie Review: ‘Summer of ’84’ falls a bit short of ‘Stranger Things’
Movie Review: ‘Summer of ’84’ falls a bit short of ‘Stranger Things’ In ‘Summer of ’84’, we meet a group of young teenage outcast friends: Conspiracy theory loving Davey (Graham … Read More
What’s Out on Blu-ray in September: Ghost Stories, Scream For Help, Izzy Gets the F*ck Across Town
Ghost Stories Synopsis from the Press Release: ‘A debunker of all things paranormal, Professor Goodman (Andy Nyman, Black Death) has devoted his life to exposing phony psychics and fraudulent supernatural … Read More
Black Cat: Bohemia, Southbank’s Udderbelly *****
On the banks of the Thames, in the unchartered realm of the spiegel tent, lurk a troupe of performance aficionados, ready to send shudders through the Udderbelly. Led by cabaret … Read More
Mini Review: Crazy Rich Asians
Mini Review: Crazy Rich Asians Ever gone to your kid’s, or your babysitter’s, nephew’s, whatever, highschool production of… pretty much anything grownup, maybe Cabaret or South Pacific, and while registering … Read More
The 10 Best Movies of 2018 So Far
A handy guide to the 10 Best Movies of 2018 (as of right now) As we enter the lull between the sugar highs of summer’s thrill rides and the inevitable … Read More
Review: We The Animals
Review: We The Animals When there are three children closely spaced, sometimes barely spaced at all, they are usually referred to by their parents as “the boys” or “the girls”. … Read More
What’s Out on Blu-ray in August: Lowlife, Strait-Jacket, The Unborn
Lowlife Synopsis from the press release: ‘What happens when you throw together one fallen Mexican wrestler with serious rage issues, one just-out-of-prison ex-con with a regrettable face tattoo, and one … Read More
Mini Review: Under the Tree
Mini Review: Under the Tree They say good fences make good neighbours – an adage that extends to Iceland, too. In Under the Tree, an intriguing black comedy from writer/director … Read More
Disney Drops Gunn
Disney Drops Gunn Finding some of his past online quips not so humorous, Disney has dropped director James Gunn from the Guardians of the Galaxy franchise. The director has been making … Read More
Movie Review: Brothers Separated as Babies are “Three Identical Strangers”
The manic joy and deep sadness of Three Identical Strangers reunited as teenagers. Director Tim Wardle’s new documentary Three Identical Strangers reminded me slightly of Eugene Jarecki’s standout doc from 2003, Capturing the … Read More
What’s Out on Blu-ray in June: Night of the Lepus, Ninja III: The Domination, The Curse of the Cat People
Night of the Lepus Okay look, I’m just going to come out and say it. Lepus means bunny, the title of this film effectively is Night of the Bunny. Bunnies … Read More
Movie review: “Summer 1993” is a miraculous debut
Don’t watch the trailer for Carla Simón’s Summer 1993 (Estiu 1993). Simón’s autobiographical first feature is the kind of low-key character study that is impossible to market and, in excerpts, it can … Read More