Category: Film
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First Impressions of….Blonde
The new Netflix film based on Joyce Carol Oates’ fictional account of Marilyn Monroe’s life has attracted controversy – here Emma Clarendon shares some of her thoughts on the trailer which has recently been released. Years after her unexpected and tragic death, Marilyn Monroe remains a figure of fascination to many and this upcoming new […]
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First Impressions of…Ticket to Paradise
This new comedy starring Julia Roberts and George Clooney is set to be released in UK cinemas on the 16th September. It has to be said that I do love a good romantic comedy – but it does feel as those have been in short supply in recent years. For while some might find that […]
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NEWS: Official Trailer Released For Samaritan
The new film starring Sylvester Stallone’s new film, which is set to be released globally on Prime Video on the 26th August. The official trailer for the upcoming film Samaritan has been released, ahead of the film arriving on Prime Video next month. Thirteen-year-old Sam Cleary (Javon “Wanna” Walton) suspects that his mysterious and reclusive […]
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NEWS: BFI Announce Complete Programme For Kinuyo Tanaka: A Life in Film
The two month season devoted to the work and career of the actor and filmmaker will run from the 1st August until the 30th September. The BFI has confirmed the complete programme for a two-month season dedicated to Kinuyo Tanaka, an actor and filmmaker who played an essential role in the history of Japanese cinema. […]
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NEWS: Curzon Announces UK and Ireland Release of Official Competition
The film is set to be released in cinemas and exclusively on Curzon Home Cinema next year. Curzon has announced that Mariano Cohn & Gaston Duprat’s new film Official Competition will be released in UK and Ireland cinemas on the 26th August as well as being released exclusively onto Curzon Home Cinema. It had its […]
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REVIEW: Persuasion, Netflix
Jane Austen’s Anne Elliot is surprisingly feisty (and clumsy) in this new adaptation of her final completed novel. It would be fair to say that Carrie Cracknell’s directorial debut is a bit of a mixed bag – not because of the way in which it has been filmed, but rather down to the mixed way […]
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REVIEW: Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore
This latest film starts to untangle some of the unnecessary complex plot twists created in The Crimes of Grindelwald. This latest part to the Fantastic Beasts series that delves deeper into the magical world created by J.K Rowling definitely begins to make the direction it is going to take for the other films a lot […]
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Review Round Up: The Railway Children Return
Discover what critics have had to say about this sequel to the beloved 1970’s film. The Guardian: *** “This is a film with a touch more savvy about the real world than its 1970 forebear, at least partly because it has child actors who are the same age as their characters. The now legendary scene […]
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Review Round Up: Persuasion
Can this new adaptation of Jane Austen’s novel staring Dakota Johnson impress critics? The Guardian: ** “Jane Austen books shouldn’t be holy writ for adaptations: the Clueless movie and Curtis Sittenfeld’s underrated comic novel Eligible show how you can take a free hand. And this film’s Bridgerton-style diverse casting arguably engages with the novel’s historical […]
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PREVIEW: Jurassic World: the Exhibition, Excel London
Ideal for the whole family, this new exhibition will allow you to immerse yourself in the world created by the films. Open from the 25th August at the Excel London, this new exhibition will bring the world of Jurassic World to life in scenes that have been inspired by the films. Prepare to get up […]