Film Review: Julieta (2016)
byThe opening image of Julieta is a vast sea of red. A deep, breathing, powerful wall – it represents an opening curtain, a beating…
Film Review: The Girl on the Train (2016)
byReleased in 2015, Paula Hawkins‘ The Girl on the Train is the fastest selling adult novel in history. This is no doubt due to it…
Film Review: House of VHS (2016)
byGoing into a film called House of VHS (aka Ghost in the Machine) I knew it would have something to do with an area I’m very…
Review: National Theatre Live: The Deep Blue Sea (2016)
byIn post-WWII London, Hester Collyer (Helen McCrory) is the wife of a barrister-turned-high court judge. But she wouldn’t say as much. She couldn’t say…
Film Review: Under the Shadow (2016)
byThe Iran-Iraq war started in September of 1980 and lasted eight years. An estimated one million people died in a war which saw Saddam…
Film Review: Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children (2016)
byYoung Adult fiction has been mined ruthlessly by Hollywood with varying levels of success. For every Harry Potter, there’s a Percy Jackson. Some are…
Film Review: The Magnificent Seven (2016)
byContinuing the seemingly nonstop trend of remakes is Hollywood’s latest big budget adventure The Magnificent Seven. Antoine Fuqua’s brings a modern touch to the western…
Trailer: Life, Animated
byLife, Animated Documentary Director: Roger Ross Williams Writer: Ron Suskind Starring: Jonathan Freeman, Gilbert Gottfried, Alan Rosenblatt Synopsis: A coming of age story about…
Trailer: Equity
byEquity Director: Meera Menon Writer: Amy Fox Starring: Anna Gunn, James Purefoy, Sarah Megan Thomas Synopsis: Senior investment banker Naomi Bishop is threatened by…
Trailer: Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children
byMiss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children Director: Tim Burton Writer: Jane Goldman Starring: Eva Green, Asa Butterfield, Samuel L. Jackson Synopsis: When Jacob discovers…