2018 London Film Festival – Mid-Festival Round-Up
An exquisite torture when attending the London Film Festival is working out how many movies can be viewed over the twelve days before physical shut down occurs. Two or three…
Category: Features
An in-depth look at the movies that matter.
Cop This! Mike Mort Talks Chuck Steel: Night of the Trampires
Mike Mort’s infectiously fun mash-up of 80s action clichés and horror tropes has been a pet-project years in the making. Chuck Steel himself (imagine Dirty Harry without the sensitivity training)…
Dark Alchemy – Sam Ashurst Talks Frankenstein’s Creature
Perhaps the most unusual film playing at FrightFest 2018 is Sam Ashurst’s singular directorial debut, Frankenstein’s Creature. Based on a one-man play by the film’s star James Swanton, it…
Ranger Danger – Jenn Wexler On Creating Horror’s New Bad Boy
Currently making an impact on the festival circuit, Jenn Wexler’s The Ranger is a horror home-run. When a gang of punks run foul of the law they flee to a…
Must-See Movies at FrightFest 2018
The biggest monster in 2018 is my dear friend who has chosen to get married abroad this August Bank Holiday weekend. Ahem, I jest. It is, of course, a privilege…
Dominic Brunt Talks Attack of the Adult Babies
Pink Flamingos. Society. Ichi the Killer. The Sound of Music. Sometimes a film comes along so wild, weird, whacked-out and debauched, it sears itself into the brain forever. Attack of…
“Yippee-Ki-Yay, Thirtysomething!” Die Hard hits the Big 3-0
Watching Die Hard today could not be easier. Simply add it to your digital basket and chances are you’ll be watching it in under 24 hours. Or the very same…
The 10 Best Films of 2017
Another year, another 10 movies that define why we love cinema. 2017 was such a strong year for film releases that many excellent movies failed to make our Top 10.…
Tears and Laughter: Women in Japanese Melodrama
From Monday 16th October to Wednesday 29th November, the BFI Southbank will be showcasing the Sight and Sound Deep Focus season, Tears and Laughter: Women in Japanese Melodrama. Exploring Japanese…
2017’s London Film Festival Walks On The Wild Side
For movie lovers, October is London Film Festival time. Specifically, Wednesday 4th to Sunday 15th October this year. Now in its 61st year, organisers have ditched including the number in…