Film Archive
23rd November 2015
Review: Prem Ratan Dhan Payo
This Bollywood hit, Prem Ratan Dhan Payo, suffers from a general lack of coherence and some over-simplification
23rd November 2015
Review: The Lady in the Van
With moments both funny and meaningful, The Lady in the Van manages to compress 15 of the most unusual years of Alan Bennett’s life into a single, brilliant film
19th November 2015
Classic Review: Double Indemnity
Billy Wilder’s noir classic, Double Indemnity, remains one of the most brilliant and beautiful films to emerge from the genre
19th November 2015
Review: Taxi Tehran
Taxi Tehran is a slow and subtle drama that has much to say about the state of Iranian cinema
18th November 2015
Classic Review: The Seventh Seal
Despite being the subject of endless parodies, Ingmar Bergman’s early masterpiece, The Seventh Seal, remains a bleak and thought-provoking work of cinema
17th November 2015
Review: Scouts Guide to the Zombie Apocalypse
Scouts Guide to the Zombie Apocalypse is a passable teen movie, even though it is reliant upon a number of genre tropes
17th November 2015
TV Binge: Peep Show
With its final season airing this year, we look back at the legacy of the unique and witty sitcom Peep Show
17th November 2015
Feature: Disney’s live-action remakes
With an increasing number of classic Disney films being opted for a live-action remake, we consider whether or not we should anticipate or dread their future
17th November 2015
Review: Steve Jobs
Aaron Sorkin’s sharp writing, Danny Boyle’s energetic direction and Michael Fassbender’s note-perfect performance make this unconventional biopic of Steve Jobs unmissable
17th November 2015
Top 5: So-bad-they’re-good films
So-bad-they’re-good is a special type of genre of film that only a select few can claim to be a part of; this is when a film becomes so unintentionally bad that the audience can enjoy it as a comedy
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17th November 2015
Ronaldo: Film Review
Cristiano Ronaldo’s film reveals the obsessions in the lonely life of a great player with a big ego
12th November 2015
HOME Pick of the Week: Brooklyn
Saoirse Ronan is brilliant in this adaptation of Colm Toibin’s book of a young girl who leaves small-town Ireland to live in 1950s Brooklyn
3rd November 2015
HOME Pick of the Week: Mississippi Grind
Mississippi Grind is an alluring tale of obsession and wealth that features suitably atmospheric music and cinematography
3rd November 2015
TV Binge: Doctor Who
Now in its ninth season since its revival, Doctor Who has surged back to top form following a pair of lacklustre series
3rd November 2015
Feature: The problem with modern film criticism
With more and more entertaining blockbusters getting heaps of critical praise, how can independent and art house films hope to contend on a large scale?
3rd November 2015
Review: Spectre
Daniel Craig’s fourth (and possibly final) round as 007, Spectre, neatly ties up all the loose ends of his era while taking us on a thrilling ride
2nd November 2015
Review: Hotel Transylvania 2
Hotel Transylvania 2 is a victim of one too many of the curses that affect family film sequels
2nd November 2015
Classic Review: Lost Highway
David Lynch’s Lost Highway will be a delight for any fans of the director’s surrealist style
29th October 2015
Review: The Program
Ben Foster’s strong portrayal of Lance Armstrong makes The Program watchable
27th October 2015
HOME Pick of the Week: The Lobster
The Lobster is a poetically absurd comedy that invites the audience on a macabre roller coaster