The Guilty (Den Skyldige)
Real-time, one location movies have often been the setting of choice for low-budget indie flicks or European horror. The emergency services contact centre is usually the subject of documentary series...
Author Archives: Mary Palmer
Six Of The Best: Alternative Valentine’s
Forget the Hollywood cliché of boy meets girl, girl takes off glasses, boy falls madly in love. That’s not romance. Lingering glances, unspoken words, stolen kisses … Now, that’s got our heart beatin...
Big Shark – Trailer
This is not a drill! Tommy Wiseau is back with another feature length film. Clearly buoyed by the success of The Disaster Artist, the best worst filmmaker in recent history has set his sights on a cl...
Aladdin – Genie Trailer
Let’s be honest, it doesn’t matter how dazzling the musical numbers are; how faithful the script is; or how attractive the cast is (apparently, Jafar is causing some feelings) … All most of us want t...
Boy Erased – Review
Echoes of Troye Sivan’s song Revelation permeate Boy Erased. A few twinkling piano motifs here; a chorus there. It’s a really haunting piece of music, which is perhaps fitting for a film ...
Scary Stories To Tell In The Dark – Teasers
Not one, not two, but four teaser trailers for Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark premiered during the Superbowl at the weekend. Competing for attention against the Avengers: Endgame, Captain Marvel a...
The Hate U Give – Review
As opening scenes go, The Hate U Give offers up something pretty stark. A father, educating his nine, ten and one year old children as to what to do if they are ever in a car that gets pulled over by...
Six Of The Best: Films With Dogs
Man’s best friend. An undeniable source of loyalty, support and internet memes. Yes, we’ve been keeping canines as pets or, in fact, worshipping them as far back as ancient Aztec civilisations and Gr...
The Miseducation of Cameron Post – Review
1993 doesn’t exactly feel like a lifetime ago. And yet, it’s amazing how different things are. In Desiree Akhavan’s film – set in the not too distant past – being gay is...
Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil and Vile – Trailer
“I’m more popular than Disneyworld.” Zac Efron is truly shedding his Disney roots in Joe Berlinger’s biopic. The Greatest Showman star seems a perfect fit for the blue eyed, ...