The haunted house or family trauma tropes are incredibly common in horror movies. Grief sometimes manifests itself in walls that talk; objects that move; things that go bump in the night. So it can b...
Have you heard of Wakaliwood? The answer is probably, if you’re familiar with such internet YouTube classics as Who Killed Captain Alex?. However, if you are like me and didn’t know too m...
Holidays have been known to make or break relationships. You’re either able to switch off, relax and fall in love all over again or unfamiliar surroundings and searing heat can further expose suspect...
“The loneliest moment in someone’s life is when they are watching their whole world fall apart, and all they can do is stare blankly.” Having reflected on Ramon and Silvan Zürcher’s The Girl and The ...
Documentaries like this one are always of interest. Even if you are not a fan of the band in question there is a certain amount of pleasure to be taken from a biography that covers more than just the...
With Nanni Moretti’s new film the acclaimed director takes a look at life in an apartment building in Rome over the course of a decade. On the face of it, the film appears to be a bit of a ligh...
The opening scene of Ashgrove is a masterclass in storytelling. With any sort of entertainment medium, it is vital that the audience is engaged as soon as possible If it doesn’t then it can be ...
Neo-noir, so often, can be style over substance. Sumptuous to look at but severely lacking in authentic characters and narrative arcs. So, has “master of the spectacle” Guillermo del Toro succeeded i...
A World War Two film where not a single bullet is fired; not a single trip to the front is made; not a bombed out London terrace in sight. Rather, the looming spectre of war casts a shadow across Eur...
* This review contains spoilers – don’t read ahead unless you’ve seen the film * When writer / director Julia Ducournau made her feature length debut with 2016’s Raw, she rightfully won praise and at...