Nov 102011
 
Victims: Review

Hello! Victims is a super small budget film from UK director, David Bryant and has been greatly received on the festival circuit this year. I’ve never made a film before, but I’ve been lucky enough to be involved in independent filmmakers projects in and around my home town. One thing that always strikes me about truly independent filmmakers is [...]

Sep 302011
 
Drive: Review

Hello! Drive is one of those rare films that had me genuinely counting down the days until I could go and see it. You see, I’ve been a huge Ryan Gosling fan since I saw The Believer ten years ago and have followed his career and championed him to all that will listen since then. [...]

Sep 302011
 
Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy: Review

Hello! Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy has been one of the most fiercely anticipated films of the year so far, sporting a cast consisting of the best British actors of their generations, from Tom Hardy to John Hurt. The film is directed by Tomas Alfredson who in 2008 brought us the simply magnificent Let the Right [...]

Sep 212011
 
Pearl Jam Twenty: Review

Hello! It can often be a strange and difficult task to review a documentary, you cant really discuss the plot, because there isn’t one, you can’t really use facts and tidbits of information because then you are going to ruin the experience of finding out these from the watching of the documentary that you’re recommending people watch. However [...]

Sep 102011
 
Friends with Benefits: Review

Hello! One of my surprise films of last year was Will Gluck’s John Hughes inspired Easy A, which featured one of the comedy performances of the year from the increasingly impressive Emma Stone. The film was a throwback to an era where high school films featured actors who acted like and,shock horror, looked like high [...]

Jul 212011
 
The Lavender Hill Mob: Blu-ray

Hello! Ealing Studios’ 1951 award winning classic is returning to the big screen on 22nd of July ahead of its August 1st debut on Blu-ray. The film is one of the most acclaimed of Ealing Studios’ films and was an early indication of Alec Guinness’ talents as a great character actor.  The film was written by T.E.B. Clarke and directed [...]