A Man Called Otto is a film that was always going to be hit or miss for me, because it’s based on a book, and it’s subsequent film, titled, A Man Called Ove, made in …
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A Man Called Otto is a film that was always going to be hit or miss for me, because it’s based on a book, and it’s subsequent film, titled, A Man Called Ove, made in …
Continue readingWhitney Houston: I Wanna Dance With Somebody, or is this just “I Wanna Dance with Somebody”? It seems like the studio went with the latter originally, then felt that it had to include the singer’s …
Continue readingThe Bishop’s Wife is a film which could have any title, really, since it’s centred around three characters, but just picks one of them. Of the trio, I would’ve thought David Niven had the most …
Continue readingAvatar: The Way Of Water proves that since 2009’s Avatar was Dances With Wolves In Space, the sequel is Dances With Wolves 2: Neighbours Under The Sea! And I know Neighbours is shot in Australia …
Continue readingBFI London Film Festival 2022 Part 2 by Helen M Jerome: Here we go! It’s time to survey all the outstanding, highly promising directorial debuts – and documentaries. This is the follow-up to the first …
Continue readingBFI London Film Festival 2022 Part 1 by Helen M Jerome: What a welcome, bumper year for cinema, getting back on its feet, and allowing cinephiles to immerse themselves in big film festivals again. The …
Continue readingThe Silent Twins centres around two identical sisters – June (Letitia Wright – I Am Danielle) and Jennifer Gibbons (Tamara Lawrance – The Long Song) – and despite being silent to everyone else, they’ll speak …
Continue readingViolent Night… Rowdy night? Either way, it’s Christmas Eve, and Santa Claus (David Harbour – Extraction) is drunk. He’s the real Santa, even though no-one believes he is… After doing the job many times over, …
Continue readingShe Said begins in Ireland, 1992, when a young actress goes to work on a film set on a beach… and is then seen running away, scared and in floods of tears. The film, in …
Continue readingLondon Korean Film Festival 2022: Now back to being fully and resoundingly in-person, the London Korean Film Festival can build on its reputation as a highlight of the cinematic year. Wonderfully curated to within an …
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