Review: A Star Is Born – “Cooper and Gaga redefine their careers”
We complain about the reboot/rehash/reimagining of films more than we can count these days – it’s a virulent go-to ploy for lazy...
Read MoreCool Art: The Films of Nic Cage by John Rooney
Illustrator John Rooney got in touch to share this lovely piece of artwork he has put together. I recently embarked upon a project in...
Read MoreIn Episode 96 of After the Ending we talk Willow and The Notebook
I co-host a podcast with Mike Spring. Called After The Ending, we talk about what happens after various films finish. We look at what...
Read MoreSecret Cinema brought a Summer of Love to London with Romeo + Juliet festival experience
For three weeks during August, London has been draped in a sea of flamboyant colour and drenched in sunlit romance and shared song, while...
Read More2018 TIFF Award Winners
As the 43rd Toronto International Film Festival concludes outgoing CEO and Director Piers Handling and Artistic Director Cameron Bailey...
Read MoreTIFF Review: Roma – “The imagery is stunningly sharp”
In 1971, a live-in maid and nanny experiences love and loss while working for an upper-middle class family in the Mexico City district of...
Read MoreTIFF Review: Non-Fiction
Different couples intersect with each other and debate the impact of the digital age. A book publisher, author, actress, and a political...
Read MoreTIFF Review: The Crossing
A working class 16-year old girl resorts to smuggling to finance going on vacation with her wealthy classmate. Peipei travels daily from...
Read MoreTIFF Review: The Third Wife – “Stunning visuals”
A 14-year old girl becomes the third wife of a wealthy landowner in 19th century rural Vietnam. An arranged marriage occurs between the...
Read MoreReview: Cold War – “Stunningly crafted”
Taking place in the decade following the end of the Second World War, Cold War opens in a dilapidated country house where singers are...
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