Brick (2005) – Film Review
Brick is an extremely clever neo-noir indie film, written and directed by Rian Johnson set in an American high school in the small hometown of Johnson San Clemente. The film begins abruptly with no introduction, leaving a viewer completely in the dark when protagonist Brendan Frye (Joseph Gordon-Levitt) is shown Continue Reading
Jungle Cruise – A Film Review
The film, “Jungle Cruise” is an astonishing action-fantasy movie. Emily Blunt plays a young researcher ( Dr Lily Houghton ) who is portrayed to be a confident, intelligent, thoughtful, adventurous young woman. Who is a role model and inspiration for female rights. She teams up with a charming boat skipper Continue Reading
Film Review: Aftersun
Aftersun is a coming-of-age story of Sophie (Frankie Corio as young Sophie and Celia Rowlson Hall as older Sophie) recounting the last holiday she took with her father, Calum (Paul Mescal), 20 years on. The film shows her and her father on that holiday while she navigates through the looming Continue Reading
The Beekeeper of Aleppo
An experience in theatre that is unforgettable in so many ways. Nesrin Alrefaai and Matthew Spangler have adapted one of the times top three bestselling books of 2020 to bring it to life on the big stage, directed by Olivier Award winning Miranda Cromwell. The Beekeeper of Aleppo follows the Continue Reading
Decision To Leave – Review
Park Chan Wook’s most recent film is a visually pleasing, but unusual combination of genres that works exceptionally well in some areas and less well in others. To start with, I was massively impressed by the cinematography and camera movements in this film and would go as far to consider Continue Reading
The British Film Institute: On set!
What is the BFI and what was my role in a film? On Saturday the 14th of January I had the amazing opportunity to go filming with the British Film Institute (BFI) as an extra for a local film production company. Their short film, The Masked Order, was filmed on Continue Reading
Smile – Film Review
4 out of 5 STARS Starring: Sosie Bacon, Caitlin Stasey, Kyle Gallner Smile follows all the rules of a good supernatural horror movie: jump scares, creepy characters and total immersion for the audience. With some of the most inventive jump scares and creepy smiles seen in horror, Smile certainly keeps Continue Reading
Del Toro’s Pinocchio – A Review
Pinocchio is a fairy tale told time and time again, and Del Toro manages to add his own unique, fresh take on the classic story. Del Toro does an excellent job at intertwining both fantasy and realism within his narratives, touching on many mature real-world issues within his films Continue Reading