Frantz Review

I find it something of an annoyance that I am unable to watch more foreign language films in the cinema. Over the past year, I have only been able to see 4 films not in English in the cinema and, whenever I can, I try to broaden my horizons. So, when I heard about Frantz,…

Colossal Review

One of the directors whose films I feel like I should be a lot more familiar with than I am over the past few years has been Nacho Vigalondo. Timecrimes, Extraterrestrial and Open Windows have all sounded like films I’d love but I just haven’t got around to watching yet. With Colossal however, I’ve finally…

2017 Blind Spot: Apocalypse Now

Apocalypse Now is one of those films that I’m disappointed in myself that I haven’t watched until now. Due to its seminal status, I have seen dozens of films and TV shows that have been inspired by Apocalypse Now but I’ve never seen the actual film until now. Having seen it, I can completely understand…

Alien: Covenant Review

The Alien series is one of those cases where the drop-off in quality between the films that when you hear about the stories of studio interference you fully believe them. The first two films are stone cold classics, no dispute there, landmarks in the realms of sci-fi, horror and action and, for those of you…

Mindhorn Review

One thing that you find works well about British comedy is absurdist caricatures. Through characters like Basil Fawlty and Alan Partridge, we’ve seen a goldmine of great comedy. Out of this trend came The Mighty Boosh, and now two of the key people responsible for that show, Julian Barratt and Simon Farnaby, have taken their…