Escaping Technocracy; Liberation, Rebellion, and the Modern Man
This 1971 Sci-Fi film serves as a confusing depiction of a dystopian future that is as daunting as it is enthralling. Those who have not watched the film may be…
Recovering Rita. Who is She? And Who Are We?
David Lynch’s 2001 psychological thriller is a jarring depiction of the human being’s relationship with identity. The lack of it, the want for it, and the desire to attain it.…
Dune: Prepare For A Sandblasting
Sound and visuals that will emblazon upon the memory for a lifetime. Denis Villeneuve presents this lavish sci-fi tale of a bold and predestined young man, a hideous autocrat villain,…
Film Review: First Man
The new and popular film, First Man, is taking off in cinemas, exploring the trials and tribulations Neil Armstrong faced to be the first man on the moon.
Film Review: A Star is Born
There have now been 4 adaptations of the much-loved original 1937 musical drama A Star is Born, with the last being in 1976 starring Barbra Streisand and Kris Kristofferson.
Review: Inferno (2016)
Something always bothered me about the tin-foil-hatted way in which classic art and literature is made to be part of a super-secret puzzle that only one person in the world…
Review: The Girl On The Train (2016)
This year Paula Hawkins' thriller novel The Girl On The Train got the Gone Girl treatment but didn’t quite have heads turning for the same reasons.
Review: Creep (2014)
Found Footage films are an odd genre to discuss. On one hand, these kind of films can be a fairly interesting and effective way to bring across a greater sense…
reView: Paper Towns
Paper Towns is a film written by John Green, the author behind last years’ madly successful tearjerker The Fault in Our Stars. Ben Stockdale reviews.
re:View – Only God Forgives
Only God Forgives, which is a good job as Drive fans may never forgive Director Nicholas Winding Refn for this beautiful disaster.