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Jul 26, 20153 min read
Reality Mine
Directed by Nick Goulden Starring Séan Browne, Jye Frasca & Michael Ryan Review by Chris Olson Enemies of the state beware,...
UK Film Review
Jul 21, 20153 min read
Amy
**** Review by Ross Lines Asif Kapadia's unflinching documentary on the rise and fall of Amy Winehouse, is an eye opening and often...
UK Film Review
Jul 18, 20152 min read
Accidental Love - DVD Review
Directed by David O. Russell Starring Jessica Biel, Jake Gyllenhaal & James Marsden ** “Girl Scout Poop” Review by Chris Olson Politics...
UK Film Review
Jul 18, 20154 min read
Ant-Man
“An Ench-ant-ing offering from Marvel” Written By Jack Bottomley Years ago, the superhero film (Batman and Superman aside) was not...
UK Film Review
Jul 12, 20152 min read
Teaser - short film
Review by Amaliah Sara Marmon-Halm Highly abstract, visually stunning and very emotive, Teaser by Adam Jones takes the audience on a...
UK Film Review
Jul 11, 20153 min read
Lights Out Electric House
“What, would you remember this?” Written By Jack Bottomley Paul McCartney once sang the line, “if this ever-changing world in which we’re...
UK Film Review
Jul 11, 20152 min read
Exit Plan - short film
Written & Directed by Richard Oakes Starring A. J. Reeves, Adam Leader & Rachel Oakes "Mass-ive Effect" Review by Chris Olson With a...
UK Film Review
Jul 9, 20152 min read
Timespan
Timespan - Short Film Directed by Alex Brock Starring Christie-Luke Jones “Need for Speed” Review by Chris Olson A silent short film from...
UK Film Review
Jul 2, 20152 min read
The Reaper
“Don’t Fear The Reaper” Review written by Jack Bottomley Short films are in many ways an even tougher undertaking than a full-length...
UK Film Review
Jul 1, 20152 min read
Dying of the Light
“In Light Of Us Dying” Review by Chris Olson *** Nicholas Cage stars in this born-out-of-Bourne Action/Thriller about a CIA agent, whose...
UK Film Review
Jun 29, 20152 min read
A Chance to Not Remember
Review by Chris Olson “A Man’s World” A ménage-a-violence in this sleek British short film about the bubbling rage that consumes some...
UK Film Review
Jun 29, 20152 min read
The End Of Everything As You Knew It. A Guide
Review by Amaliah Sara Marmon-Halm Set in an almost fantastical version of London, Jade, a well-off girl from a classic London upbringing...
UK Film Review
Jun 29, 20152 min read
Deep Learning
"Buffer Face" Review by Chris Olson Existing in the digital age, the population is offered an explosion of choice everywhere they turn....
UK Film Review
Jun 29, 20152 min read
Under My Thumb
Review by Chris Olson Clad in simple, gray tees and little black pants, a group of women huddle together as prisoners. The brick-walled...
UK Film Review
Jun 29, 20152 min read
Junkie Heaven
Heaven, Hell & Heroin Review by Chris Olson An addict called Doyle (Joseph A. Halsey) experiences an existential crisis when he overdoses...
UK Film Review
Jun 29, 20152 min read
C'est La Vie
"No use wine-ing about it" Review by Chris Olson A short film about the fluid nature of human relationships, C’est La Via is Christopher...
UK Film Review
Jun 29, 20152 min read
They're Closing In
“What We Do In The Shadows” Review by Chris Olson Monogamy - one of the scariest premises, but rarely used for the horror genre. Forget...
UK Film Review
Jun 29, 20151 min read
Inheritance
Review by Chris Olson "Will-power" Set in a seemingly normal household, an aging man called Jim (Bingo O’Malley) is facing the morbid...
UK Film Review
Jun 29, 20152 min read
The Nature of the Flame
Review by Chris Olson Full of stark visuals and a haunting score, Mike Messier’s atmospheric short film takes an artistic route without...
UK Film Review
Jun 29, 20152 min read
Matchstick Girl
Like a clip from Children in Need or a more harrowing version of a John Lewis Christmas advert, Matchstick Girl (a modern adaptation of...
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