Category: Films
Hell Hole review – creature feature is fracking fun
In This Is Spinal Tap, one of the eponymous rock band’s hits is called Hell Hole. As the song has it, “It’s better / In [more…]
Alain Delon’s family refuse to put down dog actor wished to be buried with
The late French actor Alain Delon’s wish that his pet dog be put down and buried with him has been rejected by his children after [more…]
The Home Game review – sweet and heartwarming story of Iceland’s footballing underdogs
Set in Hellissandur, Iceland, population 369, this modest documentary tells the story of how the village got its first football pitch – with the whole [more…]
Mr Bean teaches English: how film is helping language learners
‘That’s my favourite moment,” says Tanya Driver, as she points to the large screen facing her students. At Keighley College, students laugh along to the [more…]
Widow Clicquot review – vine-whispering champagne-maker gets the biopic treatment
The French will be aghast: with climate change, the English are already encroaching on the sparkling wine trade, and now they’ve got the cheek to [more…]
Adam Ondra: Pushing the Limits review – Czech Spider-Man climbs all the way to Olympics
To observe world-famous rock climber Adam Ondra scale dizzyingly high mountain ranges is to witness the feats of a real-life Spider-Man; with stunning strength and [more…]
Hostile Dimensions review – goofy no-budget horror opens portal to a parallel world
Made on what looks like a super dinky budget, perhaps just enough to cover some shonky visual effects and a catering table offering out-of-date Tunnock’s [more…]
Between the Temples review – Jason Schwartzman and Carol Kane charm in quirky comedy
In a sleepy town in upstate New York, Ben Gottlieb (Jason Schwartzman), the subject of writer-director Nathan Silver’s off-kilter Jewish comedy Between the Temples, isn’t [more…]
Cadejo Blanco review – compelling performances in slow-burn drug gang thriller
Two sisters go out clubbing. In the loos, they drunkenly argue, and one of them storms out. When she wakes up the next morning, her [more…]
Lore review – Brit-horror anthology tells its gruesome stories around the campfire
Anthology films are notoriously hard to pull off but, though it starts shakily, this low-budget British portmanteau has an ace in the hole: horror stalwart [more…]
