No/Gloss Film Festival returned to Leeds for its third year to showcase the gutsy, brilliant and, dare I say it, edgy creations that come with budget restricted independent filmmaking. Housed in the dungeon of the […]
Film | Maps to the Stars – Explores the seedy underbelly of Hollywood
Image: Prospero Pictures Maps To The Stars begins as films set in the bedazzling world of Hollywood often do: an out-of-towner arrives, takes in the atmosphere and takes a deep breath as the camera gazes […]
Film | Magic in the Moonlight – forgettable, unadventurous and fomulaic
Image: Perdido Productions For me, Magic in the Moonlight seems less a film and more a feature-length TV drama episode. I would like to assure you I am no expert on the Woody Allen film […]
Film | Pride – Never forgets the importance of the story it’s telling
Image: Calamity Films Britain’s history is a long one; full of a nationwide narcissism that has left all but 22 untouched by our desire to rule. Even now it can often feel like there’s little […]
Film | Gone Girl – A simple premise that will leave you wriggling in your seat
Photo Credit: 20th Century Fox How well do you really know the person sleeping next to you? Do you know what they’ve done? Do you know what they’re capable of? More importantly…do you want to? These […]
Film | Extended Interview with Hong Khaou, Director of Lilting
Photos: Curzon Cinemas In our extended interview, Melissa Baksh speaks with film director Hong Khaou ahead of the release of his debut feature Lilting, which explores displacement, loss and loneliness, and stars Ben Whishaw and […]
Film | Is Fox Right to Make ‘Deadpool’ PG-13?
Image: Marvel Studios For years, certain Marvel fans have been clamouring for a movie based on the character of Deadpool; a wisecracking, fourth-wall-aware, ultraviolent assassin. The idea for this project had been floating around since […]
Film | 20,000 Days on Earth Review
Photo: nickcave.com There’s nobody quite like Nick Cave. Since the age of fourteen in The Birthday Party, the Australian has had a genuine presence in the music world. Over this long and varied career, Cave […]
Recon Festival returns to West Yorkshire
The multimedia festival Recon Festival is back on 18th – 29th after a successful debut last year. This year Recon have booked some genuine legends from the international avant-garde music scene. On 26th the Teho […]
Film | The Inbetweeners 2 – A wonderful surprise
Image: Bwark Productions When I first heard Inbetweeners writers Damon Beesley and Iain Morris were plotting a sequel to the rapturously received debut, I was mortified. Undeniably, it contained some enjoyable moments; but the boys’ […]
Film | Guardians of the Galaxy – What we know so far
Images: Marvel Enterprises, Marvel Studios With just over a week to go until Marvel’s next summer blockbuster hits our screens, it’s all systems go for the Guardians of the Galaxy cast and crew, who were […]
Film | The Amazing Spider-Man 2 – Garfield and Stone's on-screen chemistry saves the day
Video: Marvel Enterprises In the complicated world of comic book superheroes, Spider-Man, a Marvel creation, starts his journey off in very much the same way we saw in the first film in this franchise, and […]