Leeds International Film Festival’s closing screening, Carol, starring the spellbinding duo Cate Blanchett and Rooney Mara, received over eight hundred spectators in the majestic Town Hall. Stephen Woolley, the producer of Carol, came to introduce […]
Film: Black Mass – A Johnny Depp Comeback?
Black Mass tells the tale of notorious Boston gangster, James “Whitey” Bulger. It follows the true story of how he and FBI Special Agent John Connolly forged an unsavoury alliance. Told through the testimony of […]
LIFF: The French Connections
This year’s Leeds International Film Festival screened a series of seven short films by French directors entitled French Connections. Encapsulating the quirky French cinematic style, the short films are at once witty and soulful, commenting […]
2015: The year of the Box Office flop?
2015 has been a big year for the box office flop. Mega budget films have appeared in our cinemas and disappeared faster than you can say ‘Johnny Depp’s moustache in Mortdecai is creepy.’ The usual […]
Star Wars: The Hype Awakens
With the much anticipated release of Star Wars Episode VII merely a month away, people all over the world are becoming giddy with excitement. Some people are awaiting this with incredible eagerness, while others offer […]
I’m a film nerd and I haven’t seen Gone with the Wind – I’m sorry
‘Recommend me a film.’ ‘Uhh, ok, what are you feeling like?’ ‘Like, comedy, within the past decade maybe?’ Ok, let’s just run through my mental list of films that fit that description and run a […]
Is Scout’s Guide to the Zombie Apocalypse as unoriginal as it sounds?
In a similar vein to Pride and Prejudice and Zombies, Zombie Strippers and KFZ (Kentucky Fried Zombies), recent cinematic release Scout’s Guide to the Zombie Apocalypse attempts to draw in hordes of unsuspecting victims to […]
Tangerine – More than just the world's first iPhone film
Set against the sun-stained skies of Los Angeles, Sean Baker’s latest offering continues his taste for challenging yet unavoidable plot lines. In Tangerine, we’re on the streets with Sin-Dee (Kitana Kiki Rodriguez) and Alexandra (Mya […]
Review: Brooklyn – an emotionally-charged, life-affirming tale
Brooklyn, based on Colm Toibin’s novel of the same name, is the new directorial effort from John Crowley. Already alight with Oscar buzz, the film is a rich visual spectacle with wonderful performances from the […]
Comment: The Breakfast Club – Still the seminal tribute to teen angst
The Breakfast Club currently sits at number 1 on Entertainment Weekly’s best High School movies as the absolute benchmark of teenage life caught on film. It’s now over 30 years since its release, but walk […]
Review: Rainbow Collective Film Festival – "Bafana" and "AmaZulu: The Children of Heaven"
The Rainbow Collective Film Festival, hosted by the University of Leeds, last week screened humanitarian films produced by the graduates of the Northern Film School in Leeds, Richard York and Hannan Majid. The two short films […]
Is Ghostface The Greatest Horror Movie Killer?
As far as horror-comedies go you don’t get much better or original than Scream. The late Wes Craven’s seminal 1996 flick ticked all the right boxes and went on to bring back the horror genre […]