Robert Eggers’ (The Witch, The Lighthouse) third film expands the themes of his previous films (how humans and the supernatural interact in accurately portrayed historical settings) and sets them in Dark Ages Scandinavia with all the bloody violence… Continue Reading
28th March 2022 Jacques (The Beat That My Heart Skipped, A Prophet, Rust and Bone, Dheepan) Audiard’s latest offering is somewhat of a departure from his usual gritty examinations of crime and marginalized figures from urban French society.… Continue Reading
12th March 2017 I can’t really think of the words to begin a review for Moonlight. That’s not some hyperbolic fevered attempt to get you to go see it, more of an admission of defeat on my part when it… Continue Reading
14th February 2017 Jackie is hard to describe as a “biopic” because despite the title and the initial expectation of the subject matter from the trailers, poster etc. it’s actually far more and less than what you’d think. The single… Continue Reading
7th February 2017 The London Contemporary Orchestra visited Colston Hall this week showcasing Radiohead’s Jonny Greenwood’s original soundtrack from Paul Thomas Anderson’s award-winning film There Will Be Blood. For those familiar with the story, one could easily imagine that a screening… Continue Reading
27th January 2017 It seems that nowadays the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences gets to have at least one film every few years that’s a resounding pat on the back to Hollywood and the beauty of cinema, stardom… Continue Reading
20th January 2017 Manchester by the Sea was a film that, for the last few months, I was completely apathetic about. I remember it slowly creeping up, how positive reviews turned to great ones to eventually almost universal acclaim. The… Continue Reading
24th August 2015 TIP OF THE WEEKWhat: Bristol Festival of Puppetry 2015 // Where: Puppet Place // When: Thurs 27th Aug – Sun 6th Sept // Cost: VariousBristol Festival of Puppetry is the only English Festival to celebrate the art form of puppetry on stage and… Continue Reading