65 mins | 2015
4 stars for this stylish and clever psychological horror.
On June 4th, 1960, four teenagers went camping to Lake Bodom in Finland. All but one were killed by dawn.
Winter 2009, Anniki Jokinen and Pietari Niskala, media students of the University of Rovaniemi, chose the 1960 tragedy for their thesis.
Bodom is written and directed by József Gallai and Gergö Elekes and is Hungary’s first found…more
Cert 15 | 93 mins | 2015
1 star for this ridiculous and misleadingly described “sci-fi” film.
Originally titled “I’ll Follow You Down” (which is equally as irrelevant to the film as the current title), Continuum is written and directed by Richie Mehta (Siddharth, Amal) and to look at the cover, which is by the way nothing whatsoever to do with the film, it looks like quite a…more
Cert 12 | 12 mins | 2013
4 Star Short that leaves you thinking.
“You never know how your day will turn out.”
This is one man’s vision as he has all the credits except for those acting. John Cunningham has taken his award winning script and produced a brilliant insight into how oil and water does not mix for long.
High flying businessman (Stephen Molloy, It’s a Lot) believes…more
MERCS is written and directed by Mike Morris, who also acted in the award winning short Coeur De Pierre. He has now taken the huge step of taking on feature films and MERCS is his first foray into his dream job, which he has known since he started in the “Business” at the bottom as a Runner, Sound Man, Actor,…more
Cert 15 | 103 mins | 2015
4 stars for this quirky and slightly disturbing romantic comedy.
The Necessary Death Of Charlie Countryman is written by Matt Drake (Project X) and directed by Fredrik Bond, his first major feature film.
Charlie Countryman (Shia LaBeouf – Transformers, Fury) is a young American, struggling to find his path in life. After the death of his mother Kate (Melissa Leo – Oblivion,…more
Cert 15 | 117 mins | 2015
5 stars for this compelling and sinister thriller.
Nightcrawler is written and directed by Dan Gilroy (Real Steel, The Bourne Legacy) and is his first (and very promising) foray into the world of directing.
The story revolves around Louis Bloom (Jake Gyllenhaal – Source Code, Donnie Darko), a petty thief who spots something interesting on his way home from selling off his…more
147 mins | 2015
4 Stars A Portrait of a Very British Painter.
This is Mike Leigh‘s (Secrets & Lies) vision of one of the greatest Britons ever, it plays out the last twenty five years of the great painters life.
With 2014 Oscar and BAFTA nominations, we are treated to the engrossing, turbulent and curmudgeonly life and loves of Mr Turner (Timothy Spall, The King’s…more
