A STAR IS BORN (1937): The Origin of A Star is Born
A STAR IS BORN (1937): The Birth Of A Star

The original A Star is Born remains a triumph, a powerful romance and an engaging look at the Hollywood of the era.

Tokyo International Film Festival 2018: Love & Friendship With CHAOTIC LOVE POEMS & RENT A FRIEND
Tokyo International Film Festival 2018: Love & Friendship With CHAOTIC LOVE POEMS & RENT A FRIEND

In part 1 of our Tokyo International Film Festival coverage, Tynan Yanaga reviews Chaotic Love Poems and Rent A Friend.

STAN & OLLIE: A Dignified Ode To Hollywood’s Favourite Block-Heads

For all its superficiality, there’s a warmth to Coogan and Reilly’s central partnership in Stan & Ollie that – all stiltedness noted – deserves the faint smile it leaves you with.

TIME TRAP: A Film Lost in It's Own Time Warp
TIME TRAP: A Film Lost in Its Own Time Warp

Created by Mark Dennis and Ben Foster, Time Trap is a sci-fi/fantasy that starts with an interesting concept, yet turns into a jumbled mess of its own doing.

CAN YOU EVER FORGIVE ME?: Melissa McCarthy's Best Performance Yet
CAN YOU EVER FORGIVE ME?: Melissa McCarthy’s Best Performance Yet

A wry, bittersweet but profoundly affecting cinematic experience, Can You Ever Forgive Me? is an astonishing examination of loneliness and detachment.

Tokyo International Film Festival 2018 Part II: Ramen Teh: A Heartwarming Foodie Delight
Tokyo International Film Festival 2018: RAMEN TEH: A Heartwarming Foodie Delight

From start to finish, Ramen Teh is a joy, telling a powerful story about how our shared love of food can transcend cultural barriers.

London Film Festival 2018, Final Report: From Beale Street To Classic Hollywood

Our London Film Festival coverage is coming to an end! For our final report, we discuss If Beale Street Could Talk, Stan & Ollie, Shadow and more.

Winners Of The 2018 Drunken Film Fest Oakland

We present to you the winners of the 2018 Drunken Film Fest, which this year had a series in Oakland, California.

DOCTOR WHO (S11E4) "Arachnids in the UK": Spider-filled Adventure Lacking Closure
DOCTOR WHO (S11E4) “Arachnids In The UK”: Spider-filled Adventure Lacking Closure

Doctor Who’s fourth episode, “Arachnids in the UK”, gives us thrills with mutated spiders and a reminder of the impact humans are having on the planet’s ecosystem.

Milwaukee Film Fest: IDEAL HOME
Milwaukee Film Fest 2018: IDEAL HOME

Steve Coogan and Paul Rudd star in Ideal Home, a comedy about an upper middle class couple that feels out of touch, and severely outdated.

SHOPLIFTERS: A Beautiful Portrait of a Poverty Stricken Family
SHOPLIFTERS: A Beautiful Portrait Of A Poverty Stricken Family

After spending his entire career finding the profundity in the mundane, Kore-eda has produced his finest example of this yet in Shoplifters.

THE SISTERS BROTHERS: Slow, Contemplative Western Subverts Expectations
THE SISTERS BROTHERS: Quiet Western Subverts Expectations

There is much to admire about The Sisters Brothers; the powerful performances, the beautiful cinematography, and the statement on violence in the Old West.

DISTANT VOICES, STILL LIVES: An Extraordinary Debut Released On Its 30th Anniversary
DISTANT VOICES, STILL LIVES: An Extraordinary Debut Released On Its 30th Anniversary

Terence Davies’ 1988 debut Distant Voices, Still Lives, newly rereleased by Arrow Academy, deserves to be treasured as one of the great British films.

PETERLOO: An Essential Depiction of a Forgotten Tragedy
PETERLOO: An Essential Depiction Of A Forgotten Tragedy

Peterloo is a righteously angry film still mad at the widespread injustices that denied the less fortunate their basic human rights, almost two centuries later.

BODIED: Your New Favourite Hip-Hop Movie
BODIED: Your New Favourite Hip-Hop Movie

Hilarious, formally impeccable and necessarily provocative, Bodied may well be the greatest hip-hop movie ever made.