All My Friends Hate Me is a British comedy horror films that has proven to be one of the underrated gems of year. The film follows Pete (Tom Stourton), a charity worker, who is planning to spend his 31st birthday with friends from university who he hasn’t seen in years. The celebrations take place at… Read More All My Friends Hate Me (2021)
Jurassic World: Dominion is one of the big films to be released this year and concludes the Jurassic World Trilogy. One of the main selling points of this film is that director Colin Trevorrow had managed to bring the original trio (Laura Dern, Sam Neill and Jeff Goldblum) from Jurassic Park back. This was an… Read More Jurassic World: Dominion (2022)
Men is one of most anticipated horror films released this year as it sees Alex Garland back on the big screen as his previous film, Annihilation was a Netflix film. The film follows Harper, a woman who is grieving the recent loss of her husband, James (Paapa Essiedu). She ventures to the small village of… Read More Men (2022)
One of the best films to come out of this year’s awards season is Pedro Almodóvar’s latest feature, Parallel Mothers which sees him reunite with Penélope Cruz for the seventh time. The film follows photographer, Janis (Cruz) and her parallel experiences of motherhood with teenage mother, Ana (Milena Smit). What follows is a series of… Read More Parallel Mothers (2021)
Chip ‘n Dale: Rescue Rangers is a film that seems to play on Disney’s desire to bring beloved characters from their history into the modern day. Filled with plenty of nostalgia and meta-jokes, Chip ‘n Dale: Rescue Rangers follows the titular chipmunks as they are reunited after years away from stardom and fame with Chip… Read More Chip ‘n Dale: Rescue Rangers (2022)
One of the most exciting films to be released this year is the Daniels’ Everything Everywhere All At Once. The film follows Evelyn Wang, a woman who has grown unhappy with her life as she has become distant from her husband, Waymond, while her relationship with daughter, Joy (Stephanie Hsu) is at breaking point. When… Read More Everything Everywhere All At Once (2022)
There are plenty of iconic anime films that have been released throughout the years. From the fantasy worlds created by visionary Hayao Miyazaki to Mamoru Hosoda’s brilliant coming-of-age stories, anime has always been an excellent medium within film for storytelling. One such pioneer of the medium was the late, great Satoshi Kon whose directorial debut,… Read More Perfect Blue (1997)
A24 have established themselves as mastered of horror over the years and they show no signs of slowing down with the release of X, a film that incorporates elements and homages to traditional slasher films such as The Texas Chain Saw Massacre. The film is set in 1970s Texas and follows the cast and crew… Read More X (2022)
I was fortunate enough to cover this year’s Cardiff Animation Festival and was able to watch an array of films (over 100 in fact!). One of the highlights was loundraw’s debut, Summer Ghost which has a non-traditional running time of 40 minutes meaning that it can be considered either a long short film or a… Read More Summer Ghost (2021)
One of the most anticipated films to come out of last year’s Cannes Film Festival was Sean Baker’s latest feature, Red Rocket. The film follows Mikey Davies (Simon Rex), who has returned to his hometown of Texas City after his career in the porn industry has come to a standstill. When he meets 17-year-old Strawberry… Read More Red Rocket (2021)
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