One film that has gained a lot of attention on social media is Not Okay. The film follows Danni Sanders (Zoey Deutch), an aspiring writer currently working as a photo editor for an online magazine. Despite her extreme privilege, Danni is unsatisfied with life and pretends that she has been accepted on a writing retreat… Read More Not Okay (2022)
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)
With the COVID-19 pandemic taking place all over the world, recent years have seen new innovative ways of filmmaking to accommodate the restrictions that came with. The result has seen an abundance of films released that utilise the use of screen recording where we see characters interact over social media and chat programs such as… Read More London Film Festival 2021: Language Lessons
Palm Springs has finally landed on Amazon Prime in the UK and it was definitely worth the wait. A modern take on time loops, this film follows carefree Nyles (Andy Samberg) and troubled Sarah (Cristin Milloti) as they find themselves living the same day again and again and again. As Nyles has become used to… Read More Palm Springs (2020)
Another film on my awards season list is The Forty-Year-Old Version, released on Netflix, the film is a brilliant comedy film written, directed and starring Radha Blank. It first premiered at the 2020 Sundance Film Festival, with Blank walking away with the U.S. Dramatic Competition Directing Award which made it one of the hottest releases… Read More The Forty-Year-Old Version (2020)
Anna Biller’s second feature, The Love Witch is a film I have been eager to watch for a while now. Since its release in 2016, The Love Witch has gained a cult following and become a firm favourite of modern horror thanks to its modern interpretation of 60s horror. The film follows witch, Elaine Parks… Read More The Love Witch (2016)
Another film on my Raindance schedule that I knew I had to watch was Chilean comedy, Ella es Cristina. Directed by Gonzalo Maza, who co-wrote the brilliant Oscar-winning A Fantastic Woman, Ella es Cristina is about the titular character and her on-off best friend, Susana, two women in their thirties who are trapped in a… Read More Raindance Film Festival 2020: Ella es Cristina
The next on my list for Raindance is this quirky Ukrainian comedy-drama film written and directed by Antonio Lukich. Following sound engineer, Vadym (Andriy Lidagovskiy) who is tasked with recording the sound of a rare bird that can only be found in the mountains in Transcarparthia and embarks on this journey with his mother, Galia… Read More Raindance Film Festival 2020: My Thoughts Are Silent
“I’m a master of fright, and a demon of light, and I’ll scare you right out of your pants!” – Jack Skellington, The Nightmare Before Christmas Halloween is a favourite time of year for many. The spooky decorations, costumes and sweets galore, Halloween is the perfect time of year to whip out the horror films… Read More “Amok, amok, amok, amok, amok”: Halloween Family Fun
One film that’s been buzzing around the Internet over the past month is the return of Sacha Baron Cohen’s infamous character, Borat. Released 14 years after Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan, Baron Cohen has spent the last few months filming the sequel in America during the outbreak of… Read More Borat Subsequent Moviefilm (2020)
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