Film Archive: 80s horror Tenebrae is a troubling, but strangely captivating, gore-fest
As a cinephile and complete HD-whore, I spend most of my free time watching old…
Author Barnaby Walter
Barnaby Walter
Second year BA Film & English Student. Watches too many films and enjoys good novels.
Total articles: 491Le Havre ★★★★☆
Aki Kaurismäki’s latest film is a sweet and gentle French comedy drama about a shoeshiner…
Film Archive: Tobe Hooper’s The Funhouse lacks wit and bite
I am a fan of Tobe Hooper. Anyone who makes a film as astonishingly effective…
Film Comment: Universal’s new digital remastering of To Kill a Mockingbird is simply stunning
This year marks the 100th anniversary of Universal Pictures, one of Hollywood’s oldest and most…
Film Comment: Church-funded film Courageous is patronising conservative propaganda
Courageous preaches a sadly outdated moral image, supported by acting and characterisation that struggle to tell a meaningful tale.
Titanic 3D ★★★☆☆
Adding 3D to Titanic is like pointlessly renovating a big, popular, famous building. It wasn’t…
Avengers Assemble ★★☆☆☆
The Avengers? Avengers Assemble? Marvel Avengers Assemble? Marvel’s Avengers Assemble? Marvel’s The Avengers? God knows…
The strong reaction to Silent Witness’s scene of sexual violence is understandable
Silent Witness is the latest piece of BBC content to receive complaints from the more sensitive members…
The Hunger Games ★★★★☆
I must be one of the few people in the world who haven’t read The…
The Cabin in the Woods ★★★☆☆
It’s very hard to talk about this entertaining and at times ingenious horror thriller without…
DVD & Blu-Ray: Tomboy ★★★★★
This film is too small, sensitive and understated to get much mainstream attention, but it…
Silent Witness: TV’s Most Bonkers Crime Drama Returns
Silent Witness has been going for 16 years now which, in this day and age…
The Golden Raspberry Awards 2012
After last year’s rather unfair and lazy list of nominations, the 2012 ‘Razzies’ ceremony (known…
The Maiden Voyage of ITV1’s Titanic Is a Mixed Affair
I have mixed feelings about James Cameron’s epic 1997 feature Titanic. As I’m sure you…