BluChristmas #25: The Ides of March (2011)
Gosling plays Stephen Meyers, the press secretary to the potential next President, governor Mike Morris…
Author Barnaby Walter
Barnaby Walter
Second year BA Film & English Student. Watches too many films and enjoys good novels.
Total articles: 491London Film Festival 2013 review: Captain Phillips ★★★★★
The opening night gala of this year’s London Film Festival is a tense true story featuring the best performance of Tom Hanks’s career, says our Film Editor Barnaby Walter.
BluChristmas #24: Julie & Julia (2008)
Weaving together the stories of American cook Julia Child (an astonishing Meryl Streep) and New York blogger…
London Film Festival 2013 review: Mystery Road ★★★☆☆
The well-made Australian drama may have been chosen for the ‘Thrill’ Gala screening at the London Film Festival, but it’s noticeably lacking in excitement says Film Editor Barnaby Walter
BluChristmas #23: Lovely Molly (2012)
Lovely Molly is an outstanding new horror film from Eduardo Sánchez, the co-director of The…
BluChristmas #22: My Week With Marilyn (2011)
Adapted from Colin Clark’s memoir The Prince, the Showgirl and Me, the film tells the true…
BluChristmas #21: Bleak House (2005)
Everyone loves a Dickens adaptation at Christmas, and this is one of the best ever produced.…
BluChristmas #20: Frost/Nixon (2008)
Salvatore Totino’s cinematography is excellently presented on this Blu-ray release from Universal Pictures.
Review: Prisoners ★★★★★
Barnaby Walter gives five stars to this superbly controlled and disturbing crime drama
BluChristmas #19: The Importance of Being Earnest (2002)
Oscar Wilde’s witty comedy is brought entertainingly to life by Oliver Parker, who directed the…
BluChristmas #18: Doubt (2008)
John Patrick Shanley brings his award-winning stage show Doubt to the big screen with brilliant effect in this…
BluChristmas #17: Gladiator (2000)
Last year marked 100 years of Universal Pictures. It’s an achievement worth celebrating, and Universal…
London Film Festival 2013 review: As I Lay Dying ★★★☆☆
James Franco’s directorial debut is an interesting though tough road movie that occasionally lets its stylistic aspirations get in the way of story
BluChristmas #16: War Horse (2011)
Big, moving, well-made family blockbusters don’t come along very often. But when they do, they…