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Southampton International Film Festival – Day 2 Short Films
So, today I had the pleasure of beginning my coverage of the Southampton International Film…
Review: How I Live Now ★★★☆☆
Based on award winning novel by Meg Rosoff, this teenage romance crossed with futuristic war-time drama is certainly not to everyone’s taste, says Scarlett Sangster.
Review: Prisoners ★★★★★
Barnaby Walter gives five stars to this superbly controlled and disturbing crime drama
Review: Filth ★★★★☆
A difficult but darkly effective adaptation of the novel by the author of Trainspotting, says Andy Southcott
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…
BluChristmas #15: To Kill a Mockingbird (1962)
Gregory Peck’s performance as the white lawyer determined to defend a young black man is…
BluChristmas #14: Serenity (2009)
Rebecca James selects Serenity as one of the Blu-rays you must put on your Christmas list this year
BluChristmas #13: Firefly (2002)
The year is 2517, and the Alliance has united all known planets under one flag,…
BluChristmas #12: Downton Abbey – Series 1 – 3 (2010 – 2012)
Downton Abbey is a fantastic period programme with lashings of drama, intrigue and historical detail.…
Archive: Robin Hardy’s film The Wicker Man retains its power to this day
The Wicker Man has had a complex history. Since its release 40 years ago, it…