Timestalker: Alice Lowe’s darkly hilarious journey through love and time

Alice Lowe’s Timestalker is an inventive, genre-bending dark comedy that traverses time, love and existential questions with her signature sharp wit and emotional depth. Following her critically acclaimed debut feature Prevenge (2016), Lowe returns with a more ambitious and stylistically experimental project. In Timestalker, she once again demonstrates her unique voice, blending comedy with moments… Continue reading Timestalker: Alice Lowe’s darkly hilarious journey through love and time

Queer East Festival: On The Road 2024

Queer East Festival: On The Road will head out across the country from September to December, offering its biggest tour yet and showcasing a remarkable line-up of contemporary feature films, documentaries and shorts as well as special events that highlight a wide range of LGBTQ+ stories from East Asia, Southeast Asia and their diaspora communities.… Continue reading Queer East Festival: On The Road 2024

Red Rooms: a haunting dive into obsession and the dark web

Pascal Plante’s Red Rooms is a chilling exploration of obsession, voyeurism, and the twisted nature of our fascination with true crime. Set against the backdrop of a high-profile trial for a series of horrific dark web murders, the film lures us into an unsettling psychological thriller where the lines between curiosity and complicity blur, and… Continue reading Red Rooms: a haunting dive into obsession and the dark web

Beetlejuice Beetlejuice: a spirited return to Tim Burton’s gothic playground

Tim Burton’s Beetlejuice Beetlejuice, the long-anticipated sequel to his 1988 cult classic, lands with all the macabre flair you’d expect from the director. While the film doesn’t quite capture the lightning-in-a-bottle energy of the original, it’s still a gleefully twisted ride that manages to stay true to its roots while offering up some fresh, if… Continue reading Beetlejuice Beetlejuice: a spirited return to Tim Burton’s gothic playground

Starve Acre: a brooding dive into folk-horror with atmospheric weight, but lacking in scares

In Starve Acre, director Daniel Kokotajlo delivers a haunting, slow-burning folk horror adaptation of Andrew Michael Hurley’s novel. Set in 1970s Yorkshire, the film stars Matt Smith and Morfydd Clark as a grieving couple whose lives unravel as they encounter ancient, malevolent forces lurking beneath their home. Despite its strong performances and eerie atmosphere, Starve… Continue reading Starve Acre: a brooding dive into folk-horror with atmospheric weight, but lacking in scares

What 70 years of AI on film can tell us about the human relationship with artificial intelligence

In 2024, AI is making headlines daily. We may be aware of the science, but how do we imagine AI and our relationship to it both now and in the future? Fortunately, film may provide us with some insights. Probably the best-known AI in film is HAL 9000 from Stanley Kubrick’s 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968). HAL is an… Continue reading What 70 years of AI on film can tell us about the human relationship with artificial intelligence

Daniel Craig to star in ‘Othello’ set during Iraq War; production may begin next year

Daniel Craig’s next cinematic venture appears to be his long-gestating passion project, an adaptation of Shakespeare’s Othello set against the backdrop of the Iraq War. This modern reimagining of the classic play has been in the works for several years, with Craig and Bond producer Barbara Broccoli tirelessly seeking funding and finalizing production details. Craig… Continue reading Daniel Craig to star in ‘Othello’ set during Iraq War; production may begin next year

‘John Wick 5’ set to begin production in 2025 with Keanu Reeves returning

Despite the presumed fate of John Wick in the explosive finale of John Wick: Chapter 4, the indomitable assassin is set to return. Lionsgate has officially confirmed that production on John Wick 5 will commence in 2025, with Keanu Reeves reprising his iconic role. Given the enormous success of John Wick: Chapter 4, which raked… Continue reading ‘John Wick 5’ set to begin production in 2025 with Keanu Reeves returning

The Whip: a heist with heart in a politically charged drama

The Whip is a uniquely British blend of social drama and heist comedy, tackling serious issues of austerity, government reform, and the struggles of care workers with a surprisingly light touch. Directed by Christopher Presswell, the film takes a sharp left turn from the kitchen-sink realism of its opening into an improbable, yet oddly endearing… Continue reading The Whip: a heist with heart in a politically charged drama

Cadejo Blanco: a gritty journey through Guatemalan gang life

Justin Lerner’s Cadejo Blanco is a raw, slow-burn thriller that plunges viewers into the perilous underworld of Guatemalan gang life through the eyes of a young woman desperate to find her missing sister. It’s a film that thrives on tension, powered by a remarkable lead performance from Karen Martínez, who brings both vulnerability and grit… Continue reading Cadejo Blanco: a gritty journey through Guatemalan gang life