• October 20, 2020

Cineworld Closure: What Will Happen To UK Cinemas?

  • October 20, 2020

‘Undine’ Breathes Life into the Old Mermaid Myth: LFF Review

  • October 20, 2020

‘Frida Kahlo’ – The Love, Life and Loneliness of an Icon: Review

  • October 19, 2020

‘The Human Voice’ Has Both Style and Substance: LFF Review

  • October 19, 2020

Trailer Released for ‘Everybody’s Talking About Jamie’

  • October 19, 2020

Sandra Oh Cast in Supernatural Horror ‘Umma’

  • October 19, 2020
‘New Order’ – a brutally violent but shallow dystopia: LFF Review

‘New Order’ – a brutally violent but shallow dystopia: LFF Review

It would probably be more shocking to discover a Michel Franco film that doesn’t leave you with a sickly feeling in your stomach, so of course, New Order does just that. This Mexican-French thriller is viciously shocking from start to finish—but the brutal dystopia lacks any depth or insight. In a house so grand it […]

‘Ammonite’ is a Painstakingly Excavated Treasure: LFF Review

‘Ammonite’ is a Painstakingly Excavated Treasure: LFF Review

Some may find the sweeping chilliness of Francis Lee’s sophomore feature too bleak, but consider this critic’s cockles warmed. Saoirse Ronan and Kate Winslet are devastatingly brilliant in Ammonite, forming an unlikely romance between a sickly young wife and a respected paleontologist. Though most take a little warming up to their craft, Francis Lee’s directorial […]

No Films, But We’re Open: Working at a Cinema During A Pandemic

No Films, But We’re Open: Working at a Cinema During A Pandemic

The cinema industry was one of many brought to a halt back in March due to lockdown. The steady flow of guests at my Odeon in Newcastle was already beginning to falter as major distributors pulled the Blockbusters from their schedule.

News

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Cineworld Closure: What Will Happen To UK Cinemas?

October 20, 2020

COVID-19 dealt another massive blow for cinemagoers as Cineworld announced

Dead Sexy - A Column By Steph Green

Tim Roth, ‘Captives’ and the British erotic thriller

  • August 23, 2020

Talkin’ Bout My Reputation: In Defense of ‘Red Sparrow’

  • August 9, 2020

Teenage Kicks: Kubrick’s ‘Lolita’ versus Lyne’s ‘Lolita’

  • July 26, 2020

Everybody Knows? Grief and Catharsis in ‘Exotica’

  • July 12, 2020

Twinception: Body Horror in ‘Dead Ringers’ and ‘Double Lover’

  • June 28, 2020

Why Jane Campion’s ‘In The Cut’ is A Misunderstood Masterpiece

  • June 14, 2020

When erotic thrillers go wrong: the failures of ‘Jade’

  • May 31, 2020

Poppers, Procedurals and Al Pacino in ‘Cruising’

  • May 17, 2020

Scary Chicks and Ice Picks in ‘Basic Instinct’

  • May 3, 2020

Introducing ‘Dead Sexy’: A Fortnightly Column about Erotic Thrillers

  • April 30, 2020

Reviews

Features

‘Undine’ Breathes Life into the Old Mermaid Myth: LFF Review

  • October 20, 2020

‘Frida Kahlo’ – The Love, Life and Loneliness of an Icon: Review

  • October 19, 2020

‘The Human Voice’ Has Both Style and Substance: LFF Review

  • October 19, 2020

‘New Order’ – a brutally violent but shallow dystopia: LFF Review

  • October 18, 2020
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Film Film Features

No Films, But We’re Open: Working at a Cinema During A Pandemic

October 17, 2020

Horror Films, Cowardice and Me

October 15, 2020

No Time to Decide: The Likely Candidates to Become the Next Bond

October 11, 2020
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Interview: ‘Saint Maud’ Producers on Scarborough, Cinema & Loneliness Under Lockdown

October 9, 2020

Changing the Narrative with ‘Beyond The Red Light’

October 6, 2020

Retrospective: ‘The Life Aquatic With Steve Zissou’

October 4, 2020

Iconic Movie Motors: Edition Two

September 30, 2020

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