Hatching: A Magical Realism/Coming-of-age tale    5th JULY 2022

Hatching tells the story of Tinja, a gymnast going through bodily transitions that herald the arrival of womanhood. This creature-feature reminds us of Guillermo del Toro's work, and sparked interesting thoughts. We think it's a must watch!


by Paulina

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THE BLACK PHONE REVIEW: POSSESSED BY THE IMAGE    3RD JULY 2022

A review of The Black Phone, Scott Derrickson's new foray into horror and the capacity for images to possess, transport, and transform.


by Paulina

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Top Gun: Maverick review: Sweaty and Sexy          17th June 2022

A review of Top Gun: Maverick, a sweaty, sexy, outrageous, and altogether silly film from Joseph Kosinski, starring mega-man Tom Cruise


by Jack

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PLayground Review: Like a rock in the shoe            17th June 2022

A review of Laura Wandel's brutal and unflinching look at bullying and childhood, Playground.


by Paulina

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The Best Non-marvel/DC Superhero Films                 16th AUgust 2018

If you thought you’d had enough of superhero movies just wait! Actually no, you’re probably right. Everywhere you look, Marvel and DC dominate the box office and the movie news headlines. It is a golden age of superheroes, in the same way there were golden ages for Westerns, for war films, for Uwe Boll (it lasted 12 seconds, and no one was there to see it).
We've made a list of the best non-Marvel/DC Superhero films out there, just for you!

by Jack Buchanan

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Mission Impossible 6 Review: Outlandish Action  3rd August 2018

Tom Cruise is back with the sixth instalment of the ever-popular, ever-growing, and ever-more-critically-acclaimed Mission: Impossible series. As Ethan Hunt he skydives, shoots, runs, fights, and flies his way to saving the day, with the help of series regular Ving Rhames, old-hands Simon Pegg and Rebecca Ferguson, and newbie Henry Cavill.


by Jack Buchanan

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Mamma Mia 2: Patriarchal Escapism                      1st August 2018

Directed by Ol Parker, Mamma Mia’s sequel stands up on more spectacle choreography and inventive cinematography. It feels like much needed relief from watching male heroes in their racy uniforms saving the world while exhibiting their gun-toting skills

by Paulina

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Filmworker: A Melancholic Portrait                 30th July 2018

When I write the words Stanley Kubrick what do you think? Genius? Master? Essential? Director of some of the greatest films ever made?
And what about when I say Leon Vitali? Who?




​by Jack Buchanan

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The First Purge Review: Hypocritical Escapism  29th July 2018

Blumhouse’s Purge franchise comes back with the fourth instalment of its dystopic fantasy of a single night during which violence and crime, including rape, burglary or murder, become legal. The film will be followed by a TV series based on the same idea. Sadly, this brilliant concept that holds the opportunity to illustrate the state of the shared American consciousness under Trump’s presidency - its anxieties, fears, racial and equality tensions - has been, once again, unexploited.
by Paulina

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Incredibles 2 Review: Nostalgia & Laughs      23rd July 2018

The Incredibles was a regular fixture in my house growing up. I was 10 when it came out, 11 when the DVD arrived which was plenty young enough to enjoy it, and as I grew up that enjoyment continued. The original’s strength is in the family dynamic - especially those scenes at the dinner table - and the true-to-life struggles of being in one. Does Incredibles 2 have this strength too?
by Jack Buchanan

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Marrowbone Review: Shallow Imitation       21st July 2018

The first feature film directed by Sergio G. Sanchez Marrowbone or The Secret of Marrowbone (2018) seems to have everything that would make a solid horror: an interesting idea, talented cast, acclaimed writer. The wannabe ghost story is, however, only a shallow imitation of the excellent Orphanage (2007), written by Sanchez.

by Paulina

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Skyscraper Review: A Bombastic Assault       21st July 2018

From Dwayne Johnson’s own Seven Bucks Productions, and directed by Rawson Marshall Thurber of the mystifyingly popular We’re The Millers (2013) and the enjoyable Central Intelligence (2016) comes Skyscraper, a film so over-the-top bombastic I refer to it as SKYSCRAPER!!! Can The Rock save his family, stop the bad guys, put out a fire, and call himself 'Daddy' in time?!
by Jack Buchanan

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Calibre Review: Greek Mythology & Brexit          14th July 2018

Matt Palmer turned out to be the dark horse of the Edinburgh Film Festival as his debut feature film Calibre (2018) became this year’s winner of the Michael Powell Award for Best British Feature. It was also the last chance for audiences to experience it on the big screen for another 10 years as the film is being released on Netflix.
​by Paulina

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Leave No Trace Review: Humanism & Ecology     14th July 2018

Leave No Trace is a beautiful, ecological film, entirely humanist in its optimistic view of people. As with her previous film Winter’s Bone, Debra Granik’s film is about much more than its elegantly simple drama suggests.



by Jack Buchanan

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Mia: A Rapture 2.0 Production Review                 21st June 2018

Glasgow-based filmmaker Gary J Hewitt’s new sci-fi short film Mia: A Rapture 2.0 Production opens beautifully, with flowers and a smiling woman in an idyllic garden. Evoking Hillcoat’s The Road, Mia settles into its beige, post-apocalyptic setting quickly and confidently.


by Jack Buchanan

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Our Top 8 Hidden Gems on Amazon Prime            29th May 2018

Diving off from yesterday’s article, we’re heading to the world of Amazon Prime, a streaming service with a greater range of films and TV than Netflix, from a wider period although it has less original productions. In honour of staying in, with too much junk food and a big duvet to bury yourself in, here’s 8 films on Amazon Prime right now that you might not have seen or heard of, but which are masterpieces nonetheless.


by Jack Buchanan

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Our Top 8 Hidden Gems On Netflix                           28th May 2018

In celebration of staying in and not spending money, we’ve narrowed down a few of our lesser-known choice favourites from Netflix, in case you’re ever in desperate need of some kind of filter. We’ve aimed for these to be ones you might scroll past without giving much thought.




by Jack Buchanan

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Annihilation Review: An Ecological parable    18th March 2018

Annihilation is a wonderful exploration of the hard parts of being a human, with imagery as beautiful as it’s ideas, and performances and characters that seem as real as you or I. It is a film rooted in cinematic tradition and history. Inescapably so, and it's all the better for it.



by Jack Buchanan

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Phantom Thread Analysis & Review                        12th February 2018

Since 1996, when he debuted his neo-crime thriller Hard Eight, Paul Thomas Anderson has established himself as one of the greatest directors in the history of cinema.  After the perfect-in-every-aspect There Will Be Blood he made us wait for his next film with Daniel Day-Lewis for 10 long years, but his return is absolutely spectacular.
Spoiler Warning


by Paulina

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Call Me By Your Name Review                                      30th January 2018

This intimate, subtle and slow film directed by Luca Guadagnino became an international phenomenon and the first film by an Italian director that has been nominated for an Oscar since La Vita é Bella, in 1999. We’re looking closer at this atypical coming of age tale and finding out if it truly deserves all the acclaim.
Spoiler Warning

by Paulina

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The Disaster Artist Review                                             28th January 2018

The Disaster ArtistThe Disaster Artist is contending for the Academy Awards this year. What do we think of this strange, beguiling film and it's enigmatic subject? Come and read our spoiler(ish) free review of the most celebratory film of the year!


by Jack Buchanan

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Black Mirror Season 4 Subjective Round-up   22nd January 2018

If Black Mirror is like a box of chocolates, the 4th season is definitely a dark chocolate. Come and find out what we think about its quality
Spoiler Warning


by Paulina

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The lAst Jedi and the New Star Wars                   19th December 2017

With the release worldwide of The Last Jedi, we add our voice to the cacophony of opinion and noise about the film, and talk a bit about expectations and how that changes the way we look at movies, but  mostly we talk about the film.                                 Spoiler Warning



​by Jack Buchanan

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