Inevitably, when it was announced that the finale of the hit show Heartstopper would be released as a film rather than another TV season, I couldn’t contain my excitement. At the same time, I couldn’t help but have my doubts, after seeing how Netflix has handled the finales of some of its other successful shows. […]
Read More Heartstopper Forever Review: The Romance Still Charms, Even if the Plot Doesn’tThe hype for The Odyssey has been gargantuan. Fresh off the critical and commercial success of Oppenheimer, Christopher Nolan chose to adapt one of humanity’s best-known stories and myths. Adapting this narrative was a challenge in so many ways. How would Nolan translate many of the fantastical elements while maintaining his preference for practical effects? […]
Read More The Odyssey – Spectacle, Swords and Sandals ★★★★★Filmmaking as a medium to heal and uncover memories buried in the subconscious continues to be an element of film that speaks to me. Watching filmmaker Sophy Romvari direct a film about a character making a film creates a meta experience that exposes a vulnerability. Without fail, films that follow this theme continue to devastate […]
Read More Blue Heron – Exploring Memory through the Lens ★★★.5My childhood cinema, the Vue Shepherd’s Bush, closed its doors for the final time on Tuesday, June 30th. In one sense, it was a sudden closure, with Vue themselves not even acknowledging it publicly until the very last day. In another sense, it had been coming for a while; Vue’s other site across the way […]
Read More Vue Shepherd’s Bush: Fondly Remembering an Old FriendAs I watched Rosa’s directorial debut, I couldn’t help the swirling sense of dread and pressure that comes from this tight, intense short film. Following Rae’s birthday celebration with their father Jeff, the film slow boils you into one of the most tense dinner’s featuring a mariachi band you’ve ever seen in your life and […]
Read More An Interview with Rosa Brooke About Her Directorial Debut, Birthday BoyWhat does being a Londoner mean to you? Early morning rushes after social drinks the night before, Lime bikes, cramped Tubes, expensive coffee from elaborate shops, spending ages in the corner shop aisle trying to find the best milk alternative that’s healthy but affordable, counting the endless hours till you can leave your dead-end job […]
Read More What YouTube Series Storey’s Apart Tells Us About Being A Londoner With A Dream- Part 5: AlexWhat does being a Londoner mean to you? Early morning rushes after social drinks the night before, Lime bikes, cramped Tubes, expensive coffee from elaborate shops, spending ages in the corner shop aisle trying to find the best milk alternative that’s healthy but affordable, counting the endless hours till you can leave your dead-end job […]
Read More What YouTube Series Storeys Apart Tells Us About Being A Londoner With A Dream- Part Four: TheodoreDavid Lowery’s newest film, Mother Mary is a visual beauty with grief and loss woven through its fabric. Starring Anne Hathaway and Micaela Coel, the film follows two estranged friends and collaborators having a long, overdue conversation after a falling out. The film is simplistic in its setting with much of it taking place in […]
Read More Mother Mary: Lowery Personifies Grief and Loss PoeticallyOne curse that film enthusiasts in the United Kingdom and Europe will never seem to find a solution to is the delay in film release dates compared to their original American releases. Usually, a film is delayed by a month or two, but can you imagine a film struggling to receive a release here in […]
Read More Nirvanna the Band the Show the Movie – Not the Musical (Auto) Biopic You Expected it to be ★★★★★Psychological thrillers often thrive on what remains unsaid, and Animals. is no exception. Writer-director Maya Gray’s unsettling short, which makes its international premiere at the 2026 Raindance Film Festival, blends psychological horror with sharp social commentary to examine grief, coercive control, colonisation and the bystander effect. Centred on a young woman whose mourning is exploited […]
Read More The Horror of Looking Away: Maya Gray Discusses Her New Short Film Animals.