Resident Evil: Zach Cregger, Prejudgement, and Bringing the Gaming Experience to the Big Screen

Writer-director Zach Cregger’s upcoming Resident Evil franchise may not be one of the biggest films of the year when comparing its $80 million budget to behemoths such as The Odyssey or any superhero fare (even The Devil Wears Prada 2 had a larger budget). Despite this, it has been one of the more discussed films […]

A Guide to Upcoming and New Horror Releases in the UK

Insidious: Out of the Further, the sixth entry in the acclaimed horror franchise created by Leigh Whannell and James Wan, is perhaps the headline horror film currently showing in the UK. If you’d rather steer well clear and spend your money elsewhere though (who can blame you?), then here are spooky spectacles to catch in […]

Our Most Anticipated London Film Festival Titles

It’s the time of year, where cinephiles across the UK start a new spreadsheet or word doc to plan for the event of the year… London Film Festival! Beginning in 1957, this year marks the Festival’s 70th edition. The line-up was revealed on the 2nd of September and features films across a range of countries […]

LFF guide: How to Make the Most of This Years Festival

London Film Festival is one of the most exciting times on the UK film calendar, with this year being no exception. Last year I had the privilege of attending for the first time, learning from scratch how the festival runs, how to buy tickets as well as how to manage your time, at some points […]

Vue Shepherd’s Bush: Fondly Remembering an Old Friend

My 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 […]

What YouTube Series Storey’s Apart Tells Us About Being A Londoner With A Dream- Part 5: Alex

What 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 […]

What YouTube Series Storeys Apart Tells Us About Being A Londoner With A Dream- Part Four: Theodore

Mother Mary: Lowery Personifies Grief and Loss Poetically

David 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 […]

What YouTube Series Storeys Apart Shares About Being a Londoner with a Dream: Part One-Nora

Full Disclosure: Aliens, Anxiety and VHS Nightmares

There is no thought more powerful and paralysing to my anxiety addled brain than ‘what if?’ In my adult life this can take on a whole load of monstrous variations from some of the most deranged and disturbing ideations to every time I sit down in the cinema, without fail, wondering if I’ve forgotten to […]