The Long Day Closes and Terence Davies with The Badlands Collective
What films do, they capture the fleeting moment. That’s why it’s so fabulous. (Terence Davies, 10/09/2014) The Badlands Collective are a small group of cinephiles on a mission to host screenings of great films in the UK, and always from high quality 35mm prints. Their first screening was a tribute to the late, great Harris Savides and … Read more
The ‘Burbs is a great film but we shouldn’t ignore the ending
The following post will, unsurprisingly, include major spoilers. Joe Dante‘s The ‘Burbs, which Arrow Video are releasing on Blu-ray this week, counts among the director’s best films and represents some of the best work Tom Hanks has ever done. Nonetheless, the film has problems. Really, it has one big problem. Its ending. At the other end, … Read more
Ten films to catch at the London Film Festival that we’ve already seen and loved
The line-up for the London Film Festival was announced this past week and it’s another mix of high profile features and semi-hidden gems. You can find the full line-up online but it can be a little overwhelming to navigate. In a effort to help you pick a few films to prioritise, I have selected ten of the best … Read more
They Came Together review
Wet Hot American Summer director David Wain set his sights on rom-coms for this amusing, if lightweight and unremarkable, comedy. They Came Together begins in a restaurant, with Joel (Paul Rudd) and Molly (Amy Poehler) on one side of he table and Kyle (Bill Hader) and Karen (Ellie Kemper) on the other. The first couple begin … Read more