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I look back at the films and TV shows I watched in the previous month, whether they were brand new, or simply unknown to me before. Dates are by UK release, and include releases straight to DVD and VOD. § § ☆ Unmissable Those pieces of work that prove cinema is one of humanity’s better endeavours. … Continue reading →

I look back at the films and TV shows I watched in the previous month, whether they were brand new, or simply unknown to me before. Dates are by UK release, and include releases straight to DVD and VOD. § § ☆ Unmissable Those pieces of work that prove cinema is one of humanity’s better endeavours. … Continue reading →

I look back at the films and TV shows I watched in the previous month, whether they were brand new, or simply unknown to me before. Dates are by UK release, and include releases straight to DVD and VOD. § § ☆ Unmissable Those pieces of work that prove cinema is one of humanity’s better endeavours. … Continue reading →

I look back at the films and TV shows I watched in the previous month, whether they were brand new, or simply unknown to me before. Dates are by UK release, and include releases straight to DVD and VOD. § § ☆ Unmissable Those pieces of work that prove cinema is one of humanity’s better endeavours. … Continue reading →

§ § ☆ Unmissable Those pieces of work that prove cinema is one of humanity’s better endeavours. Example: Apocalypse Now ✯ Recommended Extraordinary films that are must-sees, but perhaps not considered masterpieces. Example: Kick-Ass ✘ Avoid Movies that exhibit technical ineptitude, cause severe ideological malaise, or both. Example: Grown Ups § ~ ~ ~     The Levelling [2017]     … Continue reading →

I look back at the films and TV shows I watched in the previous month, whether they were brand new, or simply unknown to me before. Dates are by UK release, and include releases straight to DVD and VOD. § § ☆ Unmissable Those pieces of work that prove cinema is one of humanity’s better endeavours. … Continue reading →

I look back at the films and TV shows I watched in the previous month, whether they were brand new, or simply unknown to me before. Dates are by UK release, and include releases straight to DVD and VOD. § § ☆ Unmissable Those pieces of work that prove cinema is one of humanity’s better endeavours. … Continue reading →

I look back at the films and TV shows I watched in the previous month, whether they were brand new, or simply unknown to me before. Dates are by UK release, and include releases straight to DVD and VOD. § § ☆ Unmissable Those pieces of work that prove cinema is one of humanity’s better endeavours. … Continue reading →

I look back at the films and TV shows I watched in the previous month, whether they were brand new, or simply unknown to me before. Dates are by UK release, and include releases straight to DVD and VOD. § § ☆ Unmissable Those pieces of work that prove cinema is one of humanity’s better endeavours. … Continue reading →

I look back at the films and TV shows I watched in the previous month, whether they were brand new, or simply unknown to me before. Dates are by UK release, and include releases straight to DVD and VOD. § § ☆ Unmissable Those pieces of work that prove cinema is one of humanity’s better endeavours. … Continue reading →

I look back at the films and TV shows I watched in the previous month, whether they were brand new, or simply unknown to me before. Dates are by UK release, and include releases straight to DVD and VOD. § § ☆ Unmissable Those pieces of work that prove cinema is one of humanity’s better endeavours. … Continue reading →

I look back at the films and TV shows I watched in the previous month, whether they were brand new, or simply unknown to me before. Dates are by UK release, and include releases straight to DVD and VOD. § § ☆ Unmissable Those pieces of work that prove cinema is one of humanity’s better endeavours. … Continue reading →

I look back at the films and TV shows I watched in the previous month, whether they were brand new, or simply unknown to me before. Dates are by UK release, and include releases straight to DVD and VOD. § § ☆ Unmissable Those pieces of work that prove cinema is one of humanity’s better endeavours. … Continue reading →

 § § ‘Like most Shyamalan films – The Sixth Sense, The Village, even The Visit – a lot of hype surrounds the twist at the movie’s end. But that hype is next-level, for the ‘twist’ is of a different ilk to the director’s previous plot U-turns.’ — — Read at Flickreel. — — Follow the editor @GaryGreenScreen … Continue reading →

 § § ‘In the lead-up to its bonkers-looking sequel, everyone I’ve spoken to seems to love Trainspotting, and so they should. But twenty-one years after its first release, approximately ten years since my first viewing of it, and two months since my re-watch, why don’t I love it too?’ — — Read at Flickreel. — — … Continue reading →

 § § ‘Stakes. They’ve been missing from our blockbusters for a while. When was the last superhero movie you saw that killed off its characters? I felt rather sure of myself going into last year’s Captain America: Civil War that one of its heroes was going to kick the bucket. But I had a nagging … Continue reading →

 § § ‘Yes, the title to this piece alone invites controversy. How could any film directed by Martin Scorsese possibly be better than the likes of Taxi Driver, Raging Bull, or Goodfellas? My answer is simple: Jesus.’ — — Read at Flickreel. — — Follow the editor @GaryGreenScreen —

 § § ‘But was 2016 really this bad? Was this the end-point that the endless cycle of sequels and remakes – which have been doing well up until now – had been heading for all along? There was only one way to find out: track every summer movie release from 2016 back to where it … Continue reading →

I look back at the films and TV shows I watched in the previous month, whether they were brand new, or simply unknown to me before. Dates are by UK release, and include releases straight to DVD and VOD. § § ☆ Unmissable Those pieces of work that prove cinema is one of humanity’s better endeavours. … Continue reading →

~~~ ~~~ Welcome to the 140 Best Films of 2016. Over the past year, movies have increasingly found their way to us by means other than the cinema, such as VOD platforms like Netflix and Amazon, and in some cases, releases straight to DVD. Every outlet has given us some of 2016’s best films, so since this … Continue reading →

~~~ ~~~ Welcome to the 140 Best Films of 2016. Over the past year, movies have increasingly found their way to us by means other than the cinema, such as VOD platforms like Netflix and Amazon, and in some cases, releases straight to DVD. Every outlet has given us some of 2016’s best films, so since this … Continue reading →

~~~ ~~~ Welcome to the 140 Best Films of 2016. Over the past year, movies have increasingly found their way to us by means other than the cinema, such as VOD platforms like Netflix and Amazon, and in some cases, releases straight to DVD. Every outlet has given us some of 2016’s best films, so since this … Continue reading →

~~~ ~~~ You can’t have the good without the bad – and in some cases, very bad. These are 2016’s. ~~~ ~~~ ~~~ 30. The Legend of Tarzan ~~~ ~~~ 29. Cosmos ~~~ ~~~ 28. American Pastoral ~~~ ~~~ 27. The Divergent Series: Allegiant ~~~ ~~~ 26. Blair Witch ~~~ ~~~ 25. Jack Reacher: Never Go … Continue reading →

~~~ Welcome to the Best Performances of 2016. If you laughed, cried, punched the air or simply couldn’t take your eyes off the screen, chances are you were watching one of the best performances of the year. To qualify, films need a 2016 release in the UK either theatrically, on VOD, or straight-to-DVD. ~~~ ~~~ … Continue reading →

~~~ Welcome to the 140 Best Films of 2016. Over the past year, movies have increasingly found their way to us by means other than the cinema, such as VOD platforms like Netflix and Amazon, and in some cases, releases straight to DVD. Every outlet has given us some of 2016’s best films, so since this is … Continue reading →

~~~ Welcome to the 140 Best Films of 2016. Over the past year, movies have increasingly found their way to us by means other than the cinema, such as VOD platforms like Netflix and Amazon, and in some cases, releases straight to DVD. Every outlet has given us some of 2016’s best films, so since this is … Continue reading →

I look back at the films and TV shows I watched in the previous month, whether they were brand new, or simply unknown to me before. Dates are by UK release, and include releases straight to DVD and VOD. § § ☆ Unmissable Those pieces of work that prove cinema is one of humanity’s better endeavours. … Continue reading →

 § § ‘The seven-book story preaches the triumph of love in the face of overwhelming evil, and does service to that theme rather beautifully — but tragically, it’s all laid over a groundwork of institutionalised elitism and superiority. It’s a dark contradiction at the centre of a beloved property.’ — — Read at Film School Rejects. — — … Continue reading →

 § § ‘Yes, the title to this piece alone invites controversy. How could any film directed by Martin Scorsese possibly be better than the likes of Taxi Driver, Raging Bull, or Goodfellas? My answer is simple: Jesus.’ — — Read at Flickreel. — — Follow the editor @GaryGreenScreen —

I look back at the films and TV shows I watched in the previous month, whether they were brand new, or simply unknown to me before. Dates are by UK release. § § ☆ Unmissable Those pieces of work that prove cinema is one of humanity’s better endeavours. Example: Apocalypse Now ✯ Recommended Extraordinary films that are must-sees, … Continue reading →

I look back at the films and TV shows I watched in the previous month, whether they were brand new, or simply unknown to me before. Dates are by UK release. § § ☆ Unmissable Those pieces of work that prove cinema is one of humanity’s better endeavours. Example: Apocalypse Now ✯ Recommended Extraordinary films that are must-sees, … Continue reading →

I look back at the films and TV shows I watched in the previous month, whether they were brand new, or simply unknown to me before. Dates are by UK release. § § ☆ Unmissable Those pieces of work that prove cinema is one of humanity’s better endeavours. Example: Apocalypse Now ✯ Recommended Extraordinary films that are must-sees, … Continue reading →

I look back at the films and TV shows I watched in the previous month, whether they were brand new, or simply unknown to me before. Dates are by UK release. § § ☆ Unmissable Those pieces of work that prove cinema is one of humanity’s better endeavours. Example: Apocalypse Now ✯ Recommended Extraordinary films that are must-sees, … Continue reading →

 § § ‘The film deftly shows us there is so much more than what the mainstream media covered, and the narratives they pursued.’ — — Read at Flickreel. — — Follow the editor @GaryGreenScreen —

 § § ‘With unprecedented access, eye-opening emotional complexity, and hilarity so loud as to nearly bring the house down, this is the best doc we have yet to allow us to understand the modern age of politics.’ — — Read at Flickreel. — — Follow the editor @GaryGreenScreen —

 § § ‘The visual result is an absorbing blend of tangible fact and the elevating power of fiction.’ — — Read at Flickreel. — — Follow the editor @GaryGreenScreen —

 § § ‘For the entirety of the movie, the focus is on the actors; they’re the glue that keeps Strangerland from falling apart whenever the plot developments become overfamiliar.’ — — Read at Flickreel. — — Follow the editor @GaryGreenScreen —

 § § ‘This Persona-style chamber piece is an extraordinary feat of acting and moviemaking, a psychological game of Connect Four that at once holds its secrets close to its chest, and exposes its emotion like a live wire.’ — — Read at Flickreel. — — Follow the editor @GaryGreenScreen —

 § § ‘But its tender sincerity is enough to make it a valuable re-watch; a sci-fi that forgoes the explosions and genre excess to deliver something far more soul-searching and meaningful, especially in the gung-ho-heavy climate of the blockbuster circa 1985.’ — — Read at Flickreel. — — Follow the editor @GaryGreenScreen —

 § § ‘This is Altman, in only his third film, already beating his own path away from propriety, and toward the overarching authorship that would define him.’ — — Read at Flickreel. — — Follow the editor @GaryGreenScreen —

~ A film blog does something a little different. ~ ~ ~ It’s not often you wake up and find that the world has actually changed. The UK has voted to leave the EU, a decision that will affect the everyday lives of each of us. Of course, we won’t actually be leaving for another … Continue reading →

 § § ‘There’s an undeniable power that Fire at Sea holds. Crucially, what we witness in it is unforgettable – everything but the film itself.’ — — Read at Flickreel. — — Follow the editor @GaryGreenScreen —

 § § ‘As the movie draws on, and each yarn is littered with more beats that feel somehow both ripped from a Brothers Grimm book and your own story-hungry subconscious, you come to realise something rather profound: you never want this to end, like a child glued to his or her bed as a book … Continue reading →

 § § ‘A few decent scenes fail to add up to a greater whole, and whether Brizé intended it or not, watching The Measure of a Man is as exciting – and important – as watching someone shop for hosiery.’ — — Read at Flickreel. — — Follow the editor @GaryGreenScreen —

 § § ‘The most powerful country in the world, Moore argues through the voices of those who have implemented change and reaped the benefits, doesn’t seem to have the ideologies to do so itself.’ — — Read at Flickreel. — — Follow the editor @GaryGreenScreen —

 § § ‘So we’ve just passed the midpoint of 2016. Goes quick, right? Six months’ worth of cinema can see the entry of multiple movies into the pop culture canon, while others hit hard in the arthouse crowd; either way, these are the best films (unranked, alphabetical) I’ve seen so far of 2016.’ — — … Continue reading →

I look back at the films and TV shows I watched in the previous month, whether they were brand new, or simply unknown to me before. Dates are by UK release. § § ☆ Unmissable Those pieces of work that prove cinema is one of humanity’s better endeavours. Example: Apocalypse Now ✯ Recommended Extraordinary films that are must-sees, … Continue reading →

 § § ‘You have to admire Adam Sandler. You can loathe his movies, and scrawl his name in sand-circles decrying him as the Antichrist – but you simply have to admire him.’ — — Read at Flickreel. — — Follow the editor @GaryGreenScreen —

 § § ‘Miguel Gomes’ ambitious six hour-plus satirical satire of history, modern-day politics and surrealism is certainly something to talk about. Except that’s all it does: talk.’ — — Read at Flickreel. — — Follow the editor @GaryGreenScreen —

 § § ‘Tom Hanks is like catnip for movie lovers. You could bottle him, brand him, and sell him to us for a high price, for the star’s earnest expressions and musical delivery lifts his portrayal of the everyman to such heights, we can’t help but feel empowered by the fact that, yes, this guy … Continue reading →