Tag: Films

Remember the impact films had on you when you’re a tiny person absorbing stories in this way for the first time? Moments like in The…

My own personal choices for the year. They reflect not just necessarily what I think is the best or essential cinema, but perhaps resonate with…

It’s now July, and that means that the first half of the year is over. That also means that it’s time to look back at…

And we’ve made it to the end. Or should I say halfway mark. Some awesome movies, moments, and performances have sailed on by in the…

Here are 8 more recommendations movie-wise from the pre-summer, awards season era of this year. 2017 has uncovered some gems for me personally, and a…

It feels as though the deep dramas, cringey horrors, and black comedies are three of the freshest produce on the market these days – lucky…

There’s a common myth that the first half of the movie year lacks the kind of quality and quantity that closed the year usually. Well…

Acing. Star quality. Going above and beyond. Breaking through. Genuinely surprising us. However you want to spin it, there have been some illustrious screen presences…

And so we move onto the performances of 2017 we’ve loved in the first half. Obviously we can’t cater for all tastes, but there are…

In my view there are too many fine moments to mentions from 2017 so far. As we enter the second half, we mentally clock up…

And the whistle blows for half-time on the 2017 year of cinema. This halfway series will highlight 2017 so far in Moments, Performances, and the…

My own personal choices for the year. They reflect not just necessarily what I think is the best or essential cinema, but perhaps resonate with…

By Daniel Smith-Rowsey Ah, blockbusters. For us discriminating film fans, they’re a bit like that fashionable cousin at the family reunion that just won’t shut…

Let’s start with the brash statement that cinema, as we know it exists because of this genre. It’s the genre that draws crowds (or used…