“For the end of the world, press play.” A.T. White’s debut feature Starfish follows Aubrey (Virginia Gardner), whose reality begins fraying at the edges as she struggles with the death of her best friend, Grace (Christina Masterson). The film opens at Grace’s funeral and her gravestone reads ‘Always Right,‘ which is the first insight we get into…
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‘Unicorn Store’ Review: Being Yourself Isn’t Something You Have to Give Up
Brie Larson’s feature-length directorial debut has been long anticipated. First premiering at Toronto International Film Festival in September 2017, Netflix only picked up the distribution rights to Unicorn Store in January 2019. The film follows Kit (Larson), a failed artist who moves back in with her parents (Joan Cusack and Bradley Whitford), and gets a job at…
‘Under the Silver LAke’ Review: AN Ambitious and Unique Neo-Noir from ‘It Follows’ Director
After the success of his critically acclaimed horror, It Follows, David Robert Mitchell takes risks with his highly anticipated follow-up. Under the Silver Lake is an ambitious and unique neo-noir that is full of twists and turns. The story begins with Sam (Andrew Garfield), a lazy and unemployed young man with nothing better to do than masturbate, spy on…
Film Review: Tomb Raider (2018)
How does the 2018 film compare to the 2013 game? Mild story spoilers for Tomb Raider (2018). I wasn’t overly enthused when Alicia Vikander was first announced as the new Lara Croft. I believed her to be an incredible actress – especially having seen her in Ex Machina – but she didn’t seem like the right…
Film Review: La La Land (2016)
This review is spoiler heavy. I’m not a big fan of musicals and I never have been. It takes a really impressive one for me to like it. For example, The Rocky Horror Picture Show (1975) has always been a favourite of mine. And honestly, I also really like Singin’ in the Rain (1952), which I saw for the…
Film Review: Shrew’s Nest (2014)
While browsing on Shudder, I came across Shrew’s Nest (2014); a Spanish horror and thriller set sometime in the 1950s. It revolves around Montse (Macarena Gómez), a highly religious and agoraphobic woman who spent her youth raising her younger sister, who is simply referred to as “the girl” (Nadia de Santiago), as their mother died during her birth…
Gilmore Girls: A Year in the Life Review
This post contains spoilers for Gilmore Girls: A Year in the Life. I had never watched Gilmore Girls until this year where I watched all 7 seasons, almost at once. I didn’t know it existed whilst growing up and only heard about it a few years ago. During my binge watching, I was so excited when I…
Film Review: Trash Fire (2016)
“You know how some old people are asked to stop driving? It’s not that most of them are incapable, it’s just not particularly safe for them to be on the road. I mean that just about sums up how I feel about you as a psychiatrist.“ Trash Fire, the hugely anticipated third feature length film…
Celluloid Screams Horror Film Festival 2016
Last month, I had the pleasure of volunteering at Sheffield’s horror film festival Celluloid Screams. The festival takes place the weekend before Halloween every year. It shows a selection of feature length films, some of them UK premieres, as well as short films which are screened before the features. Not to mention, they have a…
Film Review: Suicide Squad (2016)
Needs editing but I’ve not had time yet (so might be mistakes, interrupted flow, etc). “We’re bad guys, it’s what we do” Harley Quinn reminds Army special forces officer Rick Flag after she smashed a shop window to steal a purse. In the long awaited and highly anticipated Suicide Squad, written and directed by David…