Friday the 13th, 1980.Directed by Sean S. Cunningham. Starring Adrienne King, Jeannine Taylor, Kevin Bacon, Robbi Morgan, Harry Crosby, Betsy Palmer, Walt Gorney, Ari Lehman, Peter Brouwer.SYNOPSIS:A group of teenage camp counselors attempt to re-open an abandoned summer camp with a tragic past, but they are stalked by a mysterious, relentless killer.A timely release given […]
2026 BFI London Film Festival Review – Look Back
Look Back, 2026.Directed by Hirokazu Koreeda. Starring Natsuki Deguchi, Aju Makita, Fuuri Nanase, Rokka Okada, Masaki Suda, Kankuro Kudo, Kayo Noro, Ryo Ikeda, Miyu Sasaki, and Maho Yamada.SYNOPSIS:Two manga artists meet and develop a bond over making manga.Tatsuki Fujimoto’s one-shot web manga Look Back was something of a phenomenon on publication in 2021, spawning a […]
2025 in Film: What Did We Learn?
It’s time to take a look back at 2025 in film and ponder what we’ve learned…2025 is drawing to a close, and we can get a sense of how things have gone and what we’ve learned from cinema this year. It’s fair to say there have been surprises and some trends continuing, with others buckin […]
Peter Jackson reveals Tintin sequel will be his next film
Jumping Jellyfish! Who saw this one coming? 15-years after Steven Spielberg’s The Adventures of Tintin was released, Peter Jackson has revealed that his next film will be the long-planned sequel.Jackson, who has spent the last few years making critically-acclaimed documentaries They Shall Not Grow Old and Get Back, was receiving the 2026 Honorary Grand Prize […]
Through the Seventh Door: Fulci’s The Beyond Still Refuses to Make Sense, And That’s the Point
Adam Page revisits Lucio Fulci’s The Beyond…And you will face the sea of darkness, and all therein that may be explored.Two people walk down a flight of stairs in a hospital basement and come out somewhere they can’t possibly be. It’s not the hospital, or the hotel they fled. It’s not Louisiana, not Earth, not […]
Seductive vampire action horror Love Kills unleashes trailer
Based on the acclaimed Brazilian graphic novel by Danilo Beyruth, Film Movement has unveiled a trailer for director Luiza Shelling Tubaldini’s vampire action horror Love Kills ahead of its VOD release in the US just in time for Halloween. Sink your teeth into the trailer below…Every night, a mysterious woman in immaculate clothes takes the […]
2026 BFI London Film Festival Review – Prima Facie
Prima Facie, 2026. Directed by Susanna White Starring Cynthia Erivo, Daniel Ings, Simon Russell Beale, Elizabeth Dulau, and Noma DumezweniSYNOPSIS:Follows Tessa, an ambitious defence lawyer. She expertly represents her clients, including those who are accused of sexual assault. However, she finds out that the law does not provide justice after being raped by a co-worker.Prima Facie […]
2026 London Film Festival Review – Possible Love
Possible Love, 2026.Directed by Lee Chang-dong Starring Jeon Do-yeon, Sul Kyung-gu, Zo In-sung, Cho Yeo-jeong.SYNOPSIS:Four strangers’ paths cross by chance, leading to complex emotional entanglements that challenge their existing relationships and force them to confront uncomfortable truths about love and commitment.2018’s Burning made South Korean director Lee Chang-dong into a household name, and his first […]
2026 BFI London Film Festival Review – The Debut
The Debut, 2026.Directed by Jesse Eisenberg. Starring Julianne Moore, Paul Giamatti, Halle Bailey, Bonnie Milligan, Lillie Cooper, Colton Ryan, K. Todd Freeman, Eldar Isgandarov, Susan Blommaert, Maulik Pancholy, Jared Loftin, Megumi Nakamura, Havana Rose Liu, Patrick Fabian, Cara Buono, Jonah Diamond, Becca Suskauer, Jesse Eisenberg and Bernadette Peters.SYNOPSIS:When an unassuming housewife is unexpectedly cast in […]
4K Ultra HD Review – Evil Dead (2013)
Evil Dead, 2013.Directed by Fede Álvarez. Starring Jane Levy, Shiloh Fernandez, Lou Taylor Pucci, Jessica Lucas, Elizabeth Blackmore, and Bob Dorian.SYNOPSIS:Five friends head to a remote cabin, where the discovery of a Book of the Dead leads them to unwittingly summon up demons living in the nearby woods.Although the pros and cons with regards to […]
