Martin Carr reviews the third episode of Helstrom… The big bad is warming up, bodies are being piled like airport luggage and flashbacks involving graphic torture are hinting at past atrocities. Elsewhere blatant flirting, bare faced lying and some psychological manipulation all broaden this Helstrom universe hinting at a gathering momentum. Dream sequences and visions […]
Movie Review – Bad Hair (2020)
Bad Hair, 2020. Written and Directed by Justin Simien. Starring Elle Lorraine, Vanessa Williams, Jay Pharoah, Lena Waithe, Blair Underwood, Laverne Cox, Yaani King Mondschein, Michelle Hurd, Judith Scott, Robin Thede, Ashley Blaine Featherson, Steve Zissis, MC Lyte, Zaria Kelley, Corinne Massiah, Kelly Rowland, James Van Der Beek, Usher Raymond, Chanté Adams, Moses Storm, Jon […]
2020 BFI London Film Festival Review – Lovers Rock
Lovers Rock, 2020. Co-written and directed by Steve McQueen. Starring Amarah-Jae St Aubyn, Michael Ward, Shaniqua Okwok, and Kedar Williams-Stirling. SYNOPSIS: A single evening at a house party in 1980s West London sets the scene, developing intertwined relationships against a background of violence, romance, and music. The second entry into Steve McQueen’s five-part “Small Axe” anthology […]
Movie Review – Ammonite (2020)
Ammonite, 2020. Written and Directed by Francis Lee. Starring Kate Winslet, Saoirse Ronan, Gemma Jones, James McArdle, Alec Secăreanu, and Fiona Shaw. SYNOPSIS: In 1840s England, acclaimed but overlooked fossil hunter Mary Anning and a young woman sent to convalesce by the sea develop an intense relationship, altering both of their lives forever. Though not quite […]
2020 BFI London Film Festival Review – The Human Voice
The Human Voice, 2020. Co-written and directed by Pedro Almodóvar. Starring Tilda Swinton. SYNOPSIS: A woman watches time passing next to the suitcases of her ex-lover (who is supposed to come pick them up, but never arrives) and a restless dog who doesn’t understand that his master has abandoned him. Two living beings facing abandonment. All […]
October Horrors 2020 – From Beyond (1986)
From Beyond, 1986. Directed by Stuart Gordon. Starring Jeffrey Combs, Barbara Crampton, Ken Foree and Ted Sorel. SYNOPSIS: After taking a look at cult horror-comedy Re-Animator not too long ago, it’s time for another trip into the weird and wacky world of horror writer HP Lovecraft. Whereas Re-Animator dealt with a familiar story of a […]
2020 BFI London Film Festival Review – African Apocalypse
African Apocalypse, 2020. Co-written and directed by Rob Lemkin. Starring Femi Nylander, Amina Weira, and Boubacar Assan Midal. SYNOPSIS: A young man’s epic journey across Africa in search of a colonial killer. Rob Lemkin’s (Enemies of the People) new documentary confronts Europe’s grim imperial history with anger, accessibility, and a most unexpected through-line. African Apocalypse opens […]
Marvel’s Helstrom Season 1 Episode 2 Review – ‘Viaticum’
Martin Carr reviews the second episode of Marvel’s Helstrom… As tagline titles go the literal translation of episode two refers to anyone seeking absolution prior to their passing. An admission and forgiveness of all transgressions before either ascension or otherwise takes place. It also opens up the faith debate in terms of whether or not […]
Marvel’s Helstrom Season 1 Episode 1 Review – ‘Mother’s Little Helpers’
Martin Carr reviews the first episode of Helstrom… Showrunner Paul Zbyszewski has created in Helstrom something of substance. A dysfunctional family dynamic with far reaching ramifications, barely veiled contempt and more depth than Marvel television were banking on. Much of the success here comes down to casting which provides audiences with pitch perfect protagonists in […]
Movie Review – Mangrove (2020)
Mangrove, 2020. Directed by Steve McQueen. Starring Shaun Parkes, Letitia Wright, Malachi Kirby, Rochenda Sandall, Sam Spruell, Jack Lowden, Alex Jennings, Nathaniel Martello-White, Llewella Gideon, Gershwyn Eustache Jnr, Gary Beadle, Richie Campbell, Jumayn Hunter, Joseph Quinn, Derek Griffiths, Jodhi May, Richard Cordery, Tahj Miles and Samuel West. SYNOPSIS: Mangrove tells this true story of The […]
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