Paul Dood’s Deadly Lunch Break, 2021. Co-written and directed by Nick Gillespie. Starring Tom Meeten, Katherine Parkinson, Kris Marshall, Alice Lowe, Mandeep Dhillon, Johnny Vegas, Steve Oram, Craig Parkinson, Kevin Bishop, and Pippa Haywood. SYNOPSIS: A weedy charity-shop worker is set on winning the big national talent show. But when the actions of five selfish […]
2021 Glasgow Film Festival Review – The Toll
The Toll, 2021. Directed by Ryan Andrew Hooper Starring Michael Smiley, Annes Elwy, Iwan Rheon, Dewi Morris, Evelyn Mok, Steve Oram, and Julian Glover. SYNOPSIS: After a chance encounter with an old enemy, a toll booth operator and master criminal awaits a violent fate approaching his quiet, rural Welsh post. At what point does homage […]
Movie Review – School’s Out Forever (2021)
School’s Out Forever, 2021. Directed by Oliver Milburn. Starring Oscar Kennedy, Liam Lau Fernandez, Jasmine Blackborow, Alex Macqueen, Samantha Bond, Anthony Head and Steve Oram. SYNOPSIS: In the wake of a deadly pandemic, a group of immune teenagers and their teachers hole up in a school, only to come under threat from a heavily-armed parish […]
Apocalyptic teen comedy School’s Out Forever gets a trailer, poster and images
Rebellion, the new film and TV production arm of the British video game developer and 2000 AD publisher, has revealed a trailer, poster and images for the upcoming apocalyptic teen comedy School’s Out Forever. Written and directed by Oliver Milburn, the film stars Oscar Kennedy as Lee, a 15-year-old who is forced to return to […]
Movie Review – In Fabric (2018)
In Fabric, 2018. Directed by Peter Strickland. Starring Marianne Jean-Baptiste, Hayley Squires, Leo Bill, Gwendoline Christie and Julian Barratt SYNOPSIS: Somewhere in the North of England, during the height of the Winter shopping sales, lonely divorcee Sheila (Marianne Jean-Baptiste) is sold a dress by a mysterious shop clerk (Fatma Mohamed), in preparation for her dating agency dinner […]
2018 BFI London Film Festival Review – In Fabric
In Fabric, 2018. Directed by Peter Strickland. Starring Marianne Jean-Baptiste, Hayley Squires, Fatma Mohamed, Gwendoline Christie, Steve Oram, Julian Barratt, Leo Bill, and Simon Mayonda. SYNOPSIS: Somewhere in the North of England, during the height of the Winter shopping sales, lonely divorcee Sheila (Marianne Jean-Baptiste) is sold a dress by a mysterious shop clerk (Fatma Mohamed), in preparation for her […]
DVD Review – Brakes (2016)
Brakes, 2016 Directed by Mercedes Grower Starring Julia Davis, Noel Fielding, Julian Barratt, Kerry Fox, Steve Oram, Paul McGann, Kate Hardie SYNOPSIS: A two-part semi-improvised film examining couples as they break-up and meet in and around London. Relationship break-ups can be messy. And so too can film-making, particularly if an improvisational freedom is allowed too […]
The Mighty Boosh stars Noel Fielding and Julian Barratt reunite for Brakes, watch the trailer here
With a little over a week to go until its release, a poster and trailer have arrived online for writer-director Mercedes Grower’s feature debut Brakes. Described as an unconventional comedy, the film reunites The Mighty Boosh stars Noel Fielding and Julian Barratt, alongside Paul McGann, Julia Davis, Kerry Fox, Roland Gift, Seb Cardinal and Steve […]
Blu-ray Review – Aaaaaaaah! (2015)
Aaaaaaaah!, 2015. Directed by Steve Oram. Starring Steve Oram, Toyah Wilcox, Noel Fielding, Julian Rhind-Tutt, Lucy Honigman, Julian Barratt, Tom Meeten and Holli Dempsey. SYNOPSIS: I’m not sure… A quick look at the detailed plot synopsis above won’t give away anything but it also says a lot about Steve Oram’s directorial debut, because Aaaaaaaah! – […]
VOD Review – Aaaaaaaah! (2015)
Aaaaaaaah!, 2015 Written and directed by Steve Oram Starring Steve Oram, Julian Rhind-Tutt, Lucy Honigman, Tom Meeten, Toyah Wilcox, Julian Baratt, Noel Fielding, Alice Lowe, Tony Way SYNOPSIS: Alpha Male Smith and his Beta, Keith, move to take over a local community. They hook up with restless Female, Denise, igniting a deadly feud in which emotions […]