Movies

  SNAPSHOT From the producer of The Babadook, and starring Martin Freeman, comes Cargo. Based on the viral short film, this is the story of a man and his infant daughter who are stranded in the middle of a zombie apocalypse in rural Australia. And when he becomes infected, the Continue Reading

  Ever have those daydream-y moments where you muse about what it would be like to do something way out of the ordinary? Sail a boat to France from Sydney, Australia? Stage a dinner party for 100 guests? Watch wildebeest migrating en masse across the Serengeti? Or perhaps, you know, Continue Reading

  This film review is going to be far more personal than many others I have written by simple virtue of the fact that I have, as an out gay man of many years standing, lived the life of Simon. Not exactly of course since much has changed for the Continue Reading

  Could I love Ryan Reynolds in a totally non-stalkery, platonic (well not wholly; c’mon I’m only human) best actor ever way any more? Likely not because my love is deep and wide and hide and dates from 1998 when he appeared in ’90s sitcom Two Guys and Girl and Continue Reading

  SNAPSHOT A short tale set in London’s bustling, yet desolate Trafalgar Square about an ancient, rather hungry Corpse and … a Pigeon. Voiced by Bill Nighy (Love Actually, Pirates of the Carribean) and Stephen Mangan (Green Wing), the film is a tale of companionship but also a textual imprint Continue Reading

  At first glance, writing a wildly, hilariously satirical film about the death of one of the most brutal dictators of the twentieth history, and likely human history generally, would not seem like a first, best idea. But then you’re not Armando Iannucci, the writer of The Thick of it Continue Reading

  SNAPSHOT In the near future, a military family uproot their lives so they can participate in a ground-breaking experiment to accelerate man’s genetic evolution. The goal? To relocate humanity to another planet and avoid extinction. (synopsis (c) Seat 42F) Humanity is a weirdly contrary species. Endlessly optimistic and resourceful, Continue Reading

  It is a rare thing to find a film that manages to both subvert a genre and yet be richly poignant and honour it at the same time. Walking Out, written and directed by twins Alex & Andrew J. Smith, manages this impressive feat, presenting us with a gritty survival Continue Reading

  What if the beauty fell for the beast? That’s the underlying idea behind the winner of the Academy Award for Best Film this year, The Shape of Water, which director Guillermo del Tor says was heavily informed by his lifelong love for the 1954 film, The Creature From the Continue Reading