It’s happened to all of us. We’re lying in bed, drifting off to sleep when suddenly something creaks, or something clicks or something seem to rustle or move. Yep, it’s those good old things that go bump in the night. What could they be and will our house end Continue Reading
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Movie review: 45 Years
One of the great joys of being in a long-term relationship is the comfort that comes from feeling you know everything about your partner. It’s highly likely you don’t since we all tend to keep things large and small from the people we love, no matter the level of Continue Reading
The higher you rise, the further you fall: The chilling world of High-Rise
SNAPSHOT A big screen adaptation of J.G. Ballard’s novel, High-Rise centers on a new residential tower built on the eve of Margaret Thatcher’s rise to power, at the site of what will soon become the world’s financial hub. Designed as a luxurious solution to the problems of the city, Continue Reading
Smash! Deadpool’s just the latest film to fearlessly step through the fourth wall
You might recall that one of the many charms of Deadpool, of which there are many not the least Ryan Reynolds energetically mischievous ballsy performance as the eponymous hero, was his propensity to break the fourth walk with hilarious alacrity. That is he addressed the audience directly, in the Continue Reading
It’s a clones world after all: Orphan Black season 4 photos
SNAPSHOT Sarah (played by the mercurial Tatiana Maslany) returns home from her Icelandic hideout to track down an elusive new ally tied to deceased clone Beth, whose identity Sarah stole in the series’ first episode. With the stakes higher than ever before, Sarah and her sestras band together to Continue Reading
Movie review: Blind Date (Un peu beaucoup aveuglément) #afff2016
You know the story. Girl moves into apartment. Guy in neighbouring apartment pretends to haunt her to scare her off. She wises up. A battle of wills ensues until true love blossoms but they don’t meet preferring to stay behind their respective walls and … wait, what? If you Continue Reading
It’s a Huge Great Bloody Movie Sweetie: Ab Fab the film debuts poster + trailer
SNAPSHOT ABSOLUTELY FABULOUS: THE MOVIE reunites Jennifer Saunders and Joanna Lumley as the iconic Edina and Patsy along with the rest of the original cast that includes Julia Sawalha as Saffy, Jane Horrocks as Bubble and June Whitfield as Mother. The award-winning team behind the camera includes Mandie Fletcher Continue Reading
Van Gogh springs gloriously to life in this stunningly colourful animation
It goes without saying that Vincent Van Gogh was a breathtakingly talented artist, a man who, despite his many afflictions, created some of the most stunningly beautiful, leap-off-the-canvas art the world has ever seen. You may not think you could improve on art that luminously entrancing, and truth be Continue Reading
“Do You Remember What This Feels Like?” Equals ponders a world without emotions
SNAPSHOT Equals takes place in a utopian society where violence and crime have been virtually eradicated – via the genetic elimination of human emotion. People like Nia (Kristen Stewart) and Silas (Nicholas Hoult) live calm, uneventful, drone-like lives. The two work alongside each other in a large office, creating Continue Reading
Movie review: The Very Private Life of Mister Sim (La Vie très privée de Monsieur Sim)
Mr Sim (“like the card”), the titular protagonist of The Very Private Life of Mister Sim (La Vie très privée de Monsieur Sim), is a talkative man. It doesn’t matter who you are – a disinterested businessman in premium economy on a flight, a stranger in a roadside diner, a woman recording Continue Reading