Movies

If there is one topic that is guaranteed, in something approaching land speed records, to set the ideological cat among the pigeons, it is anything to do with the Nazi era in Germany. It’s hardly surprising – in 12 years horrifically destructive years the Nazis led by Adolf Hitler enacted Continue Reading

There is something about character-driven films that really engage you in a movie. Granted, the really good blockbusters also have strong characterisation too and without it are just a lot of special effects signifying not much of anything, but it’s the indies, the smaller, human-focused dramas and comedies that really Continue Reading

Every cinematic genre comes with its own hard-and-fast rules, tropes and cliches that are invariably observed by filmmakers simply because as narrative devices go, they work. The trick of course is how much originality to bring to these oft-hallowed elements so your film feels like something fresh and unique even Continue Reading

SNAPSHOTFollowing the deadly events at home, the Abbott family must now face the terrors of the outside world as they continue their fight for survival in silence. Forced to venture into the unknown, they quickly realise that the creatures that hunt by sound are not the only threats that lurk Continue Reading

SNAPSHOTIn the really amusing animated short “Plaisir Sucre” by MegaComputer Animation, a highly assertive pink frosted doughnut makes its way onto an office desk and challenges Stephane, a hapless worker, to eat him. When the worker refuses, the doughnut becomes more and more aggressive until Stephane is forced out of Continue Reading

This has been a highly unusual year for me. Back in February my Mum was diagnosed with ovarian cancer and while she heroically fought it for much of the rest of year, until desperately sadly she no longer could (she passed away on 4 November), her illness cast a pall Continue Reading

The world is ridiculously cruel and unfair at times. We all know it, and while we do our best to navigate our way through and past life, there are times when you wish everything would end as happily as it does in fairytales. Cue Fisherman’s Friends, a film that stares Continue Reading