[Review] Weekend

As strange as it may seem, I don’t generally do a lot of research before heading into a film. I like to be surprised and I don’t want to have any kind of expectations. This is what I did with Weekend, and I am glad I did. I am unfamiliar with writer/director Andrew Haigh’s other … Continue reading →

DVD review: The Perfect Witness [MA15]

Dir: Thomas C. Dunn Starring: Wes Bentley and Mark Borkowski. The Film: I was rather curious and excited to check this film out, I enjoy a good serial killer flick. This one sounded unique, and the premise was promising. However this was not exactly what I had expected and honestly this isn’t a very good … Continue reading →

DVD Review: The Off Hours [MA15]

Dir: Megan Griffiths Starring: Amy Seimetz, Tony Doupé, Ross Partridge The Film: The Off Hours is a really good film, a great example of successful Independent filmmaking. The story itself is nothing new, however its success as a film lays within the way this story is told. The film is set around a small town … Continue reading →

DVD Review: This Is England ’86 [MA15]

Dir: Tom Harper (2 episodes), Shane Meadows (2 episodes) Starring: Thomas Turgoose, Rosamund Hanson, Vicky McClure, Joseph Gilgun, Andrew Ellis The Film: This Is England ’86 is a TV series sequel to Shane Meadow’s 2006 film This Is England. This series is set 3 years after the film, and picks up with the characters from … Continue reading →

DVD Review: R [MA15]

Dir: Tobias Lindholm, Michael Noer Starring: Johan Philip Asbæk, Dulfi Al-Jabouri, Roland Møller The Film: When I come across a film simply titled ‘R’, this single letter is enough to get my attention. I was semi familiar with what this film was about, a subject matter that I have seen many times in film and … Continue reading →