By Pat Levy Over the last couple of years Turkey has had a pretty bad press. On the border of a devastating war zone, damaged by political upheaval and terror attacks, trying to accommodate thousands of refugees , its tourist industry is taking heavy body blows. Which is a terrible...
By Michael McNulty Whether you like Quentin Tarantino or not, the director has championed films that have often flown under the radar. Don Siegel’s 1973 action crime caper film, Charley Varrick, being one of them. The line, “they’ll go to work on you with a pair of pliers and blowtorch,”...
By Jim Mackney A Caribbean Dream is a romantic comedy drama adapted from William Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream. The film was written and directed by Shakirah Bourne. The adaptation is set in modern Barbados with the island’s natural beauty expertly captured by cinematographer, Robin Whenary, the lush beaches along with...
In recent weeks, a tide of allegations about sexual harassment and violence have engulfed the Palace of Westminster, with numerous stories emerging of women being subjected to abuse by men in senior positions on both sides of the political spectrum. The Conservatives, Liberal Democrats and Labour are all running investigations...
By Michael McNulty Slap a GoPro tag on Base, Richard Parry’s film about base jumping and upload it in full HD to YouTube and you have an 80 minute sponsored video. But, like the content uploaded by thrill seeking jumpers, this film holds an odd fascination that’s not entirely dissatisfying. A...
The Jewish Chronicle just revealed that Number 10 WAS aware of Priti Patel’s extra meeting with an Israeli minister - but she was told to keep them quiet. As Priti Patel aborts an official visit to Uganda to return to the UK in a growing crisis over secret meetings with...
By Michael McNulty Rupert Jones introduces an interesting film into the psychodrama genre that sits somewhere between Hitchcock’s Psycho and Polanski’s Repulsion. Kaleidoscope is a gruellingly suspenseful chamber piece that delves deep into the cracked psychosis of its central character. Existing high up in the tight, confines of his bare...
By Sam Inglis In the woods, somewhere in the US, Paul, Sarah and their son Travis (Joel Edgerton, Carmen Ejogo and Kelvin Harrison Jr) have sheltered themselves in their house. A deadly plague has swept through the country. They are among the survivors, and trying to remain that way. One...
It seems that while campaigners have been focused on stopping kids from smoking they’ve dropped the ball on drugs. New research out from NHS Digital’s Smoking, Drinking and Drug Use among Young People in England survey has made some alarming discoveries. The research found 19 per cent of youngsters aged...