Review: Dragonkeeper is a Beautifully Animated Feature

The new animated feature Dragonkeeper is coming to UK Cinemas. “The fate of ancient China rests on the shoulders of one young girl, who must find the last remaining dragon egg and fulfil her destiny.”  An animated film about dragons?...

Duchess Review – Not All Bad, but So Much of It Feels Flat

Duchess, a small-time crook, tries to enter the treacherous underworld of diamond trafficking and ends up left for dead when a deal goes wrong. Determined to seek retribution, she launches into an unwavering pursuit for vengeance.  When offered the opportunity...

Gracie and Pedro Mission Impossible Review

“Pets Gracie and Pedro get separated from their owners during a move. They journey facing challenges, aided by owners' viral song, encountering characters until reunited with Sophie and Gavin, finding way home.”  The base story of this film lost pets...

Robin and the Hoods Review – A Truly Wonderful Film About the Joys of Youth

“For the tenacious 11-year-old Robin and her loyal band of friends 'The Hoods', the patch of overgrown scrubland at the end of their cul-de-sac is a magical kingdom.”  Before I go into any detail I need to say just how...

Review: The Girl In The Trunk is a tense, impactful, claustrophobic thriller

Vertigo Releasing and Sunrise Films have announced the release of their upcoming claustrophobic horror/thriller The Girl in the Trunk.  “After finding herself trapped in the back of a speeding car, a woman attempts to free herself from her crazed kidnapper”  Often, especially in modern cinema,...

Review: War Blade (2024)

Multi-award-winning director Nicholas Winter (Breathe, The Treehouse) writes and helms War Blade, an explosive and thrilling new World War II action-adventure feature that is out now from 101 Films.  “Banks, an agent of the British SOE, is tasked with rescuing a French resistance fighter...

The Bystanders review – A Great Independent Film

“An off-the-wall comedy set in the world of the Bystanders - invisible immortals who watch over their human subjects and intervene in (or interfere with) their lives.”  Every now and then you come across a film that few people have...

Film Review: Apocalypse Clown (2023) is incredibly brilliant

“George Kane's anarchic comedy, Apocalypse Clown, follows a troupe of clowns travelling across Ireland in the aftermath of an electrical blackout.“  When I was asked to review a film called Apocalypse Clown, and based on my own history of watching...

Review: The Other Fellow (2022) – A Documentary About Men, Real Men, Named James Bond

An energetic exploration of male identity via the lives, personalities, and adventures of a diverse band of men, real men across the globe all sharing the same name – James Bond. 1952. Jamaica. When author Ian Fleming needs a name...

Review: Condor’s Nest (2023)

Condor's Nest - “A decade after the fall of Nazi Germany, an American aviator travels across South America in search of war criminals and encounters more than he bargained for.”  One of the best parts about doing what I do...

Movie Review: Tomorrow Morning, a movie based on the stage musical

"Tomorrow Morning is the story of one couple seen in two separate timelines, a decade apart. This is a story of life, love, misunderstanding and hope... a universal and timeless tale" Telling the tale of two quite different Tomorrow Mornings...

Review: Strawberry Mansion, be Prepared for Some Very, Very, Weird Stuff

Albert Birney and Kentucker Audley bring us a film that I can only think of one word to describe. Strawberry Mansion is quirky. Sometimes, as a descriptor, that has negative connotations but not this time. Because it is such...