Ithaqua set in 1821 follows American mercenary Cole Franklin (Luke Hemsworth), a deserter with a troubled past who has found some measure of peace at a remote Canadian fur-trading outpost but that …

Oddities directed by Tyler Savage centres around Rose (Lilimar), a young woman struggling after the death of her mother and spiralling into a period of self-destructive behaviour her roommate Maken…

As someone who writes about movies and is a fan of them in the best sense of the world, I like to mix things in terms of what I cover on here, and Lady could be seen as divisive. Making his feature…

Crushed written and directed by Simon Rumley stars Steve Oram as Daniel, a British Christian minister living in Bangkok with his Thai wife May (May Nattaporn Rawddon) and their ten-year-old daughte…

As a film fan, half the fun of watching older movies is discovering those that’ve yet to come into your radar 1986’s Trick or Treat was a delightful viewing experience. The movie direct…

There are debut films that show a filmmaker has potential, and then there is Blood Simple, a first feature so assured, darkly funny and downright nasty that it is difficult to believe Joel and Etha…

There are films about struggling artists who eventually get their big break, and then there is Inside Llewyn Davis, the Coen brothers’ melancholy comedy-drama about a folk musician who seems to spe…

It’s hard to believe it’s been more than 25 years since Jonathan Glazer’s feature debut, Sexy Beast, arrived, giving us the unforgettable image of Ray Winstone sunbathing in a banana hammock before…

There are science-fiction films that look like products of their time, and then there are films that seem to have arrived from somewhere several decades ahead of everybody else..Forbidden Planet is…

Richard Burton as a blue-bearded aristocrat who murders his wives, Raquel Welch as a naughty nun, Ennio Morricone providing the music and Carlo Rambaldi creating the grotesque mannequins of the dea…

Actor and producer James Faulkner has enjoyed a long and varied career across film, television and theatre, but few projects remain as memorable as the 1979 historical epic Zulu Dawn. Set against t…

Douglas Hickox’s Zulu Dawn recreates the events leading up to one of the most famous military disasters of the 19th century: the Battle of Isandlwana on 22 January 1879. The film set during the Ang…

There is something wonderfully uncomfortable about watching an ordinary suburban home become a prison, and William Wyler’s The Desperate Hours gets an enormous amount of mileage from that sim…

There are few American directors whose careers are as closely associated with New York as Sidney Lumet….12 Angry Men and The Pawnbroker through Serpico, Dog Day Afternoon, Network, Prince of …

There is something appealing about a horror film that initially appears to be telling one story before gradually revealing that there is considerably more going on underneath the surface. Marshmall…

With its old-school spy-thriller atmosphere, gritty action and strong ensemble cast, Knightfall is a throwback to the kind of British genre cinema that rarely gets made in quite the same way anymor…

I’ve been following the frequent releases of British independent genre production company Shogun Films run by Jonathan Sothcott for a good couple of years with several horror movies with Hell…

I’ve always had a soft spot for old British television that works as a time capsule of a world I obviously wasn’t around to see. Daniel Farson’s Guide to Britain: Vol. 2 does exactly that, offering…

As a film fan, part of being one is the fun is discovering movies that even someone who’s seen a lot of them in his time it’s alway great to come across one in which you totally get cap…

Premature follows meticulous, career-focused Cameron (James Rottger) and his struggling-artist flatmate Eilidh (Elle Watson). After a drunken one-night stand results in an unexpected pregnancy, bot…

There is something timeless about the great rock ’n’ roll records of the 1950s. Decades after they were recorded, the best of them still possess an energy that can make them feel remarkably fresh. …

The 1988 Hollywood sexy thriller Tequila Sunrise directed by Robert Towne stars Mel Gibson stars as Dale “Mac” McKussic, a former drug dealer who is desperately trying to leave his criminal past be…

Walter Hill has always been a filmmaker who knows how to make crime look cool and someone whose movies have always fascinated me since seeing The Driver in the late 90s. I’ve been slowly tick…

The boutique physical media market continues to prove that reports of Blu-ray’s death have been greatly exaggerated with major studios increasingly leave substantial portions of their catalog…

As a 10-year-old discovering film through VHS rentals, magazines, newspapers, and a portable television, I quickly became fascinated by East Asian cinema and culture. Bruce Lee, John Woo, and Manga…

There are few people working behind the scenes of genre cinema whose creations are as recognisable as those of special-effects makeup artist Steve Johnson. From Ghostbusters and Fright Night to Pol…

Few British comedy performers left behind a body of work as varied as Peter Sellers. From The Goon Show to international superstardom, Sellers had an extraordinary ability to disappear into a chara…

There is something wonderfully bittersweet about Billy Liar. John Schlesinger’s 1963 film arrived at a fascinating point in British cinema, sitting somewhere between the kitchen-sink realism of the…

There is something wonderfully distinctive about the films of Cornish filmmaker Mark Jenkin. Ever since Bait announced him as one of the most exciting independent British filmmakers working today, …

There is something wonderfully reassuring about The Brokenwood Mysteries. Since arriving on television in 2014, this New Zealand crime series has built a loyal international following by combining …

There is something wonderfully old-school about Harbinger with its blending supernatural horror with a distinctly British cult-film sensibility, James Crow’s film follows Julia, the sole survivor o…

Black Box: Flight 298 directed by Steven Quale, who previously brought us Final Destination 5 and the highly underrated Into the Storm sees Vero Airlines Flight 298 travelling from New Orleans to S…

There’s something about shark movies that means I will almost always give them a chance, no matter how ridiculous the premise sounds. I’ve sat through some absolute stinkers over the years and stil…

It’s hard to believe that it’s been 10 years since the release of Taika Waititi’s Hunt for the Wilderpeople. To celebrate, Visions Home Video has given this modern cult classic a brand-new 4K relea…

There are certain films that, despite being successful when originally released, seem to become more interesting and appreciated as the years go by. Jean-Jacques Annaud’s The Name of the Rose is ce…

British actor Gary Webster has enjoyed a career spanning more than four decades, appearing in some of the UK’s best-loved television dramas, including Minder, The Bill, Taggart and EastEnders…

There are certain British films that arrive quietly, make a relatively small impact and then, over time, become something far more important. Shane Meadows’ Dead Man’s Shoes is one of those films. …

British actor Gary Webster has enjoyed a career spanning more than four decades, appearing in some of the UK’s best-loved television dramas, including Minder, The Bill, Taggart and EastEnders…

Italian filmmaker and musician Federico Zampaglione returns to the horror genre with The Nameless Ballad, an atmospheric supernatural thriller making its UK premiere at this year’s FrightFest…

Few films can genuinely claim to deserve the word “epic”, but Peter Brook’s The Mahabharata earns it with remarkable ease. Adapted from one of the most important texts in Indian culture, this hugel…

Sarah Appleton has carved out a reputation as one of the UK’s leading producers of Blu-ray special features, creating documentaries and interviews for boutique labels including Arrow, 101 Fil…

Few music documentaries balance the story of an artist with the humanity of the person behind the legend quite as effectively as Di’Anno: Iron Maiden’s Lost Singer. Director Wes Orshosk…

The rise of Asylum is one of the more fascinating stories in modern indie cinema. Founded in the late 1990s, the company built its reputation by producing low-budget genre films in a similar vein t…

Paul Di’Anno’s time as Iron Maiden’s frontman may have lasted for just two albums, but his influence on the band’s formative years remains undeniable. As the voice behind Ir…

For many filmmakers, getting a debut feature off the ground can take years of pitching, fundraising and networking. Australian filmmaker Anthony Frith took a rather different approach. He simply em…

Released in 1973, Richard Fleischer’s Soylent Green arrived at a time when fears surrounding overpopulation, pollution and dwindling natural resources dominated public debate. Adapted by Stan…

Throughout the 1970s, Hollywood produced a wave of gritty crime thrillers that stripped away the glamour of the gangster genre in favour of a harsher, more realistic approach to violence and morali…

George Orwell’s Animal Farm remains one of the most influential political novels ever written, but it has also proven surprisingly difficult to adapt. Following the famous 1954 animated versi…

Video game adaptations have improved considerably in recent years, but The Mortuary Assistant, based on Brian Clarke’s acclaimed 2022 indie horror game, fails to capture the unsettling atmosp…

Few Hollywood films have captured the frustrations simmering beneath modern American life quite like Falling Down. Released in 1993, Joel Schumacher’s film arrived during a period of economic…