Netflix Film of the Week: The Insider

09/04/2014.Reading time 4 minutes.

The FILM IN WORDS Netflix Film of the Week: helping you navigate the filmic minefield of the nation’s favourite video streaming service.

Black Water Vampire Review: Sucked Dry

24/03/2014.Reading time 4 minutes.

Words: Emmett Barlow Twitter: @EmmettBarlow BLOOD RED MOON For the past four decades on the date of the winter solstice, young women have been abducted from the town of Fawnskin, only to be found, days later, lifeless; their bodies brutalised and their blood drained in the Black Water Forest. Having believed they’ve apprehended the culprit, […]

The Missing Picture Review: Beyond the Frame

20/03/2014.Reading time 5 minutes.

Words: Brody Rossiter Twitter: @BrodyRossiter OUT OF FOCUS Today an abundance mediated sources saturate our daily lives. From the application loaded smartphone in your pocket, to the perpetual uncertainties of round-the-clock rolling news, such an influx of words and pictures has perhaps resulted in a level of complacency when regarding the true importance of an […]

Blue is the Warmest Colour Review: A Deeper Shade of Love

13/03/2014.Reading time 4 minutes.

Words: Emmett Barlow Twitter: @EmmettBarlow BLUE SONGS ARE LIKE TATTOOS Never before has the Palme d’Or been simultaneously awarded to a single film’s director and lead actors. Led by Steven Spielberg, the jury at last year’s Cannes Film Festival saw it fit to award the coveted prize to director, Abdellatif Kechiche, and his committed lead […]

Netflix Film of the Week: Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas

12/03/2014.Reading time 3 minutes.

The FILM IN WORDS Netflix Film of the Week: helping you navigate the filmic minefield of the nation’s favourite video streaming service.

The Grand Budapest Hotel Review: A Five Star Adventure

09/03/2014.Reading time 4 minutes.

A VIEW FROM OTHER WINDOWS This isn’t the first time Wes Anderson has taken his audience by the hand and led them through the oversaturated grandeur of luxury accommodation. Starring Jason Schwartzman and Natalie Portman, 2007’s Hotel Chevalier – a 13-minute short written and directed by Anderson – acted as a bittersweet narrative precursor to […]