All of Us Strangers (2023) Review
‘All of Us Strangers’ (2023) is leaving viewers in floods of tears, Andrew Haigh and actors Andrew Scott and Paul Mescal offering a devastating new love story. Review by Mark Carnochan.
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Where to Start with Charlie Chaplin
A silent era pioneer and perhaps the most influential person in Hollywood history, Charlie Chaplin’s legacy is forever. Here’s where to start with his cinema. Article by Joseph Wade.
Read MoreOne Life (2023) Review
‘One Life’ (2023), the James Hawes BBC film starring Anthony Hopkins as “The British Schindler” Nicholas Winton, doesn’t hit every mark but does strike a powerful chord. Review by Kieran Judge.
Read MoreSaltburn (2023) Review
Emerald Fennell has done it again. ‘Saltburn’ (2023) is like a Shakespearean episode of ‘Skins’ with a dash of ‘Succession’, and Barry Keoghan offers a special performance. Review by Mark Carnochan.
Read MoreHow to Have Sex (2023) Review
Molly Manning Walker’s ‘How to Have Sex’ (2023), winner of the Un Certain Regard prize at Cannes, is a film about sex and consent thankfully absent of the male gaze. Review by Gala Woolley.
Read MoreHow ‘Threads’ Remains Frighteningly Relevant 40 Years On
Barry Hines and Mick Jackson constructed a straight-to-television film that depicted the horrors of nuclear annihilation in a terrifying, realistic and lasting manner. Essay by Eleanor Wise.
Read MoreScrapper (2023) Review
Charlotte Regan’s debut feature ‘Scrapper’ (2023), starring Lola Campbell and Harris Dickinson, is a worthwhile take on a story that isn’t often told. Review by Rob Jones.
Read MoreTyneside Cinema Launches Urgent Fundraising Campaign
The UK’s last surviving newsreel theatre, the Tyneside Cinema in Newcastle, has launched a fundraising campaign to save it from ‘the worst funding crisis in its history’.
Read MorePolite Society (2023) GFF Review
“Truly, a star has been born in Priya Kansara” in Nida Manzoor’s unique British coming-of-age film ‘Polite Society’, a film with all the makings of a smash hit. Review by Mark Carnochan.
Read MoreGirl (2023) GFF Review
‘Girl’, the debut feature from Adura Onashile and 2023 Glasgow Film Festival opening night gala, features a charming performance from Le’Shantey Bonsu but is generally disappointing. Review by Mark Carnochan.
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Austin Butler to Star in Darren Aronofsky Crime Thriller
Austin Butler is to lead a new film from Sony Pictures and 'Powers'