Alien in Scotland
Grating noise over a blackout. A pinprick of light. The noise intensifies, the light grows. More. More. The light spills out, begin to refract. Colours seep through.
A 5-star hotel experience
The Grand Budapest Hotel is a tricky film to review. Put quite simply: it’s a Wes Anderson film. In every conceivable way, as with all of his films before it, it is the essence of its predecessors mixed up, distilled, and delivered to the silver screen in a blast of pure, surreal, bittersweet joy.
The sound of cringe
The Sound of Music is without doubt one of the most beloved films of all time whether you like it or not. There isn’t a Christmas that goes by without Julie Andrews running on top of a hill singing at the top of her lungs...
Hipster House of Cards you won’t find on Netflix
Few people could have escaped the popularity of the Netflix political drama series House of Cards. However, the US show is actually a remake of a 1990s British TV miniseries of the same name.
Culture returns to the Idiots’ Lantern
Ryan Ehlers takes a ride in Stewart Lee’s Comedy Vehicle
Star Cops: A sci-fi golden oldie
First let me say – no, it’s not as bad as its name suggests. In fact it’s nothing like its name suggest. The show itself jokes about how bad a name it is in its very first episode.
Benefits Britain and the ethics of TV-making
Grace Rahman asks whether a live debate was necessary
Who do you think you are?
There is a reason why television critics can’t stop talking about Tatiana Maslany. The fact that her work on the first season of Orphan Black missed out on an Emmy nomination which damn well should have resulted in a win over Claire “I do the same boring crazy spy skit every episode” Danes...
Three musketeers, one review
Emily Fulham takes a swash-buckling journey into Renaissance France
Philadel...uhh...Dallas
Michael S. Martin & Jack Steadman take turns to review Dallas Buyers Club
Crime has a new enemy
The original Robocop was – is – an undisputed classic, a masterpiece, quite possibly the best film to come out of the ‘80s, and other such insanely excessive superlatives (but trust me, it really is that good), and if you dispute any of that… well… you’re wrong.
Based on a true story?
According to the great uncitable (Wikipedia) before the year 2000 211 films had been produced based on a true story and after 2000, 221 films have been based on a true story.