I recently visited the VUE cinema in Manchester. Prior to the film I felt the need to go to the toilet. So I walked in, only to be blasted with…
Read moreAn Unwritten Law of the Film Universe, Number 4
Telephone calls in films – will we ever get a realistic telephone conversation? One in which the party on the phone just responds with “Yes”, “No”, “Uh-huh” or “I see”…
Read moreFilms Seen at the Cinema in 2006
NB Top ten favourite new films are listed in a different colour font. Films I consider to be masterpieces have the letter M written after the title in red. Lower…
Read moreThe Films of Jean-Pierre Melville: the Essence of Cool
I first watched a Jean-Pierre Melville (real name Grumbach) film about twelve years ago. It was Le Samourai. It instantly became one of my favourite films and I left the…
Read moreFilms Seen at the Cinema in 2009
NB Top ten favourite new films are listed in a different colour font. Films I consider to be masterpieces have the letter M written after the title in red. Slumdog…
Read moreReview: Ambulance
This film made by Mohamed Jalaby is about as intense and harrowing as films can get. It is filmed largely from inside an ambulance in Gaza during the Israeli bombings…
Read moreFilms Seen at the Cinema in 2010
NB Top ten favourite new films are listed in a different colour font. Films I consider to be masterpieces have the letter M written after the title in red. The…
Read moreFilms Seen at the Cinema in 2011
NB Top ten favourite new films are listed in a different colour font. Films I consider to be masterpieces have the letter M written after the title in red. The…
Read moreHOME highlights Aug-Sep 2017
Yay, the new HOME programme is out and I’ve gone through it with a fine tooth-comb. I’m really looking forward to the Jean-Pierre Melville season as Le Samourai is one…
Read moreFilms Seen at the Cinema in 2012
NB Top ten favourite new films are listed in a different colour font. Films I consider to be masterpieces have the letter M written after the title in red. The…
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