• Film Review – Lost River

    If you’ve heard of Lost River, then you probably have heard not to go see it. Ryan Gosling’s directorial debut has been the subject of much ridicule and barely-concealed smirks, and was booed by everyone at the Cannes Film Festival. The streams of one star reviews came flooding in soon...
  • Around the World in 80 Films #6

    The Babadook is a rare horror film that contains a very meaningful message, and is one of the best horror experiences in recent years. It will frighten, unsettle and make hearts race on several occasion. Following the story of single mother Amelia (Essie Davis), The Babadook explores the crumbling...
  • Film Review – Run All Night

    Run All Night certainly has its similarities to Taken, yet with a strong performance from on screen father and son duo, Liam Neeson and Joel Kinnaman, Run all Night manages to lift itself from being another Neeson action flick, to a surprisingly dramatic film. Mike is a straight talking,...
  • Around the World in 80 Films #5

    As a second year undergraduate studying Law with French, my Erasmus year is fast approaching, and what better way to get a flavour of what to expect than by giving the 2002 César award-winning film, L’auberge espagnole, a watch? I can safely say that if my year abroad is...
  • Around the World in 80 Films #4

    is based on a contagion outbreak in a tower block in the middle of a busy Spanish city centre. Although this was my first foreign film and the subtitles were slightly displeasing, I found this film to be a perfect depiction of how found footage horror films could...
  • Trailer Watch – Infinitely Polar Bear

    Infinitely Polar Bear is Maya Forbes’s latest release, and stars Mark Ruffalo as Cam, a man suffering with bi-polar disorder and depression who is estranged from his wife and children. The film documents Cam’s attempt to get his family back into his life and the roadblocks that he faces...
  • Film Review – Backstreet Boys: Show ‘Em What You’re Made Of

    Backstreet Boys: Show ‘Em What You’re Made Of takes fans on a roller coaster ride with one of the world’s best-selling boy bands of all time, and we experience the highs and lows of each member’s journey from boyhood to manhood. The film focuses on the group’s 20th year...