Month: May 2016

This collection of classics from the BFI maintains their ongoing commitment to preserve Britain’s film heritage for generations to come. Accompanied by a fascinating and

There are some books – many of them children’s – which are as quintessentially ‘English’ as a cup of tea and messing about on the

Sitting through The British Guide to Showing Off is (I imagine) like a bad acid trip – loud, garish and leaves you with the worst come-down

Released by the BFI to celebrate its 50th anniversary ROUNDABOUT: 1963 – A Year in Colour, is a collection of ‘cine-magazines’ from 1963. Developed by

Sometimes you watch a film simply in the hope of proving the rumours wrong. Occasionally you’re pleasantly reminded that not all critics are right. At

I’m afraid to say that Outpost: Black Sun, the zombie nazi fest from director Steve Barker, that he co-wrote with Rae Brunton, and which stars

Certain cinematic double acts exuded pure magic – Fred and Ginger, Laurel and Hardy, Tom and Jerry (well perhaps not, but you know what I

If ever a film lived up to its name it is Delicacy. The French romantic comedy by directors David and Stéphane Foenkinos, and starring Audrey

Meet Me in ST Louis, Vincente Minnelli’s perennial Christmas favourite, is like an old friend. You may only meet them once a year, but within

  There are drawbacks to acting alongside Jennifer Aniston – mainly that you inevitably have to take second-billing to everyone’s favourite friend. Director Rawson Marshall

A more appropriate question to ask, after sitting through I Don’t Know How She Does It, the big screen treatment of British author Alison Pearson’s