They say a good horror film is one that leaves you smiling: a belief enforced by Cockneys Vs Zombies, the Brit comedy frightfest from director
Author: Cleaver
I'm a journalist and film critic based in London. I'm currently the News Editor of Flickfeast, for which I also review new film releases. In addition I review films, do features and interviews and cover festivals for various other magazines and on-line publications. I've created the Screen & Gone blog, so I can share my thoughts and bring a new perspective to films, old and new, which may have passed you by.
Twice Around the Daffodils (1962)
Twice Around the Daffodils (1962) is a classic example of what British cinema became best-known for during the 1960’s (outside of kitchen-sink-dramas and gothic horror)
Arrietty (2010)
Sho (Ryunosuke Kamiki) is sick and has been sent by his parents to stay with his aunt Sadako (Keiko Ohtake) in her large house, on
The Man From U.N.C.L.E. (2015)
Don’t let the fact that David Beckham is listed in the credits of director Guy Ritchie’s action comedy put you off. Old ‘Golden Balls” himself
Ruth & Alex (2014)
It takes a film of depth, dealing with issues which effect us all, to stand out from a field saturated, as today’s cinema is, by
Dance Hall (1950)
Ealing Studios had a way of always surprising you. Though their name may be most readily associated with comedy they were equally prolific in other
The Echo (2008)
The Echo (2008) is one of those films which sounds good on paper, but unfortunately fails to deliver on its promises. Promoted as a tense
The Incredible Burt Wonderstone (2013)
The Incredible Burt Wonderstone (2013), the latest comedy from New Line Cinema directed by Emmy Award winner Don Scardino and starring Steve Carell, Steve Buscemi,
The Smurfs 2 (2013)
The Smurfs 2 sees those little blue gnomes back and proving more mischievous than ever in the sequel to the hit cartoon / live action family
Pacific Rim (2013)
In recent years Hollywood has come to believe that in order to satisfy the paying public it must give them more bang for their buck.
Entity (2012)
There was a time when the term ‘horror film’ meant just that. Admittedly however, it seldom required much more than keeping the landing light on
The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel (2011)
The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel is a feel good testament to growing old, and proof that there’s truth in the adage ‘you’re as old as you
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