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Category: Films
Film Reviews, Ratings & Recommendations
Interview With The Amazing Alana Hicks (Writer and Director of ‘Chicken’)
Those of you who are familiar with the content on this page will have become accustomed to a singular voice – mine. With all the things that I’ve written, It would probably come as a […]
You Should Be Watching… Chicken (Short Film)
Director: Alana Hicks Cast: Mariah Alone, Wendy P. Mocke, Mia Evans Rorris, Greta Lee Jackson. The art of telling a short story is one that is often underestimated. The natural assumption is that anything shorter […]
Mogul Mowgli (2020) – Film Review
Bassam Tariq’s “Mogul Mowgli” is a vulnerable and brutal exploration of what happens when the illusion of control is obliterated and the fragility of self-identity is exposed. Bassam Tariq’s “Mogul Mowgli” is a vulnerable and […]
Time – Film Review
This stellar doc recounts a woman’s epic fight for justice and love against all odds There is no greater danger to the lives of people from marginalised groups than the system they are born into. […]
Why Pixar’s SOUL Is A Watershed Moment For Black Animation
The wonder of a rabbit emerging from a hat. The uninhibited joy at the discovery of presents under a decorated Christmas tree. Money materialising in the place of a discarded tooth. Whatever your definition of […]
Siberia – Film Review
“Siberia” gives the cold shoulder to anyone who enjoys interesting storytelling and engaging dialogue. It’s cold, barren and devoid of all things interesting – unfortunately I’m not talking about the place the film is named […]
Undine – A Berlin love story with more style than emotion.
Christian Petzold’s tale of oceanic romance dips its toe in the depths of substance, but stops short of taking the plunge. Undine is an obsessive journey for attachment through the eyes of a restless spirit. […]
Aloha (2014) – Film Review
When a picturesque Hawaiian landscape and an all-star cast aren’t enough to keep your eyes glued to the screen, you know you’re in trouble… In the early 2010’s Bradley Cooper starred in one of the […]
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