Once there was a Hushpuppy, who lived with her Daddy in The Bathtub.
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Category: Film
The FrightFest Files: Ten Horror Films To Watch – Part 2
Clive’s Best Of FrightFest continues with his Top Five. Brace yerself. There’s some shockers in here. Continue reading The FrightFest Files: Ten Horror Films To Watch – Part 2
The FrightFest Files: Ten Horror Films To Watch – Part 1
We have a couple of weeks to go to Halloween, so in the spirit of the season I thought I’d talk horror films. Continue reading The FrightFest Files: Ten Horror Films To Watch – Part 1
Mean Streets: X&HT Saw End Of Watch
David Ayer’s gritty cop drama puts us right at the heart of the action, and delivers an innovative new take on the old cliches.
10 Years and 24 Hours
An anniversary has sneaked up on me, and I’m glad that I didn’t miss it. Continue reading 10 Years and 24 Hours
In The Loop: X&HT Saw Looper
Looper is one of those films that’s designed to start arguments in pubs after a screening.
Justice At Last: X&HT Saw Dredd
The big problem with adapting any popular comic book hero for the big screen is the huge amount of history that needs to be addressed–or at least acknowledged. Continue reading Justice At Last: X&HT Saw Dredd
News Bulletin
On my hols this week, so bloggery will be minimal. Howevs, I do have a couple of late-breaking news items. Continue reading News Bulletin
Livin’ La Vida Loca: X&HT Saw The Imposter
If you tried selling the story of The Imposter as a drama, people would never go for it.
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Original Pirate Material: DocoBanksy at the Portobello Film Festival
“What do you mean, I have to introduce the film?”
Here we are, in my front room. DocoBanksy, calmly sipping on a cup of my finest espresso. Next to him, Lady Dem, his soulmate, muse and sounding board. She looks at me sympathetically, but she knows the score as well as I. What Doco wants, Doco gets. It turns out Doco doesn’t want to introduce his own damn film at the opening night of the Portobello Film Festival. Which can only mean one thing.
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