Film reviews, news, articles, lists, and pictures, all from a freelance writer.
• LIKE on Facebook • FOLLOW on Twitter • FOLLOW on Instagram • SUBSCRIBE on YouTube • BUY ME A COFFEE on Ko-Fi At the age of 88, four-time Oscar winner Clint Eastwood makes his on screen return in crime drama The Mule, inspired by a New York Times article. Replacing the .44 Magnum (“the... Continue Reading →
• LIKE on Facebook • FOLLOW on Twitter • FOLLOW on Instagram • SUBSCRIBE on YouTube • BUY ME A COFFEE on Ko-Fi The second edition of Bolton Film Festival came to a glorious triumph when a selection of 13 films, dubbed “Best of the Fest (Pt 2)”, were presented to a packed-out crowd of... Continue Reading →
• LIKE on Facebook • FOLLOW on Twitter • FOLLOW on Instagram • SUBSCRIBE on YouTube • BUY ME A COFFEE on Ko-Fi Taking place within the lecture room on the basement floor of Bolton’s fantastic Museum, Aquarium and Archive, Bolton Film Festival’s special range of F-Rated film preceded an also fantastic industry panel on... Continue Reading →
• LIKE on Facebook • FOLLOW on Twitter • FOLLOW on Instagram • SUBSCRIBE on YouTube • BUY ME A COFFEE on Ko-Fi In the case of Richard Donner, it is more likely that you will recognise his work before his name. A name far from contemporary in Hollywood and mainstream fandom, Richard Donner is... Continue Reading →
• LIKE on Facebook • FOLLOW on Twitter • FOLLOW on Instagram • SUBSCRIBE on YouTube • BUY ME A COFFEE on Ko-Fi Taking place within Bolton Market Place’s luxurious Light Cinema, the 2018 edition of Bolton Film Festival opened with its timely named “Opening Night”. A packed crowd in screen 5 were presented with... Continue Reading →
• LIKE on Facebook • FOLLOW on Twitter • FOLLOW on Instagram • SUBSCRIBE on YouTube • BUY ME A COFFEE on Ko-Fi This October, Set the Tape will be celebrating ‘Spooktober’ – a month long exploration of horror movies famous and otherwise. Be afraid. Be very afraid… via Phantasm – Spooktober — Set The Tape
• LIKE on Facebook • FOLLOW on Twitter • FOLLOW on Instagram • SUBSCRIBE on YouTube • BUY ME A COFFEE on Ko-Fi The young girlfriend of a pension fraudster is on the run. A Synesthesia-suffering investigator is after her. Monochrome parallels two character journeys, eventually interlocking, and transcending into a dangerous game of cat... Continue Reading →
• LIKE on Facebook • FOLLOW on Twitter • FOLLOW on Instagram • SUBSCRIBE on YouTube • BUY ME A COFFEE on Ko-Fi When the Vietnam War is mentioned, darkness is apparent – be it from fictional films or the atrocities reported in the media. The Vietnam War is, arguably, America’s darkest hour. In September... Continue Reading →
• LIKE on Facebook • FOLLOW on Twitter • FOLLOW on Instagram • SUBSCRIBE on YouTube • BUY ME A COFFEE on Ko-Fi To coincide with Eli Roth’s Death Wish remake, why not take a look back at the original five Death Wish films starring Charles Bronson, beginning in 1974 within the New Hollywood era... Continue Reading →
• LIKE on Facebook • FOLLOW on Twitter • FOLLOW on Instagram • SUBSCRIBE on YouTube • BUY ME A COFFEE on Ko-Fi Never would I predict to see the DeLorean travel beyond 88mph, but not time-travel… Steven Spielberg is back on the big screen with a wild ride of pop culture mayhem in Ready... Continue Reading →
• LIKE on Facebook • FOLLOW on Twitter • FOLLOW on Instagram • SUBSCRIBE on YouTube • BUY ME A COFFEE on Ko-Fi Michael Polish’s Nona closed the 2018 Manchester Film Festival, as audiences were left depressed with the presentation of how hope and risk can lead to despicable outcomes that no woman should have... Continue Reading →
• LIKE on Facebook • FOLLOW on Twitter • FOLLOW on Instagram • SUBSCRIBE on YouTube • BUY ME A COFFEE on Ko-Fi From Easy Rider to the Scarface remake, from Nil by Mouth to Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back, and from any Cheech & Chong film to The Wolf of Wall Street, drugs... Continue Reading →
