Film Review: ‘Rise of the Footsoldier: Vengeance’ (2023)

Craig Fairbrass returns as the iconic hardman, Pat Tate, in the latest of the crime franchise, Rise of the Footsoldier: Vengeance. This latest edition, leading at the forefront of British independent cinema, exists as a more mature and evolved installment, resulting in the best the franchise has to offer. Continue reading Film Review: ‘Rise of the Footsoldier: Vengeance’ (2023)

Film Review: ‘Empire of Light’ (2022)

Sam Mendes – one of Britain’s finest filmmakers – returns to the big screen, his first post-Lockdown film, with a fitting tribute to life and cinema in Empire of Light. Moving on from the blockbuster of Bond and the one-shot-spectacle of 1917, Mendes’ latest picture details the not-so-bright life on the coast during the early 80s of Thatcher’s Britain.  Continue reading Film Review: ‘Empire of Light’ (2022)