29th Nov2021

‘A Boy Called Christmas’ Review (Sky Original)

by Alain Elliott

Stars: Henry Lawfull, Maggie Smith, Joel Fry, Michiel Huisman, Jim Broadbent, Kristen Wiig, Stephen Merchant, Toby Jones, Sally Hawkins | Written by Gil Kenan, Ol Parker | Directed by Gil Kenan A Boy Called Christmas is Sky’s latest Christmas offering that aims to tell a slightly different Father Christmas origin story than most… When his […]

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14th Jan2019

‘King of Thieves’ DVD Review

by Jak-Luke Sharp

Stars: Jim Broadbent, Michael Gambon, Michael Caine, Ray Winstone, Charlie Cox, Francesca Annis, Tom Courtenay, Kellie Shirley, Paul Whitehouse | Written by Joe Penhall | Directed by James Marsh Based on infamous true events, a famous thief, Brian Reader (Sir Michael Caine), pulls together a band of misfit criminals to plot the biggest bank heist in British […]

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18th Sep2018

‘Mary and the Witch’s Flower’ Blu-ray Review

by Xenia Grounds

Features the voices of: Ruby Barnhill, Jim Broadbent, Ewen Bremner, Lynda Baron, Louis Ashbourne Serkis, Morwenna Banks, Teresa Gallagher, Rasmus Hardiker, Rebecca Kidd, Kate Winslet | Written by Riko Sakaguchi, Hiromasa Yonebayashi, David Freedman, Lynda Freedman | Directed by Hiromasa Yonebayashi Now I’ve already reviewed Mary and the Witch’s Flower earlier this year. That first […]

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25th May2018

Interview: Christopher Ian Smith talks ‘New Town Utopia’

by Philip Rogers

New Town Utopia is a new documentary from director Christopher Ian Smith, which has been selected to play at the Southend Film Festival on Saturday 26th May. I got a chance to ask Smith a few questions about what his inspirations for were creating the film, why he chose to take a look at Basildon […]

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07th May2018

‘Mary and the Witch’s Flower’ Review

by Xenia Grounds

Features the voices of: Ruby Barnhill, Jim Broadbent, Ewen Bremner, Lynda Baron, Louis Ashbourne Serkis, Morwenna Banks, Teresa Gallagher, Rasmus Hardiker, Rebecca Kidd, Kate Winslet | Written by Riko Sakaguchi, Hiromasa Yonebayashi, David Freedman, Lynda Freedman | Directed by Hiromasa Yonebayashi Mary and the Witch’s Flower is the first film from Studio Ponoc. This studio […]

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26th Feb2018

Altitude announce UK-wide fan screening of ‘Mary and The Witch’s Flower’

by Phil Wheat

Founded by Studio Ghibli veterans Yonebayashi and Yoshiaki Nishimura and employing the majority of the animators from Studio Ghibli when it announced it was ceasing feature production, Studio Ponoc’s first feature is Mary and The Witch’s Flower featuring the same lush and evocative animation Studio Ghibli was so legendary for, carrying the torch forward into another generation. […]

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08th Jan2018

Watch Now: First clip from ‘Mary and The Witch’s Flower’

by Phil Wheat

Founded by Studio Ghibli veterans Yonebayashi and Yoshiaki Nishimura and employing the majority of the animators from Studio Ghibli when it announced it was ceasing feature production, Studio Ponoc’s first feature is Mary and The Witch’s Flower featuring the same lush and evocative animation Studio Ghibli was so legendary for, carrying the torch forward into another generation. […]

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05th Dec2017

First English trailer for anime ‘Mary and The Witch’s Flower’

by Phil Wheat

Founded by Studio Ghibli veterans Yonebayashi and Yoshiaki Nishimura and employing the majority of the animators from Studio Ghibli when it announced it was ceasing feature production, Studio Ponoc’s first feature is Mary and The Witch’s Flower featuring the same lush and evocative animation Studio Ghibli was so legendary for, carrying the torch forward into another generation. […]

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22nd Sep2015

‘Big Game’ DVD Review

by Paul Metcalf

Stars: Samuel L. Jackson, Onni Tommila, Ray Stevenson, Jim Broadbent, Ray Stevenson, Victor Garber, Mehmet Kurtulus, Felicity Huffman, Ted Levine | Written and Directed by Jalmari Helander When you have a film with Samuel L. Jackson as the President of the United States you would expect him to take centre stage. When his co-star is Rare […]

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22nd Mar2015

‘Paddington’ Review

by Paul Metcalf

Stars: Hugh Bonneville, Sally Hawkins, Julie Walters, Jim Broadbent, Peter Capaldi, Nicole Kidman, Ben Whishaw, Imelda Staunton, Michael Gambon, Madeleine Harris, Samuel Joslin, Matt Lucas | Written and Directed by Paul King When characters from children’s television shows are translated onto the silver screen sometimes the results aren’t exactly positive.  Paddington is one of the […]

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15th Feb2014

‘Filth’ Blu-ray Review

by Paul Metcalf

Stars: Imogen Poots, James McAvoy, Joanne Froggatt, Jamie Bell, Shirley Henderson, Eddie Marsan, Iain De Caestecker, Jim Broadbent, Pollyanna McIntosh | Written and Directed by Jon S. Baird I think it’s fair to say that my movie tastes can be quite diverse at times, but my true love is for the movie that looks at […]

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06th Jan2014

‘The Great Train Robbery’ DVD Review

by Paul Metcalf

In the United Kingdom, just like any other country, we have our tales of gangsters and crooks that become legendary, not only for the crime but for the characters who took part in them.  One of the biggest legends was The Great Train Robbery, which personally I first found out about through Buster starring Phil […]

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24th Oct2013

First image of President Samuel L. Jackson in ‘Big Game’

by Phil Wheat

Below is the first image from the set of Jalmari Helander’s Big Game featuring Samuel L. Jackson as The President of the USA and Onni Tommila as his 13-year old sidekick Oskari. An adrenaline-fuelled action adventure, Big Game is written and directed by Jalmari Helander (Rare Exports: A Christmas Tale) and is nearing the end of its eight-week shooton locations across Bavaria and at Bavaria Film Studios. […]

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