Jack Cunningham (Ben Affleck) was a high school basketball star who walked away from the sport. Now an alcoholic harbouring his own personal pain he is offered a chance at redemption when his old High School offer him the job of coaching their team. When we meet Jack we see alcohol invades his every waking … Continue reading The Way Back (2020)
Dick Johnson is not dead yet. But his daughter Kirsten Johnson, a documentarian has to face up to the fact that she will soon lose him. Having watched her mother slowly disappear and succumb to Alzheimer’s, the diagnosis of her fathers dementia was devastating and this documentary is many things. An attempt to come to … Continue reading Dick Johnson Is Dead
In the town of Seaside, which is nowhere near the sea, Judy (Mia Wasikowska) and Punch (Damon Herriman) perform their marionette show for the locals. Punch longs to be spotted by talent scouts that will take him to the “Big Smoke” where they have previously failed due to his prodigious drinking problem. Judy on the … Continue reading Judy And Punch
Haley (Haley Bishop) organises a seance over a zoom call with her friends during lockdown. However when Jemma (Jemma Moore) disrespects the spirits by making up a story about a lost friend they get more than they bargained for. Host has an incredibly simple and lean story structure. Six friends join a Zoom call, have … Continue reading Host (2020)
Following a break up with his girlfriend Carlson (Matt Prendergast) seeks a cheap place to stay by becoming a guardian of an old home in London. The only problem is that he has to share the role with Lavender (David Whitney) whose peculiarities and tall tales make his stay an ordeal in more ways than … Continue reading Guardians (2017)
Peg (Zoey Deutch) is a hustler. From an early age she always had an affinity for being able to make a quick buck with no moral boundaries to impede her. When she is accepted into an expensive college and realises that she will be unable to afford the fees she decides to scalp forged tickets … Continue reading Buffaloed
Scott Carlin (Pete Davidson) is a twenty-four year old who dreams of being a tattoo artist whilst smoking pot with his mates and generally going nowhere in life. But when his sister Claire (Maude Apatow) goes to college and his mother Margie (Marisa Tomei) starts dating Ray (Bill Burr) he has to confront the issues … Continue reading The King Of Staten Island
In 1945 Willard (Bill Skarsgard) has just returned from World War Two. On his way back home he stops in a small town where he meets and falls in love with Charlotte (Hayley Bennett). In 1957 Charlotte falls ill and Willard implores his young son Arvin to pray with him and ask God to save … Continue reading The Devil All The Time
Teenager Shola “Rocks” Omotoso (Bukky Bakray) is abandoned by her mother and has to look after her younger brother Emmanuel (D’angelou Osei Kissiedu). Rocks is a film with a lot of heart that tells a story about friendship and family through the lens of multicultural London. Set in Hackney we see Rocks and her friends … Continue reading Rocks
The Gardner family have moved out of the city and into the countryside of Arkham. Their peaceful existence of growing crops and raising Alpacas is interrupted by a meteorite landing in their garden that brings with it something alien. Based on H. P. Lovecraft’s short story from 1927 “The Colour Out Of Space” and adapted … Continue reading Color Out Of Space
