• Trailer Watch: Jackie

    Natalie Portman has always had a rather interesting career. Although reviews for her films have fluctuated between terrible  – like the Star Wars prequel trilogy – to brilliant, such as Leon: The Professional, the one constant throughout has been her obvious talent for acting. The Oscar she won for...
  • Trailer Watch – Class

    We finally have a full length trailer (and teaser) for Doctor Who spin-off Class, and it looks amazing. Ever since Torchwood and The Sarah Jane Adventures left our screens in 2011, there has been a gap in the market for a Doctor Who spin-off show. Class is preparing to...
  • The Girl on the Train… to Grand Central Terminal

    Another brilliantly dark psychological thriller has been adapted for the big screen, and The Girl on the Train has lived up to its popularity as a novel, working excellently in film form. The build-up and reveal of the plot is very well done, and it keeps all the best...
  • Luke Cage: Modern America as a Black Superhero

    Luke Cage is not your average TV series. Centering on a black man in a hoodie, on the run from police, and with powers that make him bulletproof, the show is very relevant in our current world. These are not the only themes it addresses, however; community, father figures,...
  • Should films remain as books?

    Not all books work as films. Sometimes a film adaptation of a book doesn’t quite work (I know, I know, shocking. I never thought I’d hear myself say it). We all want our favourite stories to come to life on screen but sometimes, it is not the right format...
  • Sembène Preview

    On the 11th October, Broadway Cinema in Nottingham will be showing a screening of ‘Sembène!’, a docu-film charting the life of ‘the father of African cinema’, who despite being a central figure in universal cinema, is relatively unknown in film circles. Directed by Samba Gadjigo, the official biographer of...
  • Notes on Blindness Review: Turning sight inwards

    Directors Pete Middleton and James Spinney blur the lines between the scripted feature and the documentary in this eye-opening, soul wrenching, and insightful film. In 1983, shortly before the birth of his first son, theologian John Hull loses his eyesight after years of slow deterioration. From here on he...