Film Review

Set in the 1960s, Mad To Be Normal follows the life and work of famous Scottish psychiatrist R. D. Laing (David Tennant), exploring his controversial methods of treatment of psychotic patients and creation of his “medication-free sanctuary” Kingsley Hall in East London. Unnerving and heavy, it questions the nature...

Warning: Major Spoilers ahead. The highly anticipated movie Get Out has just hit UK cinema screens and is receiving a phenomenal reaction, in fact it has already crossed the coveted $100 million mark at box office. This film is a blend of race-savvy satire and horror that demonises the...

A critique of the capitalistic lifestyle and an all out riddle of a film, A Cure for Wellness is Gore Verbinki’s newest installment into the horror genre. It is psychologically comparable to Shutter Island, but manages to have an originality to it that does not fail to thrill. While...

From Theodore Melfi comes the Oscar-nominated Hidden Figures, a tale regarding the true story of three African American women who worked at NASA during the 1960’s. The film is based on the biographical novel by the same name written by Margot Lee Shelley. It cannot be questioned that the film’s...

With Studio Ghibli being on an indefinite hiatus, it’s re-assuring to know the studio’s animators are still in work and producing some of the most beautiful animation films around; a category which ‘Your Name’ certainly falls into. Currently being the fourth highest-grossing film in Japan of all time and...

WARNING: MANY SPOILERS AHEAD. DO NOT READ IF YOU DON’T KNOW YOUR NEWT FROM YOUR NIFFLER. We all love Harry Potter, the books undoubtedly, but the films even more so. If not for their cast of fantastic British actors in iconic roles, then certainly for the casting of unknowns...

The global success of JK Rowling’s wizarding world of Harry Potter has provided her with the freedom to breathe new life into the franchise, transporting audience members effortlessly from Hogwarts to the wider world, which allows viewers to rediscover the magical appeal of spells, wizardry and, of course, fantastic...