Review by Arran Munro We first meet Bobby Dorfman, (Jesse Eisenberg) the central character of Café Society, in 1930s New York, the youngest of a lower middle class Jewish family.… Read More
Café Society / Arran
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Seto and Utsumi / Japanese Film Festival / Bill
By Bill B Tatsushi Omori’s film adaptation of Seto and Utsumi (based on the Manga of the same name by Kazuya Konomoto) focuses on Seto – an eccentric, outgoing 18-year-old… Read More
Paterson / Amy
Jim Jarmusch depicts a week in the life of New Jersey bus driver, Paterson (Adam Driver). Paterson shares his philosophical thoughts and observations of his home town, through poetry. He… Read More
Godzilla / Japanese Film Festival / Bill
by Bill Blake The year is 1954. H-bomb tests have awoken the legendary Godzilla! Tomoyuki Tanaka’s classic 1954 Godzilla (Gojira) is considered by some to be the first “Monster Movie”… Read More
Germany in a Day / German Film Festival / Bill
By Bill Blake For his film project Germany in a Day, director Sönke Wortmann asked ordinary Germans from all walks of life to submit videos documenting their lives on a… Read More
Iranian Film Festival / Lantouri / Ailish
Lantouri is a film that outgrows its title. Not really about the titular street gang, the movie depicts itself initially, as a sort of heist-gone-wrong documentary, but quickly latches on… Read More
Haunted Campus / Japanese Film Festival / Mischa
Shinji can see ghosts and has visions of their deaths. When Shinji is reunited with a childhood crush – Koyomi at Universityhe feels the need to protect her. Their potential relationship is tested when Koyomi is interested… Read More
REEL NOVEL TALK / Never Let Me Go / Arran
SPOILER ALERT: If you haven’t read or watched Never Let Me Go and you’re not about the spoiler’s life then not to fear! This article will be great once you’ve… Read More
Erased / Japanese Film Festival / Mischa
Erased is a suspenseful crime mystery screening at this years Japanese Film Festival based on the award-winning manga Kei Sanbe’s Boku Dake ga Inai Machi. We are introduced to Satoru Fujinuma… Read More
Oasis: SuperSonic / British Film Festival / Ethan
written by Ethan The colourful language and wild antics of the Gallagher-led four-piece Oasis perhaps makes for the most expletive-laden documentary I have ever seen. However, swearing and smashing hotel rooms… Read More