Cert PG | 103 mins | 1965
4 star darkly charming coming of age drama.
Skywest and Crooked was originally released in 1965 and was very much a family affair. It was the only film directed by John Mills (Ice Cold in Alex, The Parent Trap), based on a story written by his wife Mary Hayley Bell (Whistle Down the Wind) who also wrote the screenplay along with…more
Cert 12 | 114 mins | 2021
4 Star
A Tribute to Sacrifice.
The first thing you think about when you read Shattered Earth, is this is a disaster film from China, and it is, but it is also a tribute to the ‘Railway Soldiers’ who since 1948 have built the major infrastructure of China. Written and directed by (Li Jun (Jun Lee), Hunt Down) which pits a Father…more
Cert U | 121 mins | 1948
4 Star
A Cad, An Eye, and Misadventure.
Vice Versa is the third screen adaption of the 1882 novel Vice Versa by F. Anstey (The Tinted Venus (1885), Punch magazine). Adapted and directed by Peter Ustinov (Spartacus, Blackbeard’s Ghost, Death on the Nile) who shows off his eloquence in this script, as the talent get their teeth into this comedy. It is…more
Cert 18 | 107 mins | 2022
3 star violent and unsettling modern Western.
Terror on the Prairie is a 2022 American drama/thriller written by Josiah Nelson (Dirty Little Deeds) and directed by Michael Polish (Big Sur, Twin Falls Idaho). It will be available on Digital Platforms 5th September and on DVD 3rd October courtesy of Signature Entertainment.
“I apologize Gideon. If manners maketh man, I have surrounded myself…more
Cert 15 | 83 mins | 2022
4 star creepy and atmospheric folk horror.
Hellbender is an independent horror film, made during lock down in 2021 and is entirely a family undertaking.
It is written and directed by husband and wife John Adams (The Shoot) and Toby Poser (Rumblestrips) and their daughter Zelda Adams, who all also star, along with their other daughter Lulu Adams.
It is a Shudder Original film available to own on…more
Cert U | 95 mins | 1966
4 Star
The Who’s Who of 60s Comedy.
The Sandwich man is a comedy classic with a writing collaboration between Michael Bentine (Potty Time (TV Series), Forces’ Sweetheart) and Robert Hartford-Davis (Gonks Go Beat, The Smashing Bird I Used to Know), and with Bentine taking the leading role of the lovable pigeon-fancier and the advertising face of the centre of London. The…more
80 mins | 2022
3 star witty and well executed horror/comedy.
Who Invited Them is a 2022 independent horror/comedy written and directed by Duncan Birmingham who makes a very impressive directorial debut. It is a Shudder Original and will be available on the streaming service from 1st September 2022.
“Wait, that couple that looked like they were going to a sexy funeral? They’re your friends.”
Adam (Ryan…more
