Hail, Caesar! A modern-day passion play?
// Note: contains some spoilers, but hopefully only enough to encourage you to see the film
Written by Danny Webster
Sick on screen
// It seems that films showcasing sickness are in rude health.
Written by Rachel Helen Smith
Terminator 2 and motherhood
// Yesterday was Mother’s Day, a day loved by some, and dreaded by many...
Written by Mark Hewerdine
50 shades of abuse
// "People would like to think domestic abuse is something “over there” affecting “those people”. But it’s not."
Written by Natalie Collins
The hope in our stars?
// Why Interstellar is wrong about space travel and right about love.
Written by Caleb Woodbridge
Time and time again
// There was a huge media fanfare as Peter Capaldi became the latest incarnation of Dr Who.
Written by Rachel Helen Smith
Review: Boyhood
// The defining coming-of-age movie that shows the beauty of normality.
Written by Thomas McConaghie
Calvary: An insight into the very worst humans can offer
// "The audience, like the priest in the confessional, is forced to endure an insight into the very worst that humans...
Written by Hannah Malcolm
The Wolf of Wall Street
// "Some have criticised The Wolf of Wall Street for glamorising the lifestyle of these money-grubbing conmen, but such critics are...
Written by Peter Marsay
I’ve seen enough ‘Strong Women’
// "Write it for a male and just change the name to a girl."
Written by Sophie Lister
Film review: How I Live Now
// Based on Meg Rosoff’s novel of the same name, this beautiful reimagining of a wartime romance is everything you wouldn’t...
Written by Angeline Liles
The Great Gatsby
// There's more life underneath the restless surface of the literary classic than this cinematic portrayal suggests.
Written by Angeline Liles
This is Sparta
// For our 300th post, we asked Carl Beech to tell us just why he loves the epic testosterone-fuelled film 300...
Written by Carl Beech
Song for Marion: Cancer, community and choirs
// Song for Marion combines cancer, community and choirs all into one heart-warming, true to life film.
Written by Bryony Young
Hero or broken man? Denzel shines in Flight
// An alcoholic in denial, we see what happens to a man who is a reluctant hero.
Written by Kirk Dunn
Les Mis: stumbling upon a grace-fest
// I only came to watch a cheesy sing-a-long with my mate on a Sunday night.
Written by Sara Kewly Hyde
Our great expectations
// Fleeing his childhood ways, Pip heads out into the wider world without any real sense of direction.
Written by Bryony Young
The Hobbit: Little man takes on the world
// I had to ride a horse in a fat suit with prosthetic make-up on and rubber fingers.
Written by Katherine Maxwell-Rose
Why do we watch James Bond?
// Bond is not a teacher, nor are his films parables. We watch them because they are enormous fun.
Written by Alex Baker
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