Films

February 24, 2021• Films, TV

Star on Disney+ is a Shallow Offering

This week Disney began its global rollout of ‘Star’ as part of its Disney+ service. In the US, Disney has a family of packages...

December 11, 2020• Films, Media, TV

Yesterday I saw my first TV ad – at least in quite a few months – for Wonder Woman 1984, the next instalment of the blockbuster...

October 26, 2020• Films

Netflix has a new adaptation of Daphne du Maurier’s Rebecca on the service. While this isn’t a review of that film, I can say...

April 26, 2020• Films

Over the last week or so, I’ve been watching or rewatching the loose trilogy of black and white films that Michelangelo Antonioni...

April 23, 2020• Films, Photography

Note: If any of the images are blurry click through to Flickr. There’s also a much bigger set of photos over there! One of the...

April 6, 2020• Films

I go to the cinema a fair amount, and I suspect from the film industry’s perspective, I’m in the top 10 per cent or higher in...

October 14, 2019• Films

Every year for the London Film Festival, I either see a whole load of films, or I basically don’t see any at all. This year was in the...

October 14, 2019• Films

I saw The Irishman at one of the satellite screenings that the BFI has tended to organise for the closing film. I didn’t come...

October 14, 2019• Films

La Belle Epoque is a high-concept romantic comedy with a top-notch cast. Daniel Auteil is Victor, an aging...

October 14, 2019• Films

Official Secrets could easily be paired with The Report, in that it tells the true story of someone who helped reveal state...