Lukewarm water? Some thoughts on why I'm 'cool' on The Shape of Water.

"Dammit! He's unorthodox, but he gets results!" A light-hearted look at Luther.

So, I've watched several episodes of Luther. I'm not through the whole thing yet, but this is what I've learned about the structure and...

Remembering Oliver!

I'm terribly sentimental by nature, so when I saw a Twitter post asking 'What's your first memory of going to the cinema?' I felt...

"How do you do?" Frankie, Drac, James and me...or an introduction to Universal Horror...pa

"How do you do?", is perhaps one of the most memorable opening lines of any horror film, a deliciously witty and knowing wink to the...

Lukewarm water? Some thoughts on why I'm 'cool' on The Shape of Water.

Peter Bradshaw's strap line for his review of The Shape of Water described it as 'Immersive cinema', I'm not entirely sure what he meant...

'Love' (or psychotic obsession) is a many splendored thing: Some thoughts on The Phantom of

In spite of the fact I've spent a good proportion of the last twenty-five years talking about films, I'm never convinced I have anything...

Some notes on Visages d’enfants (J Feyder, 1925)

I couldn't think of a better title than this for this. Where do I start? If you’ve not seen it then I’d urge you to watch this. A silent...

Raiders of the lost art: or the lost art of the film poster

I wanted to take a break from discussing horror. This one has been weighing on my confused mind for a while, and after weird epilepsy...

The Big Red One! Rural ramblings on The Living Dead at The Manchester Morgue.

In my last blog I rambled through the landscape of The Blood on Satan's Claw. This blog is more of the same I'm afraid, but on The Living...

Part 2: Nosebleeds, guilt and The Blood on Satan’s Claw

So, this is the film bit, I told you I’d get there. The 1950s, 60s and early 70s were a highpoint in British cinemas relationship with...

Part 1: Nosebleeds, guilt and The Blood on Satan’s Claw

Is there something addictive about blogging? Or is it the tragic recognition that you’ve nothing better to do with your life and blogging...

"Dammit! He's unorthodox, but he gets results!" A light-hearted look at Luther.

Remembering Oliver!

"How do you do?" Frankie, Drac, James and me...or an introduction to Universal Horror...pa

Lukewarm water? Some thoughts on why I'm 'cool' on The Shape of Water.

'Love' (or psychotic obsession) is a many splendored thing: Some thoughts on The Phantom of

Some notes on Visages d’enfants (J Feyder, 1925)

Raiders of the lost art: or the lost art of the film poster

The Big Red One! Rural ramblings on The Living Dead at The Manchester Morgue.

Part 2: Nosebleeds, guilt and The Blood on Satan’s Claw

Part 1: Nosebleeds, guilt and The Blood on Satan’s Claw

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