Blog posts by year and monthSeptember 2016
Posts (9)
Warcraft Take 2
Duncan Jones’ fantasy adventure is out on DVD next week. I hope this will give critics the chance to reassess this underrated movie.
Celebrity News
The papers are full of the news that Brad and Angelina are breaking up. Here is what I think about their impending divorce...
The Truth About Blair Witch
With a new Blair Witch film in cinemas I have been asked whether people really did believe that the original movie was a true story...
Jason Singh and Drifters
I talk to Jason Singh, the extraordinary vocal artist, about his live beatbox accompaniment of John Grierson's iconic 1929 documentary 'Drifters'.
A United Kingdom
I’ve just seen Amma Asante’s new film A United Kingdom which has been chosen to open this year’s London Film Festival. Here are my first impressions...
Musical Montage
I talk to filmmaker Kim Longinotto and musician Richard Hawley about their wonderful collaboration on Love Is All - a documentary voyage through a century of love on film...
Animation Domination
Finding Dory and Sausage Party have been box office winners this summer - is a third animated film about to hit the number one spot?
Proops On Film
I sit down with comedian Greg Proops to talk about his LA based film club and the bigger question of movie curation in the modern age.
Gene’s Genius
Gene Wilder died this week. He has a unique place in my film-going memory and I’ve been laughing at his work all my life...
