Blog posts by year and monthOctober 2017
Posts (9)
The Shining
This Halloween, The Shining is back in cinemas. What is the lasting power of Stanley Kubrick’s terrifying film?
My Top Five Daphne du Maurier Film Adaptations
My Cousin Rachel is coming out on DVD - what better time to list the best screen versions of one of one of my favourite writers.
Raising Films
The ongoing Harvey Weinstein scandal has prompted a great reaction from the Raising Films organisation. I talk to Hope Dickson Leach about the initiative.
More Pun-ishment
I asked you for your favourite film title puns recently - here are some of the best examples...
Blade Runner Box Office Bomb?
Like many critics I love Blade Runner 2049 but there are loads of stories about it failing at the box office. What is going on?
Raising Hell
It's 30 years since the release of Clive Barker’s Hellraiser and this astonishing horror movie is once again back in cinemas...
Alive Actually
I love the use of puns in film reviews - what about you and what are the best examples you’ve come across?
London Symphony
I talk to director Alex Barrett about his film London Symphony - a brilliant black and white portrait of the city with a specially composed musical score.
Blade Runner 2049
The long-awaited Blade Runner 2049 is in cinemas from Thursday. I was recently onstage with the film’s director Denis Villeneuve and Ridley Scott where a fascinating difference of opinion emerged...
