Breakheart Pass is 1975 murder mystery western directed by Tom Gries and starring Charles Bronson, based on the Alistair MacLean novel of the same name. Despite a strong cast and an intriguing premise, it never really takes off. John Deakin (Bronson) is wanted fugitive who gets caught in a small town and put on an […]
Bo Burnham’s not-quite coming-of-age drama is a triumph of the modern age, and an absolute must see. It’s a film for a demographic usually invisible on screen – not a 16-year-old sexual awakening high school film, but a 13-year-old middle school film which treats the challenges kids of that age face with the utmost respect. […]
Starring Aubrey Plaza, writer-director Jim Hoskins’ second feature An Evening with Beverly Luff Linn is exactly as weird as it seems. Plaza plays the dissatisfied LuLu, fired from her coffee-shop job by her manager/husband Shane Danger (Emile Hirsch), inspired to go on an adventure when she sees an old flame in an advert on TV for […]
Jennifer Fox’s harrowing autobiographical film is by no means an easy watch, but it’s an essential one. The film tells the true story of writer-director Jennifer Fox, played by the brilliant Laura Dern, whose mother discovers a story she had written as a child detailing a disturbing relationship between herself and her running coach. A […]
Directing a film is a dream job for many because you get to boss actors and crews about as they bring your vision to life. But directing is difficult, there are many things a would-be director need to consider, from writing, editing, the technical side like camera and sound and inter-personal skills. There have been […]
‘Life would be infinitely happier if we could only be born at the age of eighty and gradually approach eighteen.’ – Mark Twain In the early part of the 1900’s, the phrase ‘Life begins at 40’ was popularized by psychologist Walter Pitkin and solidified in the minds of a generation with the Will Rogers film of […]
Solo: A Star Wars Story is the newest addition to the ever-growing Star Wars franchise, directed by Ron Howard and starring Alden Ehrenreich, Emilia Clarke, Woody Harrelson, Donald Glover, and Paul Bettany. Young Han (Ehrenreich) and his girlfriend Qi’ra (Clarke) are in the process of escaping a slave planet, and circumstances change when Han leaves […]
