Author: Rob Williams
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The Five Best Movies You ‘Probably’ Haven’t Seen (Rob’s version)
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Nearly a fortnight ago Dan sent round an idea for some articles based on films we like but we thought a lot of people might not have seen. His version was posted last week and here is mine! 1, Paper Mask (1990) When is a horrific film not a horror film? Paper Mask is a…
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Independent Film Review – Sons Of Summer
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I can’t help but think that I’ve mentioned many times before that I’m nobodies idea of a sportsman. Honestly, I have zero interest in any sport either as an observer or as a participant. I am one of about half a dozen men born within sight of the Mersey with no interest in football. Similarly…
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Nosferatu – What You Need To Know
I know it is a fact of film making that, when you can’t think of a new idea, why not just re-use an old one? I know the latter part of the twentieth century has been fertile territory for recent features but how about going back a bit further? Like to 1922? Who is Nosferatu?…
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Independent Film Review – The Devil Came Home
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Cards on the table…I’m not a horror fan. To be honest though, that isn’t really a problem with The Devil Came Home. Because, while it is a horror film of the demonic possession sub-genre, it doesn’t bury itself in the interminable tropes that are usually present. Let’s face it, that usually means all manner of…
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Independent Film Review – Jade
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Yes…I, like many, went through my phase of consuming martial arts films at a phenomenal rate. It was relatively easy to get through the Bruce Lee films because he never made that many but Jackie Chan seemed to be churning out a new one every week! It wasn’t all Far Eastern fare though, Jean-Claude Van…