Author: Rob Williams
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Indie Movie Review – On The Line
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One of the defining features of independent films is, usually, the lack of budget. That manifests itself in any number of ways; limited number or quality of locations, actors who are just starting out and you’ve never heard of, not many in the cast, very limited or basic special effects, stock music shoehorned into the…
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Indie Movie Review – Punch
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The great British seaside holiday started in the 18th century when the wealthy and well connected decided that “taking the waters” in spa towns such as Bath, Buxton, and Knaresborough was getting too boring and decided to move to the coast. Scarborough, on the Yorkshire coast, already had an inland spa and so was ideally…
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Dagr – What You Need To Know
In the middle of last year I wrote about getting the opportunity to contribute, in a small way, with Matthew and Tori Butler-Hart’s latest project…Dagr. Well, just this week I had an email from Matthew which had some great news…there will be a UK limited cinema release next month followed by a digital release in…
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Indie Movie Review – War Blade
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in IndependentAt first glance I thought that War Blade was going to be an interesting and intriguing prospect. In some ways it was, in some ways it wasn’t. In short, the outline is an agent has to rescue a French resistance fighter from a hidden Nazi bunker. Sounds like it could be interesting, could be exciting. …
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RunPee Documentary Hub
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I’ve never hidden the fact that I enjoy a documentary. Maybe it is due to being a former college lecturer that means I enjoy entertainment that teaches me stuff. I’ll watch most of them but really, really enjoy ones that have some sort of resonance for me; ones set in an area I know, ones…
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Movie Review – The Beekeeper
Every so often my local cinema has a mystery screening. The tickets are half price but you don’t know what you are going to see. The only hint is that it hasn’t been released yet. My long suffering wife and I usually make an evening of it; we go out for a meal at one…
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Is It The Beginning Or The Middle? A Big Screen Rewatch Of The Original Star Wars Trilogy
I’ve mentioned before that my local cinema does something the that they call Rewind showings which give you the chance to see older films back on the big screen where they belong. Sometimes it is a first chance to see the big screen version, I only saw 2001: A Space Odyssey for the first time…
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New Year TV Movie Review – Doctor Who
I know that it is a pretty widespread phenomenon. Doctor Who definitely has fans all over the place. I’m not altogether sure when it actually started to get noticed in the USA but it has been a favourite over here since, pretty much, day one. Day one was back in November 1963 and, thanks to…
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RunPee New Year Hub
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Here we go again! Another cycle around the Sun marked by an arbitrary bank holiday. As with other holidays, there are a few films set around the festivities. At the moment we only have a few films reviewed but there are a handful of films which we have available to watch and will add to…
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Christmas Movie Review – A Christmas Carol (2020)
It’s no secret that I love the Dickens classic A Christmas Carol. I know it is the same story, pretty much, every time but, I think, that just shows what a great story it is. It’s also no real surprise that I am a bit of a completist and, to that end, I would love…
