Steel Country

A sanitation worker becomes obsessed with uncovering the suspicious circumstances surrounding the death of a young boy in Simon Fellows’ Steel Country. There are parts of America that have all but been forgotten about by those in power. These areas were once the centre of industry but have fallen into a state of dilapidation as…

This Beautiful Fantastic

A young woman forges an unlikely friendship with her cantankerous old neighbour when faced with the prospect of an eviction in Simon Aboud’s This Beautiful Fantastic. The story focuses on Bella (Jessica Brown Findlay), a strange young woman who was protected by ducks when she was a baby until she was found by an old man…

Denial

Mick Jackson’s Denial tells the true life story of the acclaimed writer/historian Deborah E. Lipstadt and the trial that questioned whether the Holocaust really happened after a denier sues her for Libel. In the 21st century the idea that anyone would deny the Holocaust really happened might seem completely ridiculous but shockingly this actually happened…

Sherlock – Season 4 Episode 3

“The Final Problem” Sherlock closes off the fourth season -and possibly the series itself- with a deeply personal case for Sherlock and Mycroft when they are faced with none other than their sister. A previously unknown sibling coming out of the woodwork often marks the point that a series has completely run out of ideas…

Sherlock – The Abominable Bride

Sherlock returns for a New Year special that takes Benedict Cumberbatch’s Sherlock Holmes and Martin Freeman’s Dr. John Watson back to 19th century England for a traditional Holmes story with a twist. I’ve never covered Sherlock before but I have always enjoyed it to varying degrees. I really like how the concept has been modernised…

Victor Frankenstein

Paul McGuigan’s Victor Frankenstein tells an origin story for literature and cinema’s most famous monster maker from the perspective of his assistant Igor (Daniel Radcliffe). How many versions have we all seen of Frankenstein at this point? As a story it has been everywhere from Looney Tunes cartoons to the old Hammer Horror classics and…

Spectre

Daniel Craig returns as James Bond in Spectre; the 24th official entry in the Bond Canon and Craig’s fourth outing as the famous MI6 agent. In this adventure, Bond goes rogue to uncover the truth about a mysterious organisation connected to everything that he has been involved in. It’s been a big year for spy films with…

On the Silver Screen – Pride

Matthew Warchus’ Pride is based on the true story of a group of LGBT activists who set out to raise money and support the families of those affected by the 1984 UK Miners’ strike. The focus of a story is an interesting one because it focuses on both the mining town and their LGBT supporters…