Award Winning Independent Cinema
Category: Film
Film Review: Flux Gourmet – “check the ingredients before you swallow anything down…”
Wednesday 26th October 2022
An avant garde troupe is in residence at a manor house producing soundscapes from a mixture of blenders, knives and miked up bowls of fruit. A gurning octogenarian GP projects a live endoscopy onto a gallery wall for a crowd of chin-stroking enthusiasts. Meanwhile, … Continue Reading
Film Review: Mrs Harris Goes To Paris – “two hours of welcome whimsy”
Tuesday 18th October 2022
Mrs Harris Goes to Paris is as much of a confection as the dresses at its centre.
Every moment is garlanded with a level of cliche which would be difficult to stomach if the narrative wasn’t being guided by the seasoned hands of Lesley Manville.
Manville plays our ever … Continue Reading
Film Review: Eric Ravilious – Drawn To War
Wednesday 12th October 2022
In the year that marks the 80th anniversary of his death, the documentary Eric Ravilious: Drawn to War examines the life and legacy of the artist.
Painter, engraver and designer: Eric Ravilious has, until recently, been English Art’s best kept secret. His work has undergone a reappraisal over the … Continue Reading
Film Review: Official Competition – “it has so many laugh-out-loud moments”.
Wednesday 28th September 2022
At the start of this hilarious Spanish film an aging billionaire’s thoughts turn, as aging billionaire’s thoughts are (probably) wont to do, to his legacy.
After dismissing several ways to memorialise himself he plumps for backing a film. But it has to be the very best film and he soon snaps … Continue Reading
Film review: Blade Runner – “a tale of AI and the question of sentience”
Tuesday 30th August 2022
Blade Runner is undeniably one of the great science fiction cult classics. Directed by Ridley Scott and
released in 1982, the film follows Harrison Ford as Rick Deckard, our dystopian future cop.
The film finds its conception as an adaptation of Philip Dick’s 1968 novel Do Androids Dream of Electric
Sheep? and is … Continue Reading
In Pictures: Open Air Cinema 2022
Tuesday 16th August 2022
Stunning sunsets and time enjoyed with friends at Open Air Cinema 2022 at Tinside Lido. Here are some pictures taken by photographers Amber Thorpe (@amberfilms_), Brett Lockwood (@brettlphotography) and the PAC team.
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Film Review: All My Friends Hate Me – “a well-paced psychological thriller with touches of dark comedy”
Tuesday 26th July 2022
An invitation to a big country home, from your old university friends to celebrate your birthday, sounds wonderful. What could go wrong? From the beginning when Pete (Tom Stourton) is driving to his party things start going askew. Getting lost and having to ask for directions from a terse-lipped … Continue Reading
Film Review: The Good Boss – “self delusion and the imbalance of power in a capitalist society.”
Tuesday 26th July 2022
Towering above his workers on the factory floor, Julio Blanco (Javier Bardem), on the platform of a cherry picker, tells them how much he regards his company as one big happy family that looks after its loyal staff.
Reviewed by Nigel Watson
Blanco is convincing as the benevolent, fatherly … Continue Reading