The BFI’s centenary celebration of the life of Marilyn Monroe will show special screenings of her films from 1st June with the Misfits being shown on 5th June 2026. The Misfits (1961, B&W) was Marilyn Monroe’s last completed film that also starred Clark Gable in what was his last film too. Directed by John Huston, the renown American auteurContinue reading “The Misfits (1961)”
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Blue Moon
BFI London Film Festival / Photographer: JG
Hit Man
Director Richard Linklater’s latest movie Hit Man had its London Film Festival gala showing this week, a romantic comedy thriller starring co-writer Glen Powell (Top Gun: Maverick). It’s a film based on a true story about a mild mannered police liaison officer, Gary Johnson, who goes undercover as a ruthless hitman to catch a felonContinue reading “Hit Man”
Jethica
Jethica is a dark comedy horror about a young woman’s story, told retrospectively from the back seat of a casual lover’s car as she confesses how she killed someone. Jethica is available to own or rent in the UK & Ireland via AppleTV, Amazon, Sky Store, Virgin Media, Google Play and RakutenTV. Elena (Callie Hernandez) hasContinue reading “Jethica”
On The Line
A late night radio host has to think fast on his feet when a creepy stalker tries to blackmail him live on air after taking his family hostage. On The Line will be available on Amazon Prime from Friday 3rd February. Featuring Mel Gibson who plays Elvis, ‘the legendary’ late night radio host, a likeable butContinue reading “On The Line”
I Love My Dad
An award winning festival film, I Love My Dad is about an estranged father who decides the only way to get his relationship back with his son is to catfish him pretending to be his girlfriend but it’s only a matter of time before his desperate attempts begin to backfire as his son wants toContinue reading “I Love My Dad”
Something In The Dirt
An eerily entertaining supernatural sci-fi comedy from directors Moorhead and Benson where two new neighbours stumble across some supernatural activity in an L.A. apartment and are determined to get it on camera to make some money regardless of the unknown danger of the paranormal powers at work. The story begins with Levi (Justin Benson) wakingContinue reading “Something In The Dirt”
Interview Ian Tripp and Ryan Schafer
Ian Tripp and Ryan Schafer are the US co-directors and first time feature filmmakers of the film ‘Everybody Dies by the End’, one of the closing acts at this year’s FrightFest, the UK’s No.1 horror and fantasy film festival. Please introduce yourselves and your movie Ian Tripp: I’m Ian Tripp one of the co-directors andContinue reading “Interview Ian Tripp and Ryan Schafer”
King Knight
King Knight is a new US comedy parodying religious cults. Good witch Thorn (Matthew Gray Guble) faces up to his high school past, which jeopardises his future in a witches coven and his relationship with his fellow witch partner Willow (Angela Sarafyan). Available on all major digital platforms from 8th August. Set in modern dayContinue reading “King Knight”
A Sexplanation
Alex Liu is a science and health reporter, he’s 36 years old and grew up during the 90s in an average Asian-American family, receiving a good American education. But, having suffered with repressed sexual feelings since childhood, he wants to free himself from the inherent shame of the politics and religion impeding him, to getContinue reading “A Sexplanation”
The Language of Film 