I had planned to repeat last year’s prediction and results analysis of the Oscars. But because life just…is, I haven’t had the time to write a long-winded dissection about how ultimately pointless and yet bewitching the whole Oscars charade is. So I thought it would work if I combined the two processes and discuss the … Continue reading
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A Year In Film…The Best of 2013 PART 1
So here it is! My top films of 2013, something that I felt was like an arduous journey to compile. This was a year of film binging to the extreme. The consequence of this was that I couldn’t always remember if I’d seen a film and whether or not it qualified for the 2013 timespan. … Continue reading
New Feature…Recommends & Avoids
I’ve decided to expand the blog a little to include a new ongoing feature called Recommends & Avoids (working title). I watch A LOT of film and I’ve started to get back into TV, theatre and books again. I’ve basically become an Arts junkie. My first and main love is film as you all see, … Continue reading
Riot From Wrong
The following review is rather special for me. A bit of a milestone if you wish, for it’s my first foray into guest reviewing for someone else. I am privileged to have been asked to review Riot From Wrong a special screening held last week at Genesis Cinema as part of Urban Screen and B … Continue reading
More Than A Woman
Free Angela and All Political Prisoners Dir. Shola Lynch Can I just state that this was the first film that I have been truly anticipating for quite some time. All because of this woman who I discovered via the excellent and highly recommended Black Power Mixtape: In amongst the amazing footage and stories told about … Continue reading
Back to Life. Back To Reality…
It’s been a long long while. I’m back from Sheffield Doc Fest! What an experience that was! If there is a festival that I would wholeheartedly recommend, this one is it! I was humbled to be part of a festival that was solely about films…and parties. There were a lot of parties! In amongst the … Continue reading
Spring Breakers
“LOOK AT ALL MY SHIT!” A vacuous line from an oddly deep and articulate speech delivered courtesy of James Franco’s Britney Spears-loving gangster Alien. If that previous observation seems a little schizophrenic, then welcome to my experience of watching Spring Breakers, the latest offering from so-called ‘enfant terribles‘, Harmony Korine. Harmony Korine is a … Continue reading
Once Upon a Time When We Were Colored
I had the pleasure of watching this a few weeks ago with a short but informative Q&A with the director Tim Reid. Tim Reid may not be a household name especially in the UK but he is an integral spokesperson in the filmmaking world of Black Cinema. If you were an 90s child like myself, … Continue reading
The House I Live In
Alerted by a very conscientous friend that this was on BBC4 earlier this week, I had long been anticipating this documentary ever since I had spied the trailer last year. I was expecting it to be in cinemas at some point but when I stopped hearing about it altogether I assumed that it had had … Continue reading