Reviews - Page 3
REVIEW: Halloween fright-fest ‘Drag! Me To Hell’ left me howling for more
Joshua Williams
November 1, 2018 | 01:00 pm
Birmingham's legendary drag foursome 'Drag Punk' bought their debut event 'Drag! Me To Hell' to the Nightingale Club last month. Aiming to fuse contemporary drag with both gore and traditional…
REVIEW: Halloween (2018)
Rangzeb Hussain
October 27, 2018 | 03:00 pm
'Halloween' makes a triumphant return to cinemas and comes full circle after 40 years since the original filmed premiered in 1978 to an unsuspecting audience. While the impact of the first…
Weekend of Wednesdays engages audiences in the social film (r)evolution
Catalina George
September 12, 2018 | 12:30 pm
The first Weekend of Wednesdays festival presented debate-generating films at Impact Hub at the end of last week. A primarily young audience showed interest in London black activism, the portrayal of…
REVIEW: Ding dong! Ping Pong! Serve opens in Birmingham!
Denise James
August 22, 2018 | 03:44 pm
Serve is a new venue that has opened in the prime location of Temple Row in Birmingham, its USP is food, drink and… Ping Pong! We went to the VIP…
REVIEW: Love Sonia
Ranjit Dhillon
June 24, 2018 | 11:26 am
Love Sonia is a hard-hitting, harrowing film that succinctly highlights the untold story of young girls who are sexually trafficked internationally and their journey from innocence to desolation. The film follows…
OPINION: My First Birmingham Pride
James Marson
June 23, 2018 | 04:37 pm
The idea of attending Birmingham Pride 2018 was an incredibly daunting one. Although I’m gay, I have never particularly gone out of my way to broadcast it to the world.…
REVIEW: Hereditary
Rangzeb Hussain
June 21, 2018 | 10:50 am
'Hereditary' has been hailed as this generation’s ‘The Exorcist’. The movie works better as a drama dealing with the themes of grief and loss rather than an all-out supernatural horror…
REVIEW | Solo: A Star Wars Story – The odds are stacked against it, I fear
Olly MacNamee
May 24, 2018 | 10:00 pm
Firstly, I have to admit that this review will be somewhat tainted by the event of my viewing it, which I think is relevant to the following thoughts on Solo:…
REVIEW: The Valley (2017 film)
Harvey McDonald
March 20, 2018 | 03:30 pm
The Valley looks at the uncomfortable social topic of suicide and the continued ripples that spread out in the aftermath. Saira Kariat's directorial debut provides not only an introspective look into the grief…
REVIEW: The top 20 films of 2017
Ranjit Dhillon
December 31, 2017 | 01:09 pm
It's been a strong year for Hollywood and independent cinema alike. 2017 has not failed to disappoint and you'll find there's a substantial amount of variety included in this list. This year,…
