When sitting down to watch a film, often the production companies that appear on screen don’t really offer much in the way of a clue to what tone you might be faced with. Film 4 doesn’t follow this rule. Harshly real, set in the UK, and utterly miserable, Una is exemplary of the pictures Film 4 are best at. read more
Author: James Baxter-Derrington
My Life as a Courgette (London Film Festival) - Review
To use a perhaps an often misjudged phrase, My Life as a Courgette is one of the most life-affirming pictures of recent years. The French stop-motion animation looks akin to Wallace & Gromit/Trumpton/The Herbs all updated with the various progresses in the technology, without losing an ounce of their wonderful charm. read more