Run movie review: all the unrest of Ivory Coast, all in one man (FilmAfrica festival)
Prophecy and politics are intertwined in a realm where strange and beautiful imagery takes on dark meaning, and violence and male posturing rules all.
Year: 2015
London photo: I question the wisdom of what the Brits do to popcorn
This was on my seat at a press screening recently…
London photo: Warner Bros. water tower, Lego version
The iconic Warner Bros. water tower (as seen on the studio lot in Los Angeles), done up in Lego…
Doctor Who blogging: “The Zygon Invasion”
Just when I’ve lost almost all hope for my show, we get an episode like this one: incredibly good science fiction storytelling, incredibly good Doctor Who.
Tales of Halloween movie review: buckets of blood, and lots of laughs
The best of the bunch in this anthology of vaguely interconnected shorts are the outrageous and uproarious genre pastiches “Friday the 31st” and “Bad Seed.”
London photo: Shaftesbury Avenue
The view from the bar and restaurant at the lovely new Picturehouse Central.
Where Are the Women? The Vatican Tapes
No one gets anything approaching a personal journey here, but at least the one who comes closest is a woman in a role that isn’t particularly gendered.
The Vatican Tapes movie review: to the devil with it
The demonic-possession subgenre isn’t exactly one crammed with quality cinematic experiences, but it hits a dull, unscary new low with this inept flick.
London photo: Piccadilly’s No 7 piano bar
I am amused by the notion of an establishment so modest that it wouldn’t dare to claim to be the No. 1 or even the No. 2 such endeavor.
Where Are the Women? The Keeping Room
A fantastic example of how shifting to women’s perspectives can lend an exciting freshness to tired genres.
