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95th Academy Awards – Oscars Nominees 2023

Posted on January 24, 2023January 24, 2023 by Joseph Wade

The full list of nominees for the 95th Academy Awards, the 2023 Oscars, as voted by The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.

Flee (2022) Review

Posted on March 9, 2022May 9, 2022 by Joseph Wade

Riz Ahmed and Nikolaj Coster-Waldau bring ‘Flee’ to the big screen, an animated docudrama about an Afghan asylum seeker that is nominated for 3 Oscars. Review by Joseph Wade.

10 Best Films 2021: Annice White

Posted on December 29, 2021January 12, 2022 by Annice White

In a 2021 film calendar filled with delayed releases from years gone by and dominated by big-budget blockbusters, Annice White highlights the 10 Best Films 2021.

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2021 British Independent Film Awards – Winners

Posted on December 6, 2021 by Joseph Wade

Aleem Khan’s debut film ‘After Love’ wins 6 awards, including Best Independent British Film, at the Twenty-Fourth British Independent Film Awards (2021). Full list of winners.

2021 Oscars Best Picture Nominees Ranked

Posted on April 23, 2021March 14, 2022 by Joseph Wade

All 8 movies nominated for Best Picture at the 2021 Oscars ranked from worst to best. The likes of ‘Nomadland’, ‘Promising Young Woman’ and ‘Mank’ head-to-head.

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Sound of Metal (2021) Review

Posted on April 12, 2021December 28, 2021 by Leoni Horton

‘Sound of Metal’, from screenwriter-director Darius Marder, is a triumph for Best Actor nominee Riz Ahmed who is utterly dazzling from the moment he arrives on screen. Leoni Horton reviews.

Mogul Mowgli (2020) BFI LFF Review

Posted on October 2, 2020December 7, 2020 by Leoni Horton

Riz Ahmed stars as MC Zed, a British-Pakistani rapper facing his toughest challenge in his life away from music, in the debut feature of Bassam Tariq. Leoni Horton reviews this BFI London Film Festival 2020 release.

The Fine Art of Black Comedy or Why It’s OK to Laugh When We Shouldn’t

Posted on March 28, 2019October 20, 2022 by Sam Sewell-Peterson

Using three examples by filmmakers from three different continents, Sam Sewell-Peterson analyses the cathartic nature of Black Comedy in this special feature.

Rogue One: A Star Wars Story (2016) Review

Posted on December 16, 2016September 23, 2022 by Joseph Wade

‘Rogue One: A Star Wars Story’ (2016) has been given a spoiler-free review by Joseph Wade, here.

Jason Bourne (2016) Review

Posted on July 29, 2016September 23, 2022 by Joseph Wade

‘Jason Bourne’ (2016) sees Matt Damon and director Paul Greengrass return to the spy-thriller-action franchise ‘Bourne’. See where it ranks on our 24 point scale in this spoiler-free review.