By Fergus Henderson. In the opening moments of Marilyn Edmond’s directorial debut Connect, an unidentified man wills himself off the side of a cliff in North Berwick. For anyone familiar with the tragic suicide of east coaster Scott Hutchison (of Frightened Rabbit) this image will cast a haunting pall
Harvey Harrington (Dave Coyne) is a nice guy. He has a simple job, he never does anything wrong and always sees the best in people. He also happens to know a lot about those tiny by-laws that nobody really pays attention to anymore – nobody but Harvey anyway. Then one
Fantastical Elton John biopic, Rocketman, zooms up six places to hit the top of the chart this week, following its release on DVD and Blu-ray. Taron Egerton’s portrayal of the legendary singer enjoys its fourth week on the chart, besting its previous peak of Number 3. Last week’s Number 1, the live-action version
Birds Of Prey: Trailer Talk. By Megan Williams. After ‘Joker’, apparently DC Films thought the next clear step to take in their filmography was a Harley Quinn film…Enter ‘Birds of Prey’. ‘Birds of Prey’ might as well be The Harley Quinn Show despite it having an impressive cast, including Ewan McGregor,
I often find myself using the term melodrama as a dirty word, particularly when critiquing low budget independent films. I acknowledge that I shouldn’t do that, melodrama as a genre doesn’t mean bad, Magnolia is in every essence melodramatic, and it’s a masterpiece. However, there is something about the genre
