Hector is the debut feature film by writer/director Jake Gavin and what a tour de force it is. A film that is pertinent and poignant especially at Christmas - but for the Grace Go I. Despite being homeless Hector tries to live with dignity and grace. A film is supposed
When an aspiring actress attempts to salvage what’s left of her non-existent career, woeful love life and replace the money she “borrowed” from a family friend, she’s swept up in a world of shady talent agents and low-level espionage. Written, directed and starring Sarah Warren (as Julie Robert), there’s a warmth
By Catherine Kennedy. In early 20th century Britain, the cause of equality for women was ignored by media and politicians. Desperate to get their voices heard, the ‘suffragettes’, a movement of women fighting for the right for women to have the vote, decided that as peaceful protests were not working, enough was
Sunset Song takes its name from the book voted best Scottish book of all time. No doubt that the book is sublime but this adaptation leaves the audience in the dark for most of it as to the heroine's motives and desire. It’s so long that by the end you’re
A coming of (middle) age drama that sees Paul (Mathieu Amalric) reflect on his teenage years as he returns home to Paris after almost a decade. His focus lingers on his long distance romance with the lost love of his life – a typically French bouquet of sex, cigarettes and poetry.
