All posts by Guy Pullen
Cult Retrospective: The Warriors at 40
This year, The Warriors celebrates it’s 40th anniversary, and has endured a gruelling journey in reaching this landmark. Its initial release was hugely successful but was quickly debilitated as its […]
Is Blackmirror: Bandersnatch the future of cinema?
With a highly-expected expected fifth season anticipated, instead, last week Netflix released a trailer for a standalone Black Mirror film called Bandersnatch. It was touted as an interactive movie with […]
Exclusive Review: Boots Riley’s ‘Sorry to Bother You’
When I saw that Wisconsin musician/indie-label owner Rory Ferreira (milo, Scallops Hotel e.t.c) had brought an entire cinema screening of Sorry to Bother You as part of his grassroots label […]
Exclusive Review of Suspiria (2018) – leaves you gasping not sighing!
In 1977, Dario Argento released Suspiria, which became a classic and influential entry in the Italian Giallo horror genre. A remake has been in the works for a decade, only […]
Exclusive Review: Make Us Dream – the Steven Gerrard documentary certainly delivers.
“Liverpool captains always deliver.” Close your eyes and imagine a distant roaring of voices, the sound of thousands of people chanting and applauding. Then the curtain lifts and two things […]
Exclusive Review of Steve McQueen’s ‘Widows’.
Steve McQueen’s career has been a great example of quality over quantity. In 10 years, he has made only three films, but they are all expertly crafted with an eye […]
Exclusive Review: The Nutcracker and the Four Realms
The Nutcracker and the Four Realms, a fantasy film directed by Lasse Hallström and Joe Johnston, is a magnificent film with an alluring elegance, implicitly connecting the viewer with the ballet and […]
Exclusive Review: Mandy – Exploitation with flawless execution
1970’s/80’s exploitation cinema has been making a comeback for many years now, ever since Grindhouse, we have had countless films attempting to recreate that style. Mandy is the latest attempt […]
Exclusive Review: Crispian Mills ‘Slaughterhouse Rulez’ – No, no it doesn’t
“What better place to learn bullying than at an English Public School.” Slaughterhouse Rulez tells the story of Don Wallace whose mother ships him off to an English Public School […]