REEL WOMEN: 13 Films in 24 Hours for the JumpCut Charity Initiative!
A couple of weeks ago, I did my bit to support JumpCut’s Charity Initiative – a 24-hour Reel Women movie marathon. All the films I watched were directed by women and ones I hadn’t seen before, I also made a conscious effort that all films…
REEL WOMEN: June 2021 UK Releases
Welcome back to Reel Women, the monthly column that highlights new releases that are written and/or directed by women. This month we’ve got something for everyone with comedies, documentaries, dramas and horror! Cinemas are still open, so we have a mixture of films getting the…
REEL WOMEN: May 2021 UK Releases
Welcome back to Reel Women, the monthly column that highlights new releases that are written and/or directed by women. This month we’ve got the potential of seeing films cinemas! If lockdown easing continues, cinemas will be able to open from 17 May but there are…
REVIEW: Roald & Beatrix – The Tail of the Curious Mouse (2021)
While Roald & Beatrix: The Tail of the Curious Mouse is marketed as the true story of the meeting of six-year-old Roald Dahl (Harry Tayler) and an aging Beatrix Potter (Dawn French), it does take a while to get to that point. Really this quaint…
REEL WOMEN: April 2021 UK Releases
Welcome back to Reel Women, the monthly column that highlights new releases that are written and/or directed by women. This month we’re again looking at what’s being released online across various platforms that we can watch during lockdown. Hopefully, it’ll be the last month where…
REEL WOMEN: March 2021 UK Releases
Welcome back to Reel Women, the monthly column that highlights new releases that are written and/or directed by women. This month we’re again looking at what’s being released online across various platforms that we can watch during lockdown. 1 March The Stylist – available on…
REVIEW: RAGE (2021)
Content Warning: rape After a violent home invasion leaves Noah (Matt Theo) in a coma and his wife Madeline (Hayley Beveridge) deeply traumatised, Noah awakens to find out that one of the attackers is still on the loose. As they try to move on with…
REVIEW: Agnes Joy (2021)
Films from 93 countries have been submitted to the Academy to be considered in the Best International Film category at the 2021 Oscar ceremony. On 9 February, they announced that these have now been narrowed down into a shortlist of 15 films: *Bosnia and Herzegovina,…
REEL WOMEN: February 2021 UK Releases
Welcome back to Reel Women, the monthly column that highlights new releases that are written and/or directed by women. This month we’re again looking at what’s being released online for our viewing pleasure, and recommending some films made by women that you can watch during…
REVIEW: Outside the Wire (2021)
Netflix’s latest action movie is set in 2036 and sees the American military acting as a peace keeping force at the Ukraine/Russia border after a civil war breaks out led by warlord Victor Koval (Pilou Asbæk). Drone pilot Lieutenant Harp (Damson Idris) is our guide…
REEL WOMEN: January 2021 UK Releases
REEL WOMEN: January 2021 UK Releases and Recommendations Welcome back to Reel Women, the monthly column that highlights new releases that are written and/or directed by women. So cinemas weren’t open for long were they! While it may be a new year, there’s still a…
REEL WOMEN: December 2020 UK Releases
Welcome back to Reel Women, the monthly column that highlights new releases that are written and/or directed by women. As the UK comes out of Lockdown 2 and the country is split into various tiers with different rules, there’s anticipation that cinemas may actually open…
REEL WOMEN: November 2020 UK Releases
Welcome back to Reel Women, the monthly column that highlights films that are written and/or directed by women. Once again, as there is a pandemic and things are constantly changing, these release dates (and how the films are released) could change. This month there’s documentaries,…
