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There are so many documentaries about the broader political philosophies and the generations and centuries of hate and mistrust that have built up in the Middle East for aeons, but there are remarkably few that distill the issues down to the human factors that really matter. This is one. It tells us the story of Liat Atzili and her husband Aviv who were taken from their home by Hamas in order to be used as hostages. They are not alone, but two from over two hundred taken as leverage for the release of Palestinian prisoners by Israel. Of course her family are horrified, terrified and frustrated…

After they turned the 100 acre wood into a danger zone in the last film (2023), “Winnie”, “Piglet”, “Tigger” and the really quite menacing “Owl” are fed up fending off the would-be trophy hunters who invade their woods, and of living life in the shadows and so decide to go a-slaughtering in the nearby village where their erstwhile friend “Christopher Robin” (Scott Chambers) lives. After his own traumatic experiences from last time (well, five months) he has just returned to a very sceptical population so he knows he has work to do to earn the trust of his friends and neighbours. When “Winnie” …

Stitcher “Mickey” is being pestered by some pesky flies that he swiftly despatches with his swatter. Unfortunately, when he regales a fellow villager of tales of his brute strength, his achievement is mistaken for killing seven giants! Given that a giant is currently tormenting the kingdom, he is summoned before the king and promised loads of golden bazookies and the hand of the Princess “Minnie” if he can handle this small problem. With a lump in his throat and armed only with his pinking shears, off he goes on his perilous mission. No, there’s no doubt about the conclusion, but along the way…

Ted, an unlikable office manager, is one day kidnapped by Jeremy and forced to play-act his dead brother David. Slowly gaining Jeremy's confidence, Ted discovers his captor's true intentions and makes a plan to escape. In The Flesh is an uncompromising perspective into loss and how grief can affect a person’s actions. The film places its viewers in a chamber of isolation, providing an immersive experience which allows us to feel for these characters and their very different positions. By making the decision for Jeremy to right his wrongs by reliving the moment director Connor Doy…

As father and son heart to hearts go, this is quite a poignant animation that borders on a semi-autobiographic documentary on the lives of the Cannizzaro family. With his father having died in hospital after suffering a stroke, his son still has conversations with his “man on the moon” dad as he tries to unravel the complexities of their lives. Using some quite skilfully coloured active-animating, photographs and some real-time newspaper reportage , we embark on half an hour of mafia-related tales that touch on prohibition, murder, arson and a fair amount of paternal angst as the narrator, his…

Linktree: Graeae Horror Dir. Phillip Trow (Ol’ Silus, After Life, The Innocents), delivers this award winning short in which a young woman brings her new boyfriend to meet the family over dinner. An already nerve-wracking experience is made all the more awkward when her sister makes some shocking revelations. The next few minutes are fraught with tension as claims and counterclaims are batted around the table, making our guest feel as though he’s stepped into a war zone. The poor fella has no idea what to do! As the story unfolds it’s clear this family revels in taunting y…

This isn’t so much a spaghetti western as a ravioli one. It’s full of lots of individually wrapped escapades that allow Lee Van Cleef to don his black suit and play a lovely game of cat and mouse with some quite shrewd townsfolk. It all starts when the army deposit $100,000 in the town’s bank. Barely half an hour after it is locked up for the night, the safe is on the back of a wagon heading out into the desert. Unluckily for the thieves, “Sabata” (LVC) stops them in their tracks and rather curiously repatriates the cash with it’s owners. Why? Well he concludes that there is a much more fun wa…

With most of the town around him flooded and with those waters steadily rising, a solitary old gent has to build on top of his already multi-tiered building to escape the water. Luckily, he is quite adept with bricks and mortar and is soon an extra few feet above the waterline, but when he is looking down through the trapdoor he leaves on the floor for fishing, he loses his pipe. He has others, but none so good as his favourite so he dons a wetsuit and dives down through what becomes an history of his life. Each level of the tower inspires memories of his wife, his family and of the community …

There’s a big difference between celebrating an alternative lifestyle and giving license to an abusive relationship, but, sadly, the debut feature from writer-director Harry Lighton doesn’t seem to know the difference. This sexually explicit “romance” (a term I use with measured reservation) follows the experience of Colin (Harry Melling), a shy gay adult who still lives with his parents and has trouble getting dates, after he meets Ray (Alexander Skarsgård), an enigmatic, uber-masculine biker/leatherman with a chiseled physique who looks like he’s just stepped out of the hottest gay porno ima…

This is a beautiful story of a young girl who happens to be a blood sticking vampire, and as we see her story progress, you can't help but feel for the young Miss. I enjoyed this probably more than most as I'm a fan of all things Horror and Sci-fi. The atmosphere and setting make this film quite a thrill for the senses.…