tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37269179139523080472026-02-19T08:41:55.859-08:00I Love That FilmSharing my love of all things film.ilovethatfilmhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11882133059882238037noreply@blogger.comBlogger895125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3726917913952308047.post-14607229050803114802026-02-18T03:11:00.000-08:002026-02-18T08:15:41.482-08:002025 Box Office Bloodbath(?): China's Ne Zha 2 crushes the compeitionOver the past decade, Chinese films have been creeping up the Worldwide Box Office charts, and finally in 2025, it is a Chinese film that is easily the highest-grossing film of the year. Ne Zha 2 is the only film in 2025 to break $2 billion with a grand total of $2,259,822,417 according to Box Office Mojo. It comfortably beat all competition, with only Zootopia 2 coming remotely close ilovethatfilmhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11882133059882238037noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3726917913952308047.post-55660827318659858422026-01-17T07:19:53.769-08:002026-01-17T09:30:20.575-08:00Wait till you see what Ralph Fiennes gets up to in The Bone TempleRalph Fiennes' performance in The Bone Temple is worth the price of admission alone. There is a scene in this film which is so delirious, OTT and frankly quite joyous despite the circumstances of some the characters that I was convinced I was seeing one of the best scenes of the year and it's only January.
I watched a double bill of 28 Years Later and The Bone Temple and it was ilovethatfilmhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11882133059882238037noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3726917913952308047.post-7699818087543940002026-01-09T12:28:51.201-08:002026-01-11T12:17:26.626-08:00Restarting blogging?Hello world! I'm yearning to share my thoughts on all things movies! And maybe the odd bit of TV. But this blog has been dormant for some years now. Since stopping writing on this blog, I've become a father with two young kids. So restarting blogging might have to be about baby steps. I've just downloaded Blogger on my phone which might make this doable.I still watch a lot of movies, but nowhere ilovethatfilmhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11882133059882238037noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3726917913952308047.post-21429310545260001012025-06-04T00:48:00.000-07:002026-02-10T05:48:29.829-08:00Horror Studies Now 2025ilovethatfilmhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11882133059882238037noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3726917913952308047.post-82864841067015594842018-02-09T10:04:00.001-08:002018-02-09T10:04:43.614-08:00Loveless ReviewThe latest film from Leviathan director Andrey Zvyagintsev is released in UK cinemas on 9th February. You can find my review of Loveless from the London Film Festival at Starburst Magazine here.
Here's s snippet:
"Stuck
in the loveless marriage of the title, a divorcing Russian couple must
try to put aside their hatred of each other when their neglected son
suddenly goes missing. As if just ilovethatfilmhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11882133059882238037noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3726917913952308047.post-83999329142690828852018-01-26T10:35:00.000-08:002018-01-26T10:35:06.649-08:00Last Flag Flying ReviewRichard Linklater's new film Last Flag Flying is in UK cinemas from 26th January 2018. I caught it at London Film Festival and reviewed it for Starburst Magazine. Here's a snippet of my review:
"Richard Linklater delivers his most mature film to date in Last Flag Flaying,
starring a trio of acting heavyweights; Bryan Cranston, Steve Carrell
and Laurence Fishburne. After offering some of theilovethatfilmhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11882133059882238037noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3726917913952308047.post-50427715291458137782018-01-12T10:05:00.000-08:002018-01-12T10:05:31.039-08:00Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri ReviewAfter winning Best Motion Picture Drama, Best Actress for Frances McDormand, Best Supporting Actor for Sam Rockwell, and Best Screenplay for writer/director Martin McDonagh at the Golden Globes last week, Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri is released in the UK on Friday 12th January.
It is highly deserving of its plaudits, particularly for McDormand and Rockwell. I was lucky enough to ilovethatfilmhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11882133059882238037noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3726917913952308047.post-24573336918343759782018-01-04T10:18:00.001-08:002018-01-14T09:53:43.764-08:00My top 25 films of 2017I have contributed my top 10 films of 2017 lists to Yahoo Movies 20 best movies of 2017 and HeyUGuys Online Critics Top Ten but since then, the list has already changed as I've finally managed to see the wonderfully moving A Ghost Story and the mind-bending mother!. So they are both now making an appearance in my top 10.
Here's my top 25 of 2017, until further notice!
25. Detroit
24ilovethatfilmhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11882133059882238037noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3726917913952308047.post-15345198313405911532017-12-07T13:43:00.001-08:002017-12-07T13:43:49.890-08:00Blade of the Immortal ReviewBlade of the Immortal is out now in UK cinemas and I was lucky enough to catch it earlier this year at the London Film Festival. It seems to be getting a pretty wide release so you should not have any problems finding the film at a cinema near you. My full review of Blade of the Immortal is at Starburst Magazine here. But for the time being, here's a taster of what you can expect...
Takashi ilovethatfilmhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11882133059882238037noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3726917913952308047.post-50739299402336470902017-12-02T07:27:00.000-08:002017-12-02T07:27:38.181-08:00Happy End reviewHappy End, the latest film from Michael Haneke (Funny Games, Hidden, Amour) is out now in UK cinemas. My full review of Happy End is at Starburst Magazine here.
And here's a little taster of what you can expect from the film, and my review:
Happy End follows three generations of a successful construction dynasty,
but Haneke’s characters are frustrated, bitter and broken right from the
ilovethatfilmhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11882133059882238037noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3726917913952308047.post-13201236456634300682017-11-18T09:17:00.000-08:002017-11-18T09:17:14.771-08:00Out now: 78/52, Thelma, The Florida Project ReviewsStill in cinemas around the UK are some more films that I saw at the London Film Festival including Psycho documentary 78/52, Scandi-sort-of-horror Thelma and Sean Baker's Tangerine follow-up The Florida Project.
My review of 78/52 is up at Starburst Magazine here and this is is a snippet from the review:
"Director Alexandre O. Philippe takes the approach of honing in on one famous sequence; ilovethatfilmhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11882133059882238037noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3726917913952308047.post-24867016530213427092017-11-18T08:42:00.000-08:002017-11-18T08:42:23.632-08:00Strangled reviewStrangled is a Hungarian film based on the true story of a serial killer known as the 'Monster of Martfu'. I caught this at the London Film Festival earlier this year and it's now getting some kind of a cinema release in the UK. It might be difficult to find a cinema that's actually playing it, but it is supposedly being released on November 17th 2017.
My review of Strangled is up at Starburst ilovethatfilmhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11882133059882238037noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3726917913952308047.post-74558622698200589792017-11-18T08:31:00.000-08:002017-11-18T08:31:12.077-08:00Ingrid Goes West and Good Time ReviewsI know that its tempting to go and see Batman vs Superman 2 or whatever its called, but please rethink your life and go see Ingrid Goes West or Good Time instead. My review of Ingrid Goes West is up at Starburst Magazine here. In a nutshell, it's hilarious, insightful, awkward and tragic. It probably sends out a very dangerous message so I wouldn't let your depressed teenage kids near it. But if,ilovethatfilmhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11882133059882238037noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3726917913952308047.post-48884526307539191232017-04-18T06:33:00.000-07:002017-08-18T02:35:51.225-07:00The Handmaiden ReviewThe Handmaiden is on its way into UK cinemas right now. It seems to be getting a great deal of attention and a decent marketing push so hopefully if you're interested in seeing it, you should be able to find it in a cinema near you.
Here's a snippet of my review...
Erotic, emotionally charged and unsurprisingly laced with a splatter of torture, The Handmaiden
is a return to both Chan-wook’silovethatfilmhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11882133059882238037noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3726917913952308047.post-41385986092451771252017-04-18T06:25:00.000-07:002017-04-18T06:25:35.223-07:00A Dark Song ReviewA Dark Song seems to be floating around the place recently with a limited release. If you want to see Steve Oram as you've never seen him before, give it a chance.
Here's the gist of it:
Sophia
(Catherine Walker) lost her son three years ago and is now determined
to make contact with him by hiring alcoholic occultist Joseph Solomon
(Steve Oram). When we meet Sophia, she is forking out a ilovethatfilmhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11882133059882238037noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3726917913952308047.post-82532627837157879382017-03-04T02:45:00.000-08:002017-03-04T02:45:02.964-08:00Trespass Against Us ReviewOne of my favourite films of the London Film Festival 2016 is released in UK cinemas this weekend. Here's a snippet of my review of Trespass Against Us which stars Michael Fassbender and Brendan Gleeson.
With
its frequent references to Christianity, it's unsurprising to find a holy
trinity of perfect performances at the heart of Trespass Against Us. A towering
Brendan Gleeson plays ilovethatfilmhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11882133059882238037noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3726917913952308047.post-41973949926887920682017-03-03T11:04:00.000-08:002017-03-03T11:04:20.424-08:00It's Only the End of the World ReviewDirector Xavier Dolan's latest film It's Only the End of the World is currently in cinemas and despite a very mixed reaction from critics, I was very impressed with it. But then, to be fair, I'll watch anything with Vincent Cassell in it! Here's a snippet of my review from the London Film Festival:
Xavier
Dolan becomes the Roland Emmerich of melodrama with his apocalyptic family
reunion in ilovethatfilmhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11882133059882238037noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3726917913952308047.post-13896451343656000822017-02-19T03:43:00.000-08:002017-02-19T03:43:16.015-08:00Prevenge ReviewPrevenge is out in cinemas as we speak. No doubt it will be available in other formats very soon as I don't think it is getting a very wide release. If you're thinking about watching it in a London cinema this week, or you are reading this at some undisclosed point in the future and considering watching the DVD, then check out my review below from the London Film Festival...
Alice Lowe ilovethatfilmhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11882133059882238037noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3726917913952308047.post-34061200206415881582017-01-11T02:42:00.000-08:002017-01-11T02:42:30.719-08:00Rogue One: A Star Wars Story novelisation and colouring book reviewsCan't wait till Star Wars: Episode VIII finally arrives later this year?
Haven't had a chance to see Rogue One in cinemas yet?
Seen Rogue One more than once and really want to spend a few more hours with the characters before you get the opportunity to purchase the DVD?
Well I've got a couple of books that might just fill the Star Wars shaped hole in your lives for the next eleven months.
ilovethatfilmhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11882133059882238037noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3726917913952308047.post-69182000318645400662017-01-08T09:31:00.000-08:002017-01-08T09:31:37.536-08:00A Monster Calls ReviewGetting 2017 off to a great start, here is my review of A Monster Calls, a film that I was lucky enough to see at the London Film Festival last year. Bring tissues.
Connor
is an artistic young boy struggling to come to terms with the terminal
illness of his young mother (Felicity Jones). Bullied at school, left to
run the home, and plagued by a recurring nightmare, he is soon visited
in his ilovethatfilmhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11882133059882238037noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3726917913952308047.post-85502759663811141272016-11-16T11:56:00.000-08:002016-11-16T11:56:56.083-08:00Dog Eat Dog ReviewDid I ever tell you about the time I followed Paul Schrader from a cinema he'd just given a Q and A in, back to his hotel across Leicester Square? No I didn't, because it's a strange thing to do and this story has a totally unsatisfactory ending. Basically, at LFF this year, I saw Schrader's new film Dog Eat Dog and then the director participated in a Q and A. Afterwards, I saw him walking from ilovethatfilmhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11882133059882238037noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3726917913952308047.post-56688856992669905382016-11-03T02:34:00.000-07:002016-11-03T02:34:08.279-07:00Trolls Review: So Happy It HurtsTrolls was the Family Gala film at the 2016 London Film Festival and was released in UK cinemas in October. Surprisingly, it's not as bad as it sounds. Read my full Trolls review at Starburst Magazine here. Here's the synopsis:
Justin Timberlake’s Branch is the only Troll with an understandable sense of
unease that dreaded monsters the Bergens are desperate to find the
eye-poppingly bright ilovethatfilmhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11882133059882238037noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3726917913952308047.post-65744181150244016802016-11-03T02:27:00.002-07:002016-11-03T02:27:45.800-07:00American Honey ReviewAmerican Honey played at the 2016 London Film Festival and was released into UK cinemas in October. My full review of American Honey is at Starburst Magazine here. Here's the synopsis:
The film follows Star
who first jumps into a minibus full of carefree scruffy white kids who
love nothing more than blasting out hip hop, having a good time, and
making some money selling magazine ilovethatfilmhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11882133059882238037noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3726917913952308047.post-711345751231251872016-11-03T02:10:00.000-07:002016-11-03T02:10:24.409-07:00T2 Trainspotting Trailer Arrives: Better Late Than NeverI believe the expression is: 'there are no words'. The trailer for Trainspotting 2 has given me 'all the feels'. Finally, the sequel to one of the greatest movies of all time, and probably my favourite British movie ever, is here. And it's pretty much everything I could have hoped for.
T2 Trainspotting will be arriving at your cinematic station on January 27th 2017. Here's the poster and trailerilovethatfilmhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11882133059882238037noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3726917913952308047.post-34221446371183630782016-09-28T13:35:00.000-07:002016-09-28T13:35:05.855-07:00Green Room: Callum Turner and Jeremy Saulnier InterviewsJust a quick note to say I was lucky enough to get to recently interview Jeremy Saulnier, the director of Green Room and Blue Ruin and also actor Callum Turner who plays Tiger, the lead singer of punk band the Ain't Rights in Green Room.
Here's a snippet of my review of the film:
"Punk band Ain't Rights are going nowhere fast, playing crappy gigs
and siphoning petrol just to keep their ilovethatfilmhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11882133059882238037noreply@blogger.com0