Film Review: Interstellar
The wait to finally see Interstellar was painful. Painful. Absolutely wracked as to whether I should risk seeing it in the cinema over here in Bahrain, or just wait until it’s “accessible” for me....
View ArticleNutshell Film Review: Big Hero 6
Probably one of the cutest super heroes around. Big Hero 6’s heart is in the right place. It’s a sweet story with all the right boxes ticked for a Disney film. And it’s this box ticking that’s...
View ArticleFilm Review: John Wick
There’s something about a film that just is what it is and is a good example of what it is. John Wick is exactly that. A fun has hell action film, with a fairly ridiculous premise, that is...
View ArticleNutshell Film Review: [REC] 4: Apocalypse
This make it look more badass than it actually was. See the original [REC] and the sequel [REC] 2. Stop right there. Forget 3 and 4. For that way, disappointment comes. [REC] 4: Apocalypse was meant...
View ArticleNutshell Film Review: The Equalizer
The Equalizer was a TV show I grew up watching. I grew up watching in the sense that I have vague memories of sneaking out of bed, sitting on the stairs while I listened for the theme of The Equalizer...
View ArticleNutshell Film Review: All Is Lost
All Is Lost: Don’t go sailing on your own. All time is lost! I really was trying to keep myself awake while watching All Is Lost. But I was nodding off pretty furiously. Put this down to a combination...
View ArticleFilm Review: Finding Vivian Maier
The few times I’ve attempted street photography have gone okay. Not spectacular failures, but I always miss that something that makes street photography what it is – capturing real emotion and seeing...
View ArticleFilm Review: Nightcrawler
In Nightcrawler we’re introduced to Lou Bloom, played by Jake Gyllenhaal. A one time petty theft, he falls into a new career. That of a Nightcrawler – a cameraman who spends his nights looking for the...
View ArticleWhat I’ve been watching: Last five films
Pre-Bahrain I spent a fair amount of my weekends in Summer at the cinema. Well, maybe not weekends, but certainly a lot of Friday nights. See, I’m a sucker for blockbuster films. Sure we get them here....
View ArticleWhat I’ve been watching: Last five films #2
Guess who’s upped her film count in a matter of days? This person. You know how you make time to clean the house or plan your weekend. Well, I’ve made time for some film watching and it reminded me...
View ArticleWhat I’ve been watching: Last five films #3
It’s been so long since I last wrote one of these that there are more than five last films. There are fourteen. October was a great film-watching month for me. Thanks to a longish-haul trip to London....
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