Experiments In Eating: Mr Kipling’s Chocolate and Orange Tarts
Will the new seasonal novelty cake live up to its promise of festive luxuriousness?
Review
In Defence Of… Fierce Creatures
The much-maligned British 1997 comedy farce is a lot more fun than humourless film critics would like you to think.
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The Bitter End Of British Horror’s Golden Age – Looking Back At The Monster Club
The notorious misfire from Amicus producer Milton Subotsky is every bit as disastrous and dismal as you’ve been told.
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“I Want To be A Sailor, Sailing Out To Sea” – The Timeless Pleasures Of The Thief Of Bagdad
The classic fantasy film of the 1940s remains as wonderful and engaging now as it ever was.
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The Genre-Bending Pleasures Of Ultraviolet
The slick and stylish British TV series that mixed vampirism, spy drama and action is better than you might have been led to believe.
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Saving Santa – Christmas Animation For Children Who Are On The Naughty List
A cynical slice of festive entertainment that will be as welcome as a lump of coal or a visit from the Krampus for most kids.
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Experiments In Drinking: Christmas Pudding And Vanilla Custard Stout
Can a festive novelty beer sold in discount supermarkets exceed expectations? We investigate on your behalf.
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Noirvember: Crime Wave
Continuing our crime cinema month with a look at a standard 1953 drama that becomes quintessential noir thanks to dialogue, characterisation and visual style.
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Noirvember: Stolen Assignment
Continuing our crime movie series with a look at a pre-Hammer Horror Terence Fisher lightweight crime romp that fails to thrill.
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Noirvember: Home At Seven
Continuing our crime film month with a look at a stilted but fascinating theatrical mystery that was Ralph Richardson’s sole directorial effort.
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Noirvember: Night Train
Our crime movie month continues with a look at Jerzy Kawalerowicz’s unique Polish interpretation of the Hitchcockian rail thriller.
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Movie 43 – Was It Really That Bad?
The most hated film of the 2010s now feels even more out of time than ever – but was it actually as awful as you have been told?
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