Today: October 14, 2026

Samuel Love

Freelance writer. Email: samuel@smlcreative.co.uk

Body Double

The year is 1984. The world is anxiously waiting for Brian De Palma’s next film after the now-classic Scarface received a mixed reception in ’83. In October, they got what they were
October 19, 2016

Bowfinger

In 1927, a Russian filmmaker covertly shot footage of the then “America’s Sweetheart” Mary Pickford on her holiday, and subsequently fashioned an entire film around the footage creating the illusion she was
September 22, 2016

Wizards

Ralph Bakshi has often been labelled the ‘bad boy of animation’, and it’s easy to see why when perusing his oeuvre. The obscene Fritz the Cat alone is enough to shock even
July 8, 2016

Out Of Sight

In 2009, Entertainment Weekly published the ’50 Sexiest Movies Ever’ list. If you’ve seen Out of Sight before, you’ll understand completely why it took the top spot. And if you haven’t, boy
June 19, 2016

Parenthood

If Seinfeld was indeed a TV show about nothing, then Ron Howard’s Parenthood is a film about nothing. And yet, in this ‘nothing’, there is everything. Before Love, Actually and Garry Marshall’s
June 19, 2016

Cape Fear

If there’s one thing that will always be scary, it’s people. Old monster movies might lose their impact over the years as their special effects begin to age, and non-believers will never
June 19, 2016

Dragnet

Dragnet is perhaps the most iconic and influential police procedural drama in the history of television and radio. Despite starting 65 years ago this year, the show’s cultural impact still resonates today
June 12, 2016

King Ralph

Long before John Goodman terrified us this year in the brilliant 10 Cloverfield Lane, he was a cuddly and loveable comedy star. In 1991, he was given his first leading role –
June 9, 2016

Brewster’s Millions

Finally released on Blu-ray Brewster’s Millions is a surprisingly simple and endlessly entertaining tale of financial excess. Montgomery ‘Monty’ Brewster (Richard Pryor) has always dreamed of better things. As a pitcher for
June 8, 2016

The Power Of Short Film

With York’s fantastic Aesthetica Short Film Festival now over and Edinburgh’s equivalent picking up almost straight away (11th-22nd of November) there’s clearly still a huge demand for cinema shorts. In fact with
November 16, 2015
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