FilmBusters Podcast News & Reviews

May 23

The Final Wish (2020)

"It doesn’t entirely deliver on its potential." This film begins under the light of a full moon. A young woman, blonde, exits a taxi, fli...

Becky Darke

May 14

Selah and the Spades (2020)

"We feel like we’re observing something real but elevated, lush and elite but attainable." Selah and the Spades follows five ‘factions’ a...

Molly Edwards

May 14

How Far is Home (2020) Interview with Director Apo W. Bazidi

"Feelings Don’t have Borders. Everyone’s sorrow, pain, and joy is the same and we have to look at each other from this base." Apo W. Bazi...

Ben Murray

Apr 16

System Crasher [Systemsprenger] (2020)

"There is no silver-lining here, just stark, balanced and empathetic film making throughout." This German-drama was a hit during the late...

Molly Edwards

Apr 16

How Far is Home (2020)

The students ‘could make this beautiful place even greater’. Apo W. Bazidi’s documentary shines a light on young immigrants in the United...

Frankie Torok

Mar 16

Onward (2020)

"Leave it to Disney Pixar to give a lively, fun and caring personality to a pair of animated legs." Onward marks Dan Scanlon’s second fea...

Scott Reading

Mar 13

Four Kids and It (2020)

"Fans of Jacqueline Wilson deserve better than this!" Jacqueline Wilson is a popular children’s author; I only know this due to having a ...

Becky Darke

Mar 11

Color Out of Space (2020)

"The body horror is unsettling... and escalates to full messed-up nastiness reminiscent of John Carpenter’s The Thing." Woozy cosmic body...

Becky Darke

Mar 9

Calm With Horses (2020)

"The relentless tension of the film is fuelled by unpredictable people and their erratic, often violent, behaviour." Nick Rowland’s debut...

Molly Edwards

Mar 5

Parasite [Black & White] (2020)

"The fraught horror, the desperation, it’s all so much clearer when there’s little else to distract." -SPOILERS AHEAD- Fantastically acte...

Frankie Torok

Mar 2

Escape from Pretoria (2020)

"It’s tense - heart in your mouth tense." A movie about the fight against racial intolerance and segregation feels massively relevant and...

Ben Murray

Feb 21

True History of the Kelly Gang (2019)

All that we are and all that we truly leave behind are the stories we weave in life. If only we could all be our own storytellers, we’d b...

Scott Reading

Feb 21

Waves (2019)

A thought provoking, extremely well-acted and often emotional film about our actions and the consequences that our loved ones face in the...

Paul Mayers

Jan 22

The Best & Worst of Adam Sandler

It has happened! We are in a new age of film history where Adam Sandler has finally made a great film. Rated an average of 4.2/5 by users...

Paul Mayers

Jan 17

TOP 10 Female Directed Films

"Congratulations to those men." That was the single most memorable moment from the Oscar nominations announcement. Spoken boldly by Issa ...

Ben Murray

Jan 8

1917 (2019)

Where would we be without Hollywood to remind us that war is hell? Apparently, not too far from our current predicament as we border on t...

Paul Mayers

Dec 5, 2019

Alva (2019)

Starring Henrique Bonacho. This is a film about a quiet loner who lives a solitary life in the mountains, hiding away from the world that...

Ben Murray

Nov 21, 2019

21 Bridges (2019)

Director Brian Kirk’s feature film debut marks a departure from his usual terrain. He’s been the magician behind the camera across an imp...

Ben Murray

Nov 8, 2019

Le Mans '66 [Ford v Ferrari] (2019)

Directed by James Mangold The fact that this is released in the US as Ford v Ferrari tells you so much about the desire to play into Amer...

Paul Mayers

Nov 4, 2019

TOP 10 Stephen King Films

With 'The Shining' sequel 'Doctor Sleep' hitting cinemas, I thought we could take a look at the highest rated feature films from the Horr...

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