Classic Film Kid: Secret of Kells (2009)

Alex Paine 16/01/2019

In 2010, this was nominated for Best Animated Feature at the Academy Awards alongside Coraline, Up, Fantastic Mr Fox and The Princess and the Frog. The nominees for that year were good. Hello everyone! This is the Classic Film Kid here, bringing you another review. Today we are delving back […]

Classic Film Kid: Misery (1990)

Alex Paine 11/01/2019

To get this review done I’m pretending that Kathy Bates will crush my ankles if I don’t write anything but praise of this film. That’s OK – I have nothing but praise to say. Hello guys, it’s the Classic Film Kid here for another movie review. Today it’s for my […]

If Beale Street Could Talk – London Film Festival 2018

George Hardy 24/10/2018

“I am equally moved by that moment in Jim Jarmusch’s Mystery Train when the young Japanese couple arrive in the train station in Memphis only to encounter what appears to be a homeless black man, a drifter, but who turns to them and speaks in Japanese. The interaction takes only a moment, […]

Roma to Peterloo – London Film Festival 2018

George Hardy 22/10/2018 3

In Alfonso Cuaron’s Roma, two of the main characters are briefly caught in the middle of Mexico City during a massacre. The event is not named, the perpetrators barely identified except for one specific, named (fictional) character, who we have seen in a few earlier scenes. It is brief and […]

Wild Rose – London Film Festival 2018

George Hardy 18/10/2018

“No black ties (far from it!). Although members may complain about the ticket prices, they are at least no higher than ordinary West End cinemas— which, considering the expense of putting on a film festival, is more than reasonable. We are non-competitive, feeling that it is impossible to choose […] […]

Classic Film Kid: A Series Of Unfortunate Events (Season 2)

Alex Paine 08/10/2018

CONTAINS SPOILERS Misery and despair comes knocking for the Baudelaires once again. Oh boy. Hi, wonderful people of the Internet! Today I will be continuing my reviews of the adaptations of A Series Of Unfortunate Events. I’ve already discussed the first season of Netflix’s version, so now what do you […]

Classic Film Kid: 12 Angry Men

Alex Paine 19/09/2018

SPOILER WARNING Hi once again people, it’s the Classic Film Kid here with another film review. Today we are looking at one of the true classics, and that is Sidney Lumet’s 12 Angry Men. This film stars Henry Fonda, Lee J. Cobb, Ed Begley, and Jack Warden as just 4 […]

A Series Of Unfortunate Events Season 1: Classic Film Kid

Alex Paine 06/09/2018

CONTAINS SPOILERS “A Series Of Unfortunate Events: one of the most miserable and dour collections of children’s books ever written. So please someone tell me why this is so incredibly entertaining”? Hey guys, and I’m back with another review. This time, I’m doing a review of a TV show. I […]

Fright Fest & Pimped – Frightfest 2018

Rob Simpson 31/08/2018

For horror fans up and down the UK, the highlight of the calendar is Frightfest and since its first-ever event back in 2000, it has gone down as one of our best-known film festivals, with a reputation that extends beyond our tiny little island and deep into the American heartland. […]

Frightfest 2018: Boar

Rob Simpson 29/08/2018

For horror fans up and down the UK, the highlight of the calendar is Frightfest and since its first-ever event in 2000, it has gone down as one of our best-known film festivals, with a reputation that extends beyond our tiny little island and deep into the American heartland. Genre […]

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