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Sideworld: Terrors of the Sea film review by UK film critic Hope Madden. Starring George Popov directed by George Popov. HOME | FILMS | REVIEWS Sideworld: Terrors of the Sea Film Review average rating is 3 out of 5 Critic: Hope Madden | Posted on: Aug 1, 2022 Directed by: George Popov Written by: Jonathan Russell Starring: George Popov Inspired by the British folklore they’ve explored in two features, Hex and The Droving , director George Popov and writer Jonathan Russell turn away from fiction, delivering spectral dread in truer tales. Their second documentary in less than a year, Sideworld: Terrors of the Sea swims dark waters alongside ghost ships and sea monsters. Popov’s voiceover establishes a Twilight Zone quality: Truth and lies do not relate in such a simple equation when the line between fact and fiction is enshrouded in mist and shadow. Beyond that threshold is a place that can change our perspective on everything we think we know. I call this place the Sideworld. Earlier this year, Popov and Russell led us into this mist and shadow with the first installment of their doc series, Haunted Forests of England . Their second effort opens with more of their characteristically haunting cinematography. The film breaks into four chapters: Ghost Ships, Sea Monsters, Spectral Sailors and Mermaids. Each chapter consists of a number of tails, always highlighting one in particular with some primary or secondary source material to mine. Though the Flying Dutchman has its fame, the majority of the stories spilled on these shores are little known legends with historical documents for basis. The Wildman of Orford and other tales offer fascinating historical curiosities, while outright ghost stories delight in their sad, scary way. Popov’s voiceover remains somber throughout, avoiding the campfire fright style of storytelling and instead rendering his tales with reverence. In fact, Popov and Russell’s sympathetic point of view continually asks whether the monsters in these tales are not actually the humans. Brisk, informative, creepy fun, Sideworld: Terrors of the Sea uncovers welcome treasures of haunted folklore. About the Film Critic Hope Madden Amazon Prime < All Reviews Next Film Review >

Read the film podcast transcript from the episode titled Bob Marley: One Love - Wicked Little Letters - Spaceman - UK Film Club Episode 13 on UK Film Club part of the UK Film Review Podcast. < Back Bob Marley: One Love - Wicked Little Letters - Spaceman - UK Film Club Episode 13 Listen to This Episode UK Film Club 00:00.00 Brian Penn No no, it's barely a month ago it's not really just about. You know we're kind of in asride now aren't we really have you been? You're right good I know I know it's springtime isn't it. The days are getting longer. 00:05.86 ukfilmreview Yeah, generally been fine. The weather's picking up so that's always good. 00:17.13 Brian Penn Easter's coming that means we can scuff loads of chocolate. So you know it's a win. It's a win-win really isn't it and. 00:18.61 ukfilmreview Thank goodness. Um I mean I don't job because Easter films are not really a thing right? I don't think there's really many Easter films I Think there's like a few because I well I suppose it's. 00:30.90 Brian Penn No no. 00:35.75 ukfilmreview It's probably some religious ones which I I don't imbibe but I think it's a few about rabbits like hop and Peter Rabbit and stuff. But it's not really a genre is it. You really have easter films. 00:37.45 Brian Penn Yeah, well yeah, yeah, no no I mean I think there there're probably a number of films set around easter but it's not It's not kind of an integral part of the film. You know there was a film back in the 1940 s called east of grade which was very little to do with the season itself. It was more just ah, a place to land the the plot on the characters. You know? So it's it's not a genre like to say Christmas films are for example. 01:04.82 ukfilmreview Um, blue. 01:09.73 Brian Penn You know that I pun careful will be will it what it really. 01:12.79 ukfilmreview Yeah, it was like Christmas Halloween yeah, all those ones Valentine's day like there's you the seasonal ones. But I think East Is East is one of those ones where I it's ah it's an odd holiday. It's a very odd holiday because for the kids it's all about the chocolate. 01:18.38 Brian Penn Yeah. 01:26.29 Brian Penn Yeah, yeah, yeah, oh course? Yeah yeah, no, no, it doesn't I mean but it. 01:30.26 ukfilmreview And then if you're religious. Yeah, ah, it's a big important message. It should be It should be as important right? Yeah in terms of what it's talking about but it just doesn't feel like it has the same weight. 01:43.91 Brian Penn But it in the u kind at least it does mean the longest bank all it doesn'st it because you got a good Friday and you got easter Monday so you got a four day Bri haven't you really just for the UK of course you know a course? Yeah, and yeah, and probably well. Yeah. 01:50.40 ukfilmreview And it's yeah and it's what Jesus would have wanted really you know more time to sit at home eat chocolate and and watch movies that are not about easter. 02:02.34 Brian Penn Or maybe watch films about the resurrection about the you know the Jesuss and Azareth and you know all those great sort of minieries that were used to be on. That's what used to used to be about you'd always see something wouldn't you about Jesuss and the the resurrection but you know. 02:21.16 ukfilmreview So I'm thinking there's probably more films about chocolate than there is about Easter yeah, if you have right? You got the willy wonkers. Yeah, there's a few of those um is that film chocola that was ah a few years back but yeah that was all right? Yeah, um. 02:21.30 Brian Penn Some Yeah yeah, yeah, that's true. Yeah, oh oh yeah, yeah I forgot about that one? Yeah yeah, yeah, yeah. 02:38.39 ukfilmreview Actually I'm already out I'm already out of chocolate based films. Well technically really won clear. There's like 3 of those films now right? So that's yeah, if you're gonna embard on all of those. But yeah, so too if you if you don't like the Willy Waka stuff ah but yeah. 02:39.17 Brian Penn So well you got as far as 2 which I think is quite an achievement really right? Okay, yeah. 02:52.29 Brian Penn Yeah, well if any if anyone listening knows about other films that we haven't thought about well let us know exactly? Yeah yeah, particularly particularly the chocolate ones as well. Yeah. 02:58.48 ukfilmreview Yes, your chocolate or easter based films. Please send them in. It's very important. Yes, yes because um, it's making me hungry already. We only only 3 minutes in I'm actually it's fine. Um, so this is your first time to Uk Film Club yes 03:10.87 Brian Penn And I and I and I. 03:17.93 ukfilmreview This is the type of banter that you can expect. Um, it's it's it's 2 old boys just having a chat about movies. But we do cover a massive range so whilst we couldn't think of many chocolate based films. We will be reviewing films that are at the cinema we'll be reviewing films that are on streaming. 03:18.64 Brian Penn Oh yes, oh yes. 03:37.82 ukfilmreview We'll be reviewing independent films. So that's like short and endy features and we'll be doing a throwback nostalgic review of a film from the past and um, yes, all of that. 03:45.32 Brian Penn Hi. 03:50.24 ukfilmreview Within 1 episode of a podcast I mean and it's free I can't I can't believe this you're getting to listen to this just for free. You lucky things you lucky dogs. 03:55.61 Brian Penn Yeah, fantastic I know I know fantastic value really is the all for nothing. You know? yeah. 04:03.88 ukfilmreview Fantastic value. Yeah um I mean it's a massive lineup and oh and also in this show because here we are recording um, not long after the Oscars we're going to do a quick. 04:10.27 Brian Penn So yeah I. 04:16.44 Brian Penn Um, yes, yep. 04:17.14 ukfilmreview Ah, chat about that Brian has seen quite a lot of the Oscar movies I haven't um I've only seen a few I think but we will just get Brian's thoughts on the winners and whether they deserved it um because the gay actually podcast which is another show part of the Uk film of your podcast. They. 04:22.35 Brian Penn Oh a a yeah. 04:36.57 ukfilmreview Teamed up with Phantom Zone and did a big huge episode covering all the winners. So if you are a big fan of the oscars and want to go into that I recommend that episode. It's very very funny um hearing Ian constantly lose himself about Christopher Nolan is always worth. 04:40.19 Brian Penn Oh Wow yeah. 04:54.22 Brian Penn Ah, ah, he he still hasn't recovered does he really he still not come to terms a it was he really with crystal. 04:55.28 ukfilmreview Checking in for um, yeah, he he's not happy here. What's what's funny about it is Ian's getting bolder and bolder with his like. Anti Nolan rhetoric. It's now starting to become kind of yeah maybe he's going to become a bit of a cult leader because there is a bit of a Nolan backlash. You know people are sort of questioning whether he should get all theselaudits I think I think Ian will be their leader. Um. 05:07.45 Brian Penn I Yeah I Yeah I won't be surprised I wouldn't be surprised. 05:22.27 ukfilmreview I won't be surprised if I end up in front of the police and they say so why didn't you question him? Yeah, when he was like this I but look I ah barely knew the guy at the time. But yeah, he's a lovely sweet guy loves movies. He just was a bit of a harmless nerd. That's what I thought um, but yeah, got to be careful, especially Roundy and. 05:30.00 Brian Penn Ah, and I know and I. 05:37.10 Brian Penn Ah, you got to be careful. Um, yeah, you just gotta be careful. You never know? Yeah yeah, oh yes. 05:41.96 ukfilmreview Um, yeah, do do check out that episode is very very funny. Um, so we're going to the Cinema releases now these are movies that should be in the cinema If you're listening right away as soon as the episode comes out if you're listening in the future probably not and um, hello to the future but do do. 05:52.68 Brian Penn Easiest. 06:00.39 ukfilmreview Check out the movies wherever they have landed by that point but they are big films so you should be able to find them on the top stream platforms. We're going to start off with an absolute musical icon Bob Marley's one love or he didn't make it though right? This isn't his film. 06:03.30 Brian Penn Yeah, yeah. 06:18.48 Brian Penn Ah, well I mean Bob Marley 1 love um, directed by Renaldo Marcus Green starring Kingsley Ben adeer James Norton and Les Shana Lynch now the plot lands in the mid 70 s when. Mali has ascended to superstarton as reggae's poster boy Chris Blackwell signed into his iron record label but it's increasingly vexed by Marley's political activism Jamaica is a cordron of political instability and riven by crime Mali plans a concert to bring the people together. However, his enemies are quietly gathering. He moves to the relative safety of London where he enters the most fruitful phase of his recording career. He releases the exodus album and plays a series of legendary concerts culminating at the rainbow in North London however hangers on or exploiting Marley's popularity his long-suffering wife Rita. Bemoans his ignorance and chronic infidelity now all up up. Molly I love ra guy. Um I remember him well when I was growing up. The songs are brilliant ah reminds me of childhood as to say the portrao of London in the 70 s felt all thin sick and was a reminder of. What was a period of great social and political change. But for me personally as much as I enjoyed the music as much as I ah love the man himself. It all feels a bit too safe various members of his family were involved in the production and because of that it glows a little bit too much after all, no, 1 ne's perfect 07:50.99 Brian Penn But good fun to watch a good introduction to Bob Marley's music if you're not familiar with it. But it also gives you some idea of the political impacts he had particularly in Jamaica but a good film. A good solid effort and. 08:05.14 ukfilmreview It's funny with musical biopics isn't it because I think there is a big massive expectation if it's ah such a iconic figure like Bob Marley and we've seen really good ones like we we are talking about Elvis in a previous episode and I thought that was really good. Um. 08:11.30 Brian Penn Yeah, yeah. 08:16.96 Brian Penn Yeah, yeah. 08:22.40 ukfilmreview But I always think as well. There's a sense of danger when they're either going to yeah veer too much into the myth and you know you sort of Miss out on that real authentic story or they're going to veer. 08:30.27 Brian Penn Yeah, yeah, yeah. 08:37.30 ukfilmreview The other way which is sort of like oh they're going to go so random that you don't feel like he was served well or she was served Well yeah that that way it feels like this kind of plucks in the middle. Um and kind of maybe just went sort of yeah, not not offend anyone and just sort of make something that yeah like you say did a halffecent job and and. 08:41.11 Brian Penn So yeah, that does. 08:53.31 Brian Penn Yeah, yeah, ah yeah, a lot I mean look if you were making a film about somebody close to you for example about a close relative close friend. It is. It's going to be positive overall isn't that the picture you paint is going to be positive. 08:55.91 ukfilmreview Is entertaining at least. 09:09.30 ukfilmreview And. 09:10.96 Brian Penn But on the basis that you you realize that everyone has as a downside. There's a downside to and an upside to everyone in life. You know and you're right? It is a very difficult balancing act because you want to paint ah an authentic picture. A true picture of that person and that representation you you went up. There has got to be faithful. Got ah, it's got to give you the the ups and the downs and I think you only alluded there isn't there's nothing particularly sinister about Marley's life not I know of but I think it's important to have a balanced view and portraying Watson. All you know, but I'm very wellmade film I really enjoyed it. You know. As I say if you're a reg fan if you love this music. You'll love this film because you won't really want that much more out of it because you just want to be entertained. You want to listen to the man's music. But you know it's it's a good film. It's a good solid film but you know there is always thatvo so with any with any biopic that. You know is it going to be balanced. So are you going to get a true view view because you don't you don't want it to be too critical either. You don't want want to sling mud at someone's reputation just for the sake of it so you got to get the balance right? But I think they did a reasonable job with this. 10:17.84 ukfilmreview Yeah, there you go Bob Marley won love let's know if you have seen it and what you thought um, a couple of people have sort of mentioned to me that they found it a bit sterile. They sort of said it didn't really. 10:26.60 Brian Penn But. 10:34.50 Brian Penn No it. Yeah. 10:34.91 ukfilmreview Dig that deep and try to sort of yeah Surface skim his like political side and the the music I think the I say it depends on the outcome that they wanted as well because for some people they might be thinking actually this is going to be more of a. 10:52.91 Brian Penn Yeah, yeah. 10:53.31 ukfilmreview Record of his music and yeah, they wanted that. Yeah, they didn't want to go into that other side of things and yeah, there's there's reasons that people make films and there's stories that they want to tell and parts of that that they want to leave out so it's not for us to decide. 11:00.10 Brian Penn Yeah, yeah, yeah, and yeah, right? And also you can't please everyone can you as well. So there's always going to be that side of it that it's never going to be good enough for some people. It's no, it's never going to pick out. The bits of his life that people want want to know more about you know? So yeah star ohll is a good way of describing it. It's a very clean safe portrait of Moley but you know it's all by I mean we got the biopic of Amy Winehouse coming out next next month as well. Um. 11:34.56 ukfilmreview And. 11:37.33 Brian Penn Likes are black. Can it be interesting to see how they portray her you know, just. 11:41.13 ukfilmreview Yeah I saw the um the documentary for her that was really good. That was a ah lot a while back? Um, so yeah I've interested to see what they do there. But yeah Bob Marley one love currently at cinemas. But I doubt it'll be there for much longer. 11:46.28 Brian Penn Yeah, yeah, yeah. 11:54.44 Brian Penn I No probably not. It won't have a long long run or to thought but you know? Yeah, yeah, yeah. 11:58.46 ukfilmreview No, that's not what you think I mean you know you can't help but when you talk about Bob Marley you just immediately start singing his songs in your head I'm all already I've got easy skankking going around in my head right now. 12:09.59 Brian Penn But well yeah I know but you see the thing is that that's that you evokes so many feelings and memories and for me, it's it's waiting in vain and stir it up. It's the or um, get up standup get up Standup was was featured in the film that is such a great song. 12:16.55 ukfilmreview Um, and. 12:22.57 ukfilmreview Oh that's a tune the very first time I heard one of his songs in a film was in the beach and they played rendition redemption song sorry when there's a bit of a burial scene and they played it on the guitar. My dad said to me oh that's prop Marley and also. 12:27.35 Brian Penn You know, really is ah. 12:35.84 Brian Penn Ah, yeah. 12:39.13 Brian Penn Yeah, yeah, course. Yeah yes. 12:41.79 ukfilmreview Oh yeah, suddenly obviously a name that you'd heard loads suddenly like hearing a song and yeah, that was quite early on and when I sort of started to listen to Bob Marley's records. Yeah I saw it in the trailer I was okay yeah, that's um I've seen that before obviously. But yeah, ah, lovely stuff. 12:51.24 Brian Penn I Yeah and um Redemption song is featured in the film as well. So yeah, yeah, yep I yep. 13:01.50 ukfilmreview Great to start with such a legend Bob Marley let me just click that away because we're moving to the next film and we have a clip which I'm gonna play in the episode because I have it already loaded up I'm actually ahead of time Brian I've I've done a bit of admin. So um. 13:10.29 Brian Penn Oh and well fan and lastly wo done. Yeah, it. 13:20.70 ukfilmreview Yeah, you can enjoy this lovely clip from the film Wicked little letters. 14:12.96 ukfilmreview This is. 14:28.70 Brian Penn I Love it. Ah, love it. Love it. 14:30.41 ukfilmreview So I mean what's really nice about this so usually listeners. We I put the clips in afterwards. Um Brian doesn't actually get to hear them so what's nice is that we've played it and I played like a clip in the show this time of Brian's 14:37.58 Brian Penn E. 14:44.63 Brian Penn Brilliant, yeah yeah, okay, all right wicked little words directs bythea shaak starring Olivia Coleman Jesse Buckley timothy spool and i. 14:46.86 ukfilmreview But its good to hear it again and what a clip to start with that hasvased. It sounds great. But I mean you over to you Bri Wicked little le. 15:03.43 Brian Penn And Jane Oversan is based on a true story rose gooddding is a feisty irish girl who brings her daughter to little hampson in the 1920 s she aims to start a new life in a tightknit community. However, trouble is afoot when she falls out with godfeing neighbor edith' swamp and mysteriously receives poison penlesses. Ah, father Edward is an upstanding member of the community and repulsed by such vile prose soon these wicked little this or lesss are dropping through everyone's letterbox newcomers are always mistrusted and fingers point accusingly at wrong. The police are convinced and prepares to take action. However, Wpc Gladys Mos isn't convinced and wants to investigate the case properly wicked little lessons harks back to the classic british movie era take out the profatasy and this could easily be a classic e comedy I love this film so much I've actually seen it twice Chris oh. 15:56.50 ukfilmreview Oh I said sea of approval from Brian. 16:00.97 Brian Penn Yeah I've seen it twice. My niece want to sit and she said do you want to come I said? Yeah, yeah, yeah, I'll definitely want to see it. Yeah, the carrots are so rich and likable. It's also very funny and a true story as well. It's difficult to believe the defamation or libel could carry criminal sanction. But that was the case back in the 1920 s the law has changed now. So it's purely a civil action at least in the yeah Uk but a terrific film. Really funny intelligent well written well-acted and you know we've often mentioned in the past when you can sense that the as involved are really enjoying it. 16:34.82 ukfilmreview Um, yeah. 16:36.88 Brian Penn And they are. They're having an an absolute ball and why wouldn't you with a film like this. It's It's a wonderful film. It is such good fun and if you can provided you can cope with the pro fantasy and after all that is the subjects of the film These Wicked little letters are full of Pro fantasy and and they're actually read out but that's half the fun. It's a lovely film. It's a great film to watch and I Only hope that that people do it. The do it The compliment of of going to see it because it is such a good film. Yeah, it is. 17:10.12 ukfilmreview Its incredible cast I mean I aside just you just you could not tell me anything about the film but just show me the castless I got I need to see this film because it's insane Jason Whatkin so Sawiv Coleman Jesse Buckley love all these people. Um. 17:16.27 Brian Penn I I know? Yeah yeah and I yeah I mean it was yeah was a few as I did ah I didn't miss one I went through the introduction but you know it's a fantastic host. You know as that are instantly familiar to British Views anyway. 17:26.61 ukfilmreview Yeah. 17:35.19 Brian Penn Through film and Tv they're very familiar live Coleman she's brilliant Jesse Buckley she's fantastic she's so good. Um, she curses. Well let's put it that way. You know it's it's great. There's some you know there are so many great lines you could pick out. 17:48.30 ukfilmreview Ah. 17:54.46 Brian Penn Um, you know, um, when um, just trying to think for a line that I could I can repeat that doesn't have a lot of bad language and what what can I say? Oh yeah, when they first met now Rose and Edith were really good friends to start with and they fell out and. Rose started to use really bad language and Edith recoiled and said oh you using language indoors on a Wednesday a lot I love that so use language. Oh yeah, but it kind of plugs into that kind of traditional british sense of politeness and manners. 18:21.30 ukfilmreview Um. 18:31.62 Brian Penn And you can imagine the stir that it caused in a town like little Hanson between the wars I can't I can't recommend it enough. It is such a good film. It really is well I was just coming to that actually I was just coming to that it is for me the film of the monk. It. 18:40.67 ukfilmreview O We haven't heard film of the month yet. But it's a contender on Ger saying oh I called it I code it Yes I can tell with the way you're talking about eye. He's in love. He's in love with this film. 18:51.39 Brian Penn Is is I know yeah I know I know and I I mean look as as I say if you like traditional British filmmaking this is this is the one for you and it was co coproduced by Channel four and channel four since but always seem to have a a big run. Sort of a major role in British Films films that are British financed and made over here. You know I think ah a British film. It is a moot point isn't it. It's a question of how you how you class it how you determine it whether it's financed with British money or it features British actors. Um. 19:22.15 ukfilmreview E. 19:30.50 Brian Penn And british creators but grateful. You'll love it. Chris you see it just. 19:35.11 ukfilmreview I yeah I I just feel this is a genre that I am very very um, passionate about which is the Sunday afternoon armchair film that I'm like this is I'm gonna put on and I'll just chill to this film and I will soak up the comedy and I just yeah. 19:39.51 Brian Penn Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, the on a no, no, that's probably no, probably best. Not no. 19:52.73 ukfilmreview Not with the kids around it sounds like I won't have the kids are best. Not I mean that they they're already getting a bit foul mouthed as it is yeah the two year old. She's a nightmare. 19:57.75 Brian Penn Yeah, it's for grownups. Oh well. Yeah, for honestly, really I don't know. Yeah, but so yeah, it's um, not necessary one for the kids. It's for grownups really because of the subject matter but you know it's It's just there's so much great period. These summers weren't there as well. You. 20:08.46 ukfilmreview In. 20:17.60 Brian Penn You know they couldn't actually film in little Hampson itself that was where it all happened because apparently little hamson is is quite modern looking now it doesn't have authentic 1920 style architecture anymore and they had to go further down the coast I think to to film. Ah, but you know. 20:32.58 ukfilmreview Over. 20:37.16 Brian Penn Shows that they took the care to get it right? and that it feels real. Yeah ah I can't say much more than that. It's brilliant. Love how good. Yeah. 20:44.40 ukfilmreview There you go I mean film of the month everyone you've been told wicked little letters that means that if you're listening to this, you have to go and watch it at the center Mark right now. So stop what you're doing put this on pause. 20:54.60 Brian Penn Yeah, yeah, absolutely yeah yeah, and I Yeah yeah I know I know they it's taking you literally up I Yeah I know? Yeah yeah. 20:57.78 ukfilmreview I'm joking do keep this and it's a nightmare for our numbers. Don't just stop I've told I've done it a few times I told people to stop and they have and it's like no no, no I was joking. Yeah, yeah, don't take anything I said um Wicked little letters. Um I mean just from the clip I played I was like I want to see so much more of this. Um. 21:13.41 Brian Penn But then I. 21:15.60 ukfilmreview But yes, please let's know what you thought? um, our final Cinema film that we were reviewing was covered again in rather extensive detail on the Phantom zone So do check out there. Um, a special episode on this film but this is. 21:27.37 Brian Penn Yeah, yeah. 21:34.31 ukfilmreview Follow up to lush year door was it a couple years ago now June part one this is part 2 and again I've got a little clip. It's quite a long clip. So I might cut it off a halfway. Yeah I mean. 21:36.67 Brian Penn And oh wow it. Oh you, you're spoiling us now aren't yeah 3 clips in 1 sho. Wow yeah. 21:48.64 ukfilmreview Ah, you have to this is this is a clip as well. That really gets you in the vibe. So hope you enjoy this here. We go. 22:50.70 ukfilmreview There we go I mean seamlessly cut off there where I then realized I'd i'dda also muted my mic so it's going Well tonight it's go really really? well. Um, but I wanted to play that clip not and only because of it gives you a bit of the film but also the hi the background right? what. 22:56.97 Brian Penn Ah, right? Yeah, ah. 23:04.69 Brian Penn Yeah, the. 23:08.33 ukfilmreview When I was listening to the phantom zone I think Simone did it and oh I was just hilarious. So yeah, again, do listen to that episode but Brian come on June part two any good. 23:11.67 Brian Penn And. Right? Well how can I put it? Well all right? Let's let's just go through the basics. So some you know who's doing what? um, directly by dennisvillener starring Timothy Chammerla senddaya Rebecca Ferguson javio bardham Josh Brolin and a host of great cameos. It really is an impressive cast as you'd expect. So the story if you can call it that ah Paul treaties unites with chenai and the freemen to seek revenge against the conspirators who destroyed his family facing a choice between the love of his life and the fate of and the known universe. Tries to prevent a bleak future only he can foresee. Okay, so think game of thrones meet star wars and you've got the essence of the scripts here. Um, oddly enough I really enjoyed the first part but I didn't enjoy part 2 quite as much. Probably because I feel I've already seen it. You know if you know what I'm getting at um, technically it's brilliantly executed brilliantly conceived ah cgii special effects combat sequences are excellent, but that's something we expect from all films don't now Chris that. 24:12.57 ukfilmreview Okay. 24:29.32 ukfilmreview In. 24:31.61 Brian Penn They've all got to have that in ah I don't think that kind of raises it above other films to say that that it it is visually stunning to watch and it is it just leaves me a little bit cold. It ranks with marble and dc films now. They'll just chur out the same film over and over again. And I wouldn't bet bet against it being a part three I think it's probably safe to assume so we're going to get more of the same. So for me, it was okay but I'm not speaking as a huge fan of this particular genre wherever you feel it fits in terms of genres. Ah. To me it Varis much closer to Marvel in Dc more but for me it was it was just okay. I wasn't so to use a vernacular I wasn't blown away by it myself. 25:18.41 ukfilmreview Wow they get I mean I mean because I really enjoyed the first one but I am worried that I'm going to feel the same way as you because once you're over that spectacle once you've ah you had that that what you're left with is the story and the storytelling and it does seem to be 1 of these stories. 25:25.52 Brian Penn Yeah, yeah, yeah. 25:37.10 ukfilmreview Yeah, the book and the original film. Oh the David Lynch one we had to endure recently. Um, available in a previous episode guys. Um, there is a story that does seem to divide people does seem to upset people quite a lot. So um, yeah I don't know because the fatom zone loved it. They were they were really. 25:42.51 Brian Penn Yeah, yeah, ah. 25:55.60 Brian Penn Yeah, yeah. 25:56.24 ukfilmreview Go in for it say how much they loved it. So by I take your point massively because those guys they hold their hands up. They are very much fans of all that Marvel stuff. Yeah, that's kind of how their podcast was born. So for them. Maybe this is that sort of film that's going to appeal to that yeah genre. But um, for. 26:04.62 Brian Penn Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah I mean look I'm I'm not a as you know I'm not a huge fan of that seanre. But you know for the sake of the show for the sake of film club. 26:15.63 ukfilmreview Yourself Not so much. 26:23.79 Brian Penn I will watch these films and absorb them and give you my own honest, critical view of a film. You know I am a film fan of but I'm a fan of mainstreaming the movies but I wouldn't say this is necessarily my favorite genre. But for me, it's not giving us anything different. You know there's nothing. It's nothing there that I don't feel I've seen before in part one for example, but it's it's ah a general continuation. But if you're into the genre then you'll be able to dive deep into it and you get much more from it. But I'm speaking more as a mainstream film fan. What does it do for me, you know. If I set that against wicked little letters or one laugh. It won't come close in terms of entertainment value. But that's me but I try and review it and be honest about it and say yes, it's good. It's very good but then it Shara what it does. But what is it doing where is it adding value. Where are we seeing something we haven't seen before wicked little letters for example, um, is a true story. It's based on a true story something I had never heard of and for me the secret of great filmmaking is to uncover stories that have either been forgotten or been buried bring those stories back to life. 27:28.63 ukfilmreview Me. 27:39.60 Brian Penn And that's what they did with wiki little learn as well. That's what think's great about it right? that that. 27:41.56 ukfilmreview And if you look at like the last few episodes of film club that we've done your film of the month has always been that so last month it was the boys in the boat right? which was that story. You said you hadn't heard of that you the George Creamy film and before that it was the one life set. 27:52.70 Brian Penn So yeah, yeah, yeah. 28:01.11 Brian Penn Ah, one life that Nicholas Winson yeah Yeah yeah, 28:01.40 ukfilmreview Yeah, it switer again. Another story which you said look you didn't know this had happened and I think you're absolutely right of June is a story that has been done albeit they sort of said you know it's very hard to tell but it has been attempted but where you're getting these films like wiki little letters that you say oh what? this is a really unique news story that people don't know about. 28:12.50 Brian Penn Yeah, yeah. 28:17.52 Brian Penn Exactly? yeah yeah yeah I mean but you know awesomely Chris people fight with their feet. Don't they and this film will do very well and it is doing very good business. You know. 28:20.55 ukfilmreview And been delivered really? well Yeah, it's interesting. What people kind of want from their cinema and what they want to experience. 28:34.25 ukfilmreview I wouldn't recommend voting with your feet in reality though guys because you may put a cross in the wrong box just saying and that may be what's happened the last few times not pointing any fingers or toes. Um, so anyway, student part 2 it's still available I think at cinemas it's been out for. 28:36.81 Brian Penn Oh Yeah. So but well yeah I got it. 28:51.68 ukfilmreview Not that long came I marched in it. So yeah, you've you've got probably got plenty of time to watch that one and I'm assuming because the first one did the first one came to Amazon prime pretty quick so I'm assuming this will do the same. Um, but I don't know sometimes they have different agreements in place. But yeah. 28:52.36 Brian Penn So yeah, yep, yeah, it'll be good that will that will run for months I'm sure it will. Yeah I. 29:10.80 ukfilmreview Um, I would definitely watch it because I'm a fan of the first one and I want to see kind of all the fuss is about but I'm probably more excited about watching Wicked little letters following your lovely review there brown. Ah. 29:12.75 Brian Penn Yeah, yeah, yeah I Ah well umm I'm glad I'm glad ah I've I've swayed you it in that direction you know, but I know I know you're you're a you're a film buff. You're a film critic and you'll you'll go it. You watch it all in time. 29:31.52 ukfilmreview Watch anything what haven't watched is a lot of these op oscar films. So we have a little quick trickle down here and Brian you can sort of just let me know your feelings on this really because you you've probably seen more of these. Um. 29:31.56 Brian Penn As we always do. Yeah oh right? yeah. 29:41.43 Brian Penn Yeah, of course? Well yeah, um, really I mean it was all about Oppenheimer wasn't it really? um I'm I'm pleased that it did so well it got 13 nominations of which seven of those turned into oscars. 29:51.94 ukfilmreview Oppenheimer did drowell. 30:00.35 Brian Penn It got best film. Best director for christoline olan best actor Colon Murphy Best supporting actor Robert Downey Jr critically and commercially it was the the best film of the year so I think the academy for a change again. It's all about opinions I accept that. But. For me the academy got it got its spot on I think it it was a great film and I personally um, christopher islandlan does have his detractors. He does polarize opinion. We were just speaking about Ian's rather unique views about christopher. No, but. 30:35.16 ukfilmreview 50 30:39.63 Brian Penn Yeah I think he he is a great director. You know, but I think he he attracts more respects than affection. That's the that's the problem with with crystal and on and people have very clear views. You know opinion just just polarizes with him and it always will do but I'm glad he got. Oscar for best director because I think he's earned it and he deserves to be in that club. You know you got to look upon it as a club you know anyone they get see oscar for best director. You know it's the license to make films in hollywood isn't it. You know your your budget for movies. Starting forward is never going to be in question. 31:11.71 ukfilmreview Yeah. 31:17.67 Brian Penn Ah, that's suppose it ever was anyway, but you know so I'm really glad it got the line share of us because we have to mention Emma Stone who got a statueress for um, poor things um wasn't madly came on that film but you know yeah yeah, was kind of got yeah you know. Ah, shrub my shoulders a little bit with without film but fair enough. Um, but you know a lot of the technical os oscars were were gathered by Oppenheimer as well. Unsurprisingly one thing I did notice this though was that um, ah for the fifth year in a row. 31:46.70 ukfilmreview E. 31:56.35 Brian Penn There has been at least one woman nominated for best director and I just wonder now whether the time has come for a new category. Best female director because you know we we have best. We have best acts. The best Actress. You know why can't we have a separate category for best female durant and yeah because I think there are enough women making films to make that category Worthwhile. Um. 32:23.12 ukfilmreview It's so it's interesting because um I I was um, raising this point years ago on Twitter about whether they should have the whole split of gender like should it not just be best you actor you know best best director that's it and then when I put that out a lot of. 32:32.23 Brian Penn Yeah, well yeah, the the. 32:40.30 ukfilmreview Ah, female actors or actresses came back to me and said that no we want to keep the category right? We don't want to like we we're all for a quality. Yeah, we're all for general polly but they don't want to lose that opportunity of recognition and and I think you're right, There is plenty of films that could support a whole extra category for for female directors. 32:46.17 Brian Penn And yeah. 33:00.28 ukfilmreview I Think the question is that is yeah I think yeah you know like the Academy awards. It's already controversial like everything about it is controversial. It always seems to put its foot wrong. 33:09.86 Brian Penn Yeah, yeah, of course. Yeah, yeah, yeah. 33:13.76 ukfilmreview Adding a another separate category now is just ah drawing its attention to the fact that they never had 1 and yeah, yeah, sort of like almost ah admitting that they're wrong or is it going to be like oh we're going in the wrong direction should it actually be like you said the just genderless kind of categories I don't know. 33:24.37 Brian Penn Yeah I mean there's an argument for Genderless Cat categories I mean the brittle wallves gone for a tangent for a second but the brittle walls abolished male and female artist didn't they. 33:40.21 ukfilmreview In. 33:41.97 Brian Penn In in their awards categories. They just went for best artists but that led them in into a whole heap of new issues because there were no women nominated you know and you kind of you solve 1 problem you create. Ah another problem somewhere else or further down the line that is the problem. You know you're never going to quite satisfy everyone. But. 33:54.15 ukfilmreview Are. 34:00.84 Brian Penn It just strikes me though that you know have that separate category there give give female directors a showcase you know. 34:08.32 ukfilmreview I Suppose The only thing to so to say for that is that is the direction relevant to their gender because with the roles It was different right because it was like all women played certain roles and men played certain roles. So therefore it was difficult for women to get. 34:21.28 Brian Penn Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah. 34:28.23 ukfilmreview Oscars because they don't play the big roles which is different now anyway, but with the directing it's behind the cameras like is it a case of that women would direct different types of films which isn't it. They wouldn't right? That's not what would happen. 34:34.54 Brian Penn So yeah, yeah, yeah, there's no this, you're right there. There's no clear distinction is there between men and women making films but or being editors or being directors. But it's different if they're on screen isn't it that. 34:46.42 ukfilmreview Yeah, in in general that we are generalizing. But yes, there is like there's going to be a potential that women are going to take women roles and men are go take menros. 34:52.30 Brian Penn I have effort. Yeah, yeah, yeah, but you know I I think it's something they should think about, but it could be the reason they've not done it is because they think they feel the Academy may feel they they will open a account of worm sp. By adding a new category. But. 35:12.98 ukfilmreview Well what? um Ian said on the podcast and I agree with him is he said that why bother limiting it so much because he's only like what is it 5 films or something that ah that make it through to that final list. There's like. 35:23.34 Brian Penn Yeah, yeah, yeah. 35:26.36 ukfilmreview Best film surely they could have like 20 or something. Yeah, just have more recognition of more of the films because it's like you're cutting it off so much for it to have the same amount of final films as like costume design or editing not saying those things aren't completely worthwhile. It's just that the director award is such a powerful 1 35:32.64 Brian Penn Yeah, yeah. 35:45.91 ukfilmreview It's like an absolute career maker. Um, but I suppose several of the other categories I mean the reality is listeners. We don't really know what we're talking about and we're just kind of yeah spitballing ideas here. But Academy if you're listening and you do take this up. We will want our share of the money for sure. 35:46.75 Brian Penn Yeah. 35:57.10 Brian Penn But it. Yeah yeah I mean I mean look it's only right isn't it I think we shouldn't put a mark down and say look we started this conversation off you know it was her idea but it yeah I know I know but aside from that though. 36:05.46 ukfilmreview Yeah. 36:10.80 ukfilmreview We started it with our rambling. 36:16.82 Brian Penn You know I was quite I was pleased here. The the line show of oscars went to Oppenheimer because it is a very good film at the end of the day. It's not been a vintage year for for great movies. I don't think that good. Good films. The output's consistent but very few films will stand out you know and. My my continuing gripe is that certain films will never get anywhere near the academy awards and they should you know. 36:41.50 ukfilmreview Yeah, absolutely listen back to our episodes in your see Brian Shine a light on some very very cool films. Um, that often don't get anywhere near this list. So yeah, that is that's part of what this podcast is all about and actually brings us very nice on to the next section. So. 36:48.56 Brian Penn Yeah. 36:58.58 Brian Penn Oh yeah. 37:00.82 ukfilmreview We're going to be moving on to a quick streaming film and then we'll be looking at the indie films before finishing up with our nostalgia pick and for um, for this month's episode. Our streaming pick was on Netflix and it got quite a lot of buzz. Um. Certainly someone who deserves an Oscar by now surely um, the film stars Adam sandva and was directed by Johann rank called Spaceman um this you know so many people have asked me what I thought of this film and every time I've said the same thing which is. 37:19.26 Brian Penn So. 37:25.94 Brian Penn So. 37:36.41 ukfilmreview I still don't quite know how I feel about this film if I'm more is it's very very strange. Um, so I'll give the synopsis because Brian bless him out to do 3 already. Um, so yeah Adam Sander plays an astronaut who's been sent off on an expedition. Um. 37:40.14 Brian Penn It's that kind of film isn't it. Yeah. 37:56.82 ukfilmreview Through the sidelar system to investigate this purple cloud that has appeared above the skies and he'll be gone for a very long time. Um, and he's on his own. It's a solo mission and essentially the film is following him on the spaceship also catching up with his. Um. Wife at home paper Carriey Mulligan and um, some of the other sort of crew that are helping him on his mission but whilst he's on the ship he befriends I'm not sure that's right word but befriend a creature very much looking a bit like a scary as spider. 38:25.73 Brian Penn Yeah, a a yeah yeah. 38:33.14 ukfilmreview Um, voiced by the always excellent Paul Dano um and yeah, this creature comes on the ship and starts to interacting with Sandler's character and the 2 have this first uneasy kind of relationship. But then they start to come very much attached to each other as. 38:44.92 Brian Penn Yeah, yeah. 38:51.30 ukfilmreview Ah, sans character spirals towards this purple sky and into a fate unknown do know I didn't worry with that that wasn't too bad for me for synopsis which I do off the Cufff I don't write these down as you probably can tell. Um, but I thought. 39:02.17 Brian Penn It's pretty decent. Yeah. 39:09.62 ukfilmreview With this sort of film like we were saying a bit earlier. It's a different type of story to tell it is unique I've not seen something like this done but maybe it has been done in sci-fi before. But for me this felt like a new story I thought Sandler was great. 39:18.83 Brian Penn But. 39:24.59 ukfilmreview I'm showing his acting chops again like he did in uncut gems which if you haven't seen is excellent. Very much recommend that film but this and this aside turns it being unique and interesting I think it is all those things but I still don't know if I found it enjoyable I Just kind of got to the end of it and this sort of thought. Not sure how I feel it was a very strange introspective kind of film. How did it make you feel right. 39:47.84 Brian Penn Yeah, know it's it's difficult to describe because you know on the 1 hand you you've got this one man who's in space solo what I meant to do before we we came on air was to to check and see if anyone has actually been into space solar by themselves. Because to me that gives it an edge. The fact that he's alone right? He's isolated and. 40:11.58 ukfilmreview There was the Russian guy right? who got put into orbit I remember that this a no no not for that long. No no, no. 40:15.32 Brian Penn But for that long though for for as long as it. Yeah yeah, you see this is it right? So you've got that kind of dynamic there where you think God imagine being alone in space for that length of time and having very very little contact with with earth. And with the people that you want to remain in contact with that He was constantly saying what about my wife I want to speak to my wife you know all the way through and you kind of sense that kind of anxiety right? that the fact that they were used. You know they were using him ah to score political points off to say look It's great look at what we're doing as an ocean. 40:39.73 ukfilmreview Yep. 40:52.38 Brian Penn But controlling what he said who he spoke to um what I found very quite moving was when when there was the the satellite link up and the girl in the audience or holmes said what's it feel like to be the loneliest man on Earth You know that's a very telling line and it tells you a lot about the. 41:05.69 ukfilmreview There. 41:11.83 Brian Penn The character's motivation and about you in your own mind getting straight. Why is out there. What's took him out there and as the film wore on it told you more about the relationship you had with his wife played by Kry Mulligan who it was I thought very good in the role and Isabel Isabella Rossellina you who played the um. 41:31.76 Brian Penn The ah, the senior space commander strike politician the the person that was pulling all the strings really and then you've got this really odd relationship with this creature that apparently was stowed away on board. And he never knew he never realized he and after six months in space. He realizes this thing is actually on board with him. Um, so it's a very odd film. It is a very strange film but there's something quite gripping about it and um, Adam Sandler um s really showing you just mentioned shows. What a good a is now versus someone is because he made his name as a comedian didn't he really as ah as a comica standup you know and it's a million miles away from some of the characters. He's played. You know if you compare compare this character to the character who played in the wedding singer you know. 42:17.22 ukfilmreview There. 42:25.97 ukfilmreview Hey it great film by the way. Love the film. 42:28.82 Brian Penn You couldn't get 2 more different characters. Could you really? and that show. Yeah I love it as well. Absolutely love that? Um, but no so I like you I wasn't sure how I felt about this film because it makes you curious. It makes you interested. But this. Such a high level weirdness there that you can't really come to any real conclusions about the film about a character. He's motivations about the creature as well. You know because it was interesting to see how that relationship develops and how it kind of. Peaked then it deterioated for various reasons that we weren't going into here because it will it will spoil it for people. Um, but aside from that no I wasn't short to make of it. But it's something that you will be drawn to once you start watching it and. 43:16.42 ukfilmreview Yeah I think that people should experience it and make up their own mind I think it's ah, interesting enough film to give a go. There's a lot to take from it and enjoy. But I certainly wouldn't ever say to someone. Oh you're going to love this film. 43:24.30 Brian Penn So. 43:30.45 ukfilmreview I will not have any confidence to say that because I just I think it's gonna be a complete marite sort of film or even not even Marma I think you're gonna you're gonna have a go and go I don't know how I feel I don't I think I think that's terrific that a film can leave you like that can leave you in a space of like oblivion. 43:30.56 Brian Penn No yeah. Yeah, yeah, yeah, Well yeah, just scratching your head all the way through it aren't you really because you're just not sure what to make of it and it's unusual to be confronted with a film where where you don't come out of it with any clear view. Of what it was about the impacts it had on you because you got to think about the impacts of film handss when you watch it, you know and I wasn't sure how I felt about it. It's all like here. It's just one of those strange films. You think? Yeah, Ah, it's got something.. It's definitely got something. It holds your attention. But. 44:16.97 Brian Penn You You can't come out the feeling you've been in sustain but you don't really know what what you feel about it. Um's that kind of film is that it's just an odd one strange. Yeah. 44:18.00 ukfilmreview A. 44:26.38 ukfilmreview It's an odd one but check it out anyway, if you're already seen space fans that's been out a little while on Netflix so let us know? Um, but yes, it's a recommendation but with caution. Um, so. 44:35.74 Brian Penn Yes, this. 44:39.87 ukfilmreview Yes, we're now moving on to our indie films section and this is always very exciting So these are films that filmmakers have asked us to review. They've specifically sent us these films and said please review them on your podcast and we are very happy to do so um and I have a few clips for some of the films. Not all of them but some of them. 44:57.51 Brian Penn Oh fantastic. 44:59.58 ukfilmreview Um I know and I think that's very important to give you a bit of taste of the film and give you an idea of what yeah what it might be like um, we're starting first with an indie feature film written directed by David Stewart Snell called I bring joy. 45:02.69 Brian Penn Yeah. 45:14.39 Brian Penn O. 46:22.82 ukfilmreview Always nice to have the word gyrate at the end of a clip I think I helped. Um, so yeah, but a very useful clip because it gives you such a sense of the tone of this film. Um London -based thriller starring. Um. 46:25.65 Brian Penn Yeah, yeah, yeah. 46:37.64 Brian Penn A yeah. 46:40.92 ukfilmreview Alena Rivers as the title character of joy the film Iss called ivoring joy but she doesn't bring joy she brings stabbing um there so she plays a dancer and is part of like a a crew that were they cool dancers. They're called a crew aren't they I think troop troop. 46:56.23 Brian Penn Ah, Troop Troop Group troop. Yeah. 46:59.12 ukfilmreview Trip. Um, and yeah, that's her kind of passion but ah, an altercation happens on one night and she ends up accidentally stabbing someone. Um I think they were trying to mug her and she sort of yeah things didn't quite go the way that the muggers had planned and she ends up stabbing them kind of accidents but she's. 47:10.34 Brian Penn So. 47:17.60 ukfilmreview Feels a thrill from this and also it kind of ties in at the time of her life where she's going through quite things. There's also a trauma in her past that links to so she decides to keep doing it um to people that Chief Bills deserves it um and the film essentially sees her. 47:27.81 Brian Penn And. 47:36.37 ukfilmreview Trying to live this duplicitive life of the dancer but also a psychopath. But yeah and in the background um very dramatic, very powerful. Lots of exploration of themes. What do you think of I bring Joy Brian 47:41.81 Brian Penn You. 47:48.88 Brian Penn I think it's very good very good film very strong characters. You know where where it starts off you know Joy Joy is an inspiring dancer. She's auditioning for film roles and roles in adverts and so on. 47:54.84 ukfilmreview Question. 48:08.81 Brian Penn And doing her best to make make make ah ah, a serious break ins into performing arts but a life has d rowled up to an a certain extent where she she confronts the the mugger confront um, and that leads to a train of events doesn't it where. She begins targeting people that have challenged her people that have wronged her. It's very reminiscent of death wish isn't the devilish movies that Michael Winnerner made with Charles Brunson where someone with ah a seemingly conventional background. Um, turns turns against the society and begins targeting the the darker side of life if you like um, very good film very well written. Well-acted well shot the lighting's great. The the atmosphere is very atmospheric as well. It's a good film. 48:50.94 ukfilmreview In. 49:07.13 Brian Penn It's a very good film and it's um, it's unusual to see a film like that with an indie tag where it see it seems to be very towards are more a film that would have a bigger Budget. You know it's almost doesn't feel like an indie film to me in some ways if that makes sense. But. I Really enjoyed it and if enjoyment's the right word because it's thing with with a very dark subject matter. But and I think it takess all the boxes well written and willll observe. Well-acted and it's interesting to see how that character develops. 49:36.40 ukfilmreview It. 49:45.34 Brian Penn And the relationship she develops online with us a person that she's discussing what she's done. That's interesting as well. Yeah, we yeah the dry writing person. Yeah, that's right? Yeah, so. 49:54.62 ukfilmreview Yeah, yeah, yeah, the person try a rating. Um, so yeah I agree I think it's one of those films that does stand out as being very high quality. You don't feel like you're having to watch a film that's. 50:04.27 Brian Penn Yeah. 50:12.31 Brian Penn And. 50:12.42 ukfilmreview Skimped on the budget for that stuff. Um, but also done things in a way that it's really tonally correct like they've they've captured that sort of dangerous element of London really well. Um, there's a lot of exploration of stereotypes and yeah, but there. There's the 2 black guys that are sort of watching at 1 point and they get stopped by the police and they've got immediately kind of sort of yeah roller eyes or thing. Um and that the news you starts blaming things on gangs and stuff like that and I think it's a film that sort of got that um social unrest. It's foundation. Yeah, it's not just the film you with a. 50:33.50 Brian Penn Yeah, yeah. 50:46.35 Brian Penn And. 50:50.12 ukfilmreview Very interesting story. It is actually pick picking apart some of these other parts of our society that are also really interesting. Um I thought it was because you mentioned death which I've actually seen defish but it reminded me of American Psycho which was that. 50:54.30 Brian Penn So. 51:05.58 Brian Penn It's yeah, but yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, it's yeah. 51:06.37 ukfilmreview Idea you know that character that suddenly starts to just see themselves as outside the the norms of society and yeah, it starts to prey on people obviously not. There's not all similarities there but there's just that's just what it reminded me of that It was a character that felt really dangerous. 51:23.21 Brian Penn Yeah, yeah, yeah that I know you're right? yeah is powerful and it. 51:23.69 ukfilmreview Because she just decided that she was no longer going to play by the rules and I thought okay wow like this is you don't know where where she's going to go with this? um I thought the the score was really good as well. It's just a really pulsing energy so had sort of synth score throughout. That was really really cool I Really like that. 51:42.46 Brian Penn It kind of adds to the drama doesn't it that and it shows what you can do with a good soundtrack that doesn't necessarily drown out the the film itself. Yeah yeah, so yeah, it's a good film but there are element I mean American like I see the analogy there I can see why white reminded you of that. 51:47.23 ukfilmreview Um, no, it's not obtrusive at all. It's really enhances it. Yeah. 52:00.94 Brian Penn But there are elements of vigilanteism there and that's probably you know that's something a lot of people can relate to in some ways where you see the typical scenario is you know where where films are concerned. It is that a Killer goes free or somebody who's done wrong gets away with it. You know. 52:02.50 ukfilmreview Yeah. 52:20.95 Brian Penn And that's like you know a common emotion is to say right? They should pay for their crying you know and that's where it begins It doesn't end up that Way. It doesn't it doesn't go down that route necessarily. But that's how it starts out. But yeah, good for I mean really coming back to my earlier point about um. About it not being a typical indie film is that often with indie films part of their their charm and quality is that they are done on a limited budget and they are kind of rough around the edges but this seems to have a kind of more more gloss to it. Um, so I wouldn't It doesn't necessarily come across as a typical indie film. Um, yeah, so. 52:58.57 ukfilmreview yeah yeah I agree I think you wouldn't necessarily have known that I mean also yeah, there is increasingly less of an ah distinction between those 2 types of films now. Anyway, you know so a lot of films are independent in. 53:07.59 Brian Penn Yeah, so. 53:13.99 ukfilmreview Quotes because they're just made by people Obviously do not what we're gonna do our way and people will find a way of making the film. Um with I bring joy it just felt that it just have it has that burning ball of energy that an indie film has that it's like a powerful story. They really wanted to tell and tell it their way. They also felt. 53:15.61 Brian Penn And then. 53:25.74 Brian Penn Yeah, and. 53:33.79 ukfilmreview There was a bit of a maybe an insider track here in terms of so there's a whole um section of the film that talks about this legend in the acting sphere. Yeah, the legend you know this person who is unnamed I believe or does he turn up or something. 53:42.74 Brian Penn Of the legend. Yeah yeah, so. 53:51.54 Brian Penn Doesn't they don't appear on screen. Do they I don't think. 53:52.84 ukfilmreview Do here? Good Yeah I don't think so and they basically are a very powerful influential filmmaker or director or or a part of the the to if he talk much to but he uses his position to ipress upon women and and yeah, unfortunately. 53:57.50 Brian Penn So. 54:12.60 ukfilmreview Abuse that power that that's at play here. Yeah, the idea that someone like that and then it all gets hushed up by the other people around him to sort of make sure that nothing's affected. You know business as usual and that these people just need to sort of keep quiet that I think it was rallying against that you know I mean there was like a kind of well. 54:24.39 Brian Penn And. 54:32.58 ukfilmreview This rage needs to go somewhere. And yeah, if the societal norms that we have and the structures we have in place that seems to protect These people aren't going to work then maybe that you have to work outside them and yeah I don't think the film's making any kind of judgment on that I think it's just all. 54:38.90 Brian Penn The. 54:50.17 ukfilmreview Proposing the question. Yeah, what would happen if people did just start taking matters into their own hands and living out that idea. 54:50.99 Brian Penn It? Yeah yeah, it's a pro. Yeah, it's like a proposition isn' it. It's exam question isn't it in a way you know it's putting it out there and saying well what if you know? um so but it was good that I was impressed with it very impressed with it. So. 54:57.96 ukfilmreview Yeah. 55:08.31 ukfilmreview Well good. The film is actually available to rent right away on um Amazon prime I believe if you're in the Uk. So yeah I bring joy if you want to find out more about the film though. There's a Facebook page I bring joy the film or 1 word the director has a Twitter. 55:10.25 Brian Penn Good, excellent. 55:26.21 ukfilmreview So at Davis Snell or 1 word Instagram page I bring the joy filml or 1 word and there's also a website canyonmedia.co/film. do check them all out if you do get stuck. Ah if you saw can't find it or whatever and you've checked Amazon you've checked Instagram you've checked Facebook. Um. 55:27.00 Brian Penn So. 55:40.67 Brian Penn And. 55:44.22 ukfilmreview Also check our website so we have a review of the film and often there'll be a trailer within that review and you can watch that or just send us a message and we'll point you in the right direction we are more than happy to do that? Um I'll forward all the emails to Brian Brian or Ford then to Ian and Ian will deal with it. 55:49.36 Brian Penn And of course. Yeah yeah I leave it. My. 56:01.78 ukfilmreview Um, yeah, no I bring joy do check out very strongly recommended Um, sticking with the indie field features now. Um and from a director that I have a lot of respect for I've been watching his career quite a bit. We interviewed him. 56:04.19 Brian Penn Yeah, is good. It's good. 56:20.53 ukfilmreview I interviewed him for um, a very short-lived magazine that we had running. We had the Uk From Review Magazine and I interviewed the writerdirect Marcus Flemings um and that was I was a very lovely moment. Unfortunately the magazine didn't really last too much longer because why would you go into print I mean that was a silly thing to do. Yeah, what was I doing. 56:23.16 Brian Penn I. 56:36.97 Brian Penn And. 56:40.11 ukfilmreview Um, but fortunately Marcus has made ah better decisions with his career and has launched his new indie comedy film called everyone which again I have a clip. 56:50.57 Brian Penn You Oh wow. 58:24.19 ukfilmreview Okay, so everyone and that clip was from just which Brian is finding there which is just from one part of the film right? So it's a film made up of multiple storylines. 58:25.33 Brian Penn But I hope yeah. 58:40.86 Brian Penn So. 58:43.11 ukfilmreview Um, all set within a restaurant in London and the one that you heard there was the clip of a a footballer and his manager or soon to be x manager having a quite awkward kind of push closing brief I guess ah, he's not happy about being ditched by his. 58:55.55 Brian Penn You. 59:01.41 ukfilmreview Footballer who he spent a lot of time and and money creating and the footballer feels that this guy isn't for him anymore and you know, judging if you just went on that clip I'd say yeah I wouldn't want him as my manager either? Ah um, but that's just one of the scenarios in this film all set in the same location almost for the whole film. Um, there's. 59:10.51 Brian Penn A no I. 59:17.62 Brian Penn And. 59:20.34 ukfilmreview Other Storylines happening at the same time. There's a family of four like siblings that are talking about an inheritance and one of them is alcohol problem which is very very funny. Ah, there's a a mother and daughter. Um the daughter who thinks she's. 59:28.91 Brian Penn A. 59:37.31 ukfilmreview Messiah because she feels she can hear everyone. She's not the messiah. She's a very naughty guy. Um, there's a guy with a camera who's trying to get over his social anxiety by donating on his own and the the waitress who's going through her own stuff kind of comes the app she comes and sits with him. Um. 59:38.95 Brian Penn Um, yeah, ah. 59:46.90 Brian Penn Yeah, befriend them. 59:56.28 ukfilmreview There is a threesome fish with or what do they call it. They called it something a situation or something. Um, where there's the be yeah, not a couple but a trio and yeah, the guy that one of the guys in that in that Trio doesn't feel comfortable with that anymore and there's also a couple. 59:56.51 Brian Penn Yeah, oh yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah. 01:00:06.50 Brian Penn The trio. Yeah. 01:00:11.88 Brian Penn So. 01:00:16.10 ukfilmreview And older a elderly couple just sitting there talking not talking to each other. Um, yeah yeah I don't think I've missed out any of the story lines in that film. His kid is really good. 01:00:17.26 Brian Penn And they so they think don't they they I think they they put their thoughts on screen occasionally. Ah if I remember right? like? No no, no, you've got it all I think this is brilliant I I absolutely love this. You know I will never go into a restaurant and think of people sitting around me in the same way I'm going to be curious as to what they're talking about now because you know the idea that you can have ah 6 different conversations going on and I think it was all in 1 take wasn't it I don't think they were they stopped then stopped. Choosing again, they were just panning a camera around weren't they the restaurant. 01:00:57.92 ukfilmreview I'm not sure they felt like it. Maybe there was but I think they definitely did it because a lot of the characters are in the background of the shot. So yeah, there must have been a big amount of choreography going on here. 01:01:02.50 Brian Penn But yeah, yeah I think they were close to it I mean it's It's this old. Um, this old boast of directors isn't it where where they say I shot this with one camera you know one take. 01:01:20.70 Brian Penn And Sam Meners in 7 saying of course it can't quite be done. But I think that I think here he got close to it that it was all almost well. It was nearly all in 1 1 ne's take very good editing because I think it almost looked that way because I was trying to work out where they stopped. That's one of my annoying habits now when I watch films is that where did the editor get involved. You know it's a very fine dividing line between where the editors involved and where the directs is saying what? Ah yeah, yeah, real time. Yeah. 01:01:49.29 ukfilmreview It was definitely in real time like or as close to real time as you could really want from a film. Um I think that was important right? because you're having this restaurant scene. You couldn't have it happening over like the course of two days or things. So. 01:01:58.20 Brian Penn No like yeah. 01:02:00.91 ukfilmreview And that would throw up its own logistical issues Anyway, just getting the lighting right? and making sure that yeah they get seen right? So yeah, really ambitious. Nope Really ambitious was literally how I was going to finish that sentence so you go. 01:02:03.14 Brian Penn Yeah, yeah, it shows that? Well yeah, sorry Chris off you? Oh okay, that's that's fine. No, but I thought it was great. So I mean that to been really well rehearsed I think the script was brilliant. Really crisp and bright and funny very literate I love the 4 siblings that were squabbling amongst themselves. You know where the oldest sister says to the youngest sister. How did the tongue operation. Go oh she does speak. She's the one who never says anything the um, the ah. 01:02:26.49 ukfilmreview Here. 01:02:35.30 ukfilmreview Ah. 01:02:40.75 Brian Penn The agent with it with a foot bla that was funny as Well. They were all great. They all had great lines. You know there were there were not. There was no sort of padding there that they all had good lines. None of them were kind of passengers. You know the the elderly couple were there to sort of represent. Ah, people in light years who just don't communicate anymore right? But they're not communicate. Yeah yeah I know yeah and I exactly that's it. Um I think the the scenes between the right twist and the lonelyne man with the the photographgrapher. 01:03:00.77 ukfilmreview Which always happens right? You andever, you go to a restaurant and there is always a couple there that aren't talking. They've just been married for so long. They've just ran out of things to say. 01:03:18.25 Brian Penn Quiteluching as well. Yeah, yeah. 01:03:19.46 ukfilmreview Yeah, that added that sort of much needed heart didn't it because you couldn't just have loads of funny tables going on you needed something. But even the funny tables they still have that sense of like um depth. There's still drama that comes out and bits that do move you I think yeah, the photographer who's sort of struggling. 01:03:29.70 Brian Penn Yeah, yeah. 01:03:35.18 Brian Penn So. 01:03:37.20 ukfilmreview Was a immediate way of saying that this this isn't just like some wacky comedy. That's meant to be funny throughout like you're meant to feel lots of different emotions here. And yeah I think it was navigated really well. 01:03:40.50 Brian Penn Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, so I I was really really impressed with it and it's really funny that the script is so sharp and I've not seen that a film with that kind of setup before. You know it's an ensemble piece and that in itself is not easy to work on screen to have an ensemble piece guy in where you've got I don't know how many characters have you got 2 6 8 10 twelve fourteen I think if you include the if you include the elderly couple. 01:04:12.99 ukfilmreview Give a give or take yeah. 01:04:18.46 Brian Penn And to get that ensemble cast working as well as that is wellw writtentten. Well-directed and wellrehearsed because you know as you say it's all taking place at the same time. It's in real time. That's the the correct phrase to use. But I love it I Think it's great. Really good. Fun. Yeah, but. 01:04:40.69 ukfilmreview I Love it when a filmmaker sort of takes an idea like because it could be you someone sat in a restaurant and had that idea right of I Wonder what everyone's talking about but to actually just then and go and make that film is so ambitious. Um, and so. 01:04:45.32 Brian Penn Yeah I. Yeah, yeah. 01:04:55.30 ukfilmreview On the nose as well. It's really captured exactly what it's like which is like you you could imagine yourself maybe being in one of those conversations but also overhearing those other conversations and just being absolutely yeah yeah, drawn in by the T being spilled I think the um, the film. Also. 01:05:02.65 Brian Penn I need. 01:05:13.13 Brian Penn So. 01:05:13.25 ukfilmreview Was able to feel fresh because what this idea probably lends itself to would be more like a theater production because you could imagine that you know the lights going up on one down on another and yeah, yeah, as a theatre production it kind of makes a lot of sense. But as a film. 01:05:20.10 Brian Penn Yeah, yeah, it it would work out on stage wouldn't it. Yeah yeah. 01:05:30.61 ukfilmreview I would say that you know this is throwing up so many logistical issues to film it that you would be a little bit like crazy to make it. But the result is really good and what I would say as well I am because it's it's listed as a drama but this is definitely I'd say leaning more towards comedy than it was drama. Um. 01:05:34.94 Brian Penn But. 01:05:48.28 Brian Penn It's a comedy. Oh I think it's a common. Yeah. 01:05:50.47 ukfilmreview But either way it's a very successful comedy I laughed out loud and there is for me. There is no greater compliment I can give to a filmmaker because I don't give my my laugh out louds much? Um, but you know what the bit that got me that they then carried on laughing was the bit where. 01:05:53.16 Brian Penn Yeah, yeah I Like you think. 01:06:09.87 ukfilmreview Foot is saying can you get your receptionist to stop calling me dick and and then the manager goes dick is the nickname for Richard it's just I was balling with laughter at that and from now he' gone I was sold I was just laughing all the way. 01:06:13.96 Brian Penn Yeah, yeah, and yeah, yeah, ah ah yeah I know. Um, yeah I think the the football and the agent was particularly funny and. 01:06:31.24 Brian Penn You know where where he's saying look I want to I want to I've grown I've outgrown you now I want to go and play for Barcelona They gave me a powerpoint presentation in a bottle of water. Oh well, that's it then and he said I can get your boscelo and I can get you a bottle of water and not just fizzy drinks. Um. 01:06:43.89 ukfilmreview Here. 01:06:48.57 Brian Penn Yeah I mean what was your favorite um scene I mean they kind of like it. There were a series of set pieces really weren't I what? what was the best 1 Do you think? so. 01:06:56.86 ukfilmreview Um, yeah I think there's a bit where the table of 4 siblings. Oh I don't know what it was. It's where he pours the wine through her hand. 01:07:08.53 Brian Penn So oh yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah. 01:07:10.64 ukfilmreview You remember that scene is's getting very tense and he just he just keeps pouring the wine through her hand and I was like this is getting really harsh now and I thought that was excellent and but because that scene as all that the the 4 of them felt at first it felt a bit kind of like oh okay, it's 4 siblings who don't obviously get on. Um. 01:07:17.82 Brian Penn The had I. 01:07:29.99 Brian Penn The. 01:07:30.23 ukfilmreview There's plenty of drama going on here but it felt kind of they were paying just lip service to each other's or okay, yeah I know we're related but and we like each other but as more and more was uncovered about their family and what was going on and the the depths of that and why they were having to have this conversation I. 01:07:36.36 Brian Penn I. 01:07:48.40 ukfilmreview I found that really a great arc to to watch amongst all the other really good arcs are they're all very good but that 1 particularly for me what about uber. 01:07:50.51 Brian Penn I the um I think yeah that the football and the agent are really enjoyed the um the th threesome the the I think that was really very well played that that could. That could be a classic sketch from Peter Cook and Dody Moore or something you know that that was really good. Very clever clever wellserved and you know the the earnest guy sitting in the middle is really hurt by what's going on and the the guy to our right? So he's left who's kind of really. 01:08:08.89 ukfilmreview Here. 01:08:21.13 ukfilmreview It. 01:08:28.13 Brian Penn Super intelligent and really philosophical about it or he's always got an answer and yeah, and yeah, and and of course the guy in the middle is is really upset by it all because he's falling for ah you know and. 01:08:32.74 ukfilmreview He's very confident is he sat there just sort of Smug and like loving it. He's just laughing most of the time. Ah. 01:08:44.38 Brian Penn The guy on on our right is sort of saying Well, what's the problem. You know this is life. You know, um I thought that was great as well. They were all great. They're all really good but you know they they work individually. Don't they they're working as individual sort of set pieces but they work as an ensemble as well. 01:08:47.66 ukfilmreview I hear. 01:09:02.13 ukfilmreview Yeah, you could have seen this film just absolutely chopped up into short films right? each 1 having their own little film. But as a piece together I think it really works because you get that sense of human ah evolutional most that or like societal evolution and also that natural. 01:09:02.24 Brian Penn Um, yeah, yeah. 01:09:14.10 Brian Penn Yeah, yeah. 01:09:20.46 ukfilmreview Progression because you know it's like when you go for a meal and you know it's that sense of to begin with things feel really kind of odd because you're in a new setting you maybe yourself Even even if you are with someone that you know that there's a sense of like we don't know where we're going. We're in a different environment. 01:09:27.89 Brian Penn And. I mean. 01:09:35.55 ukfilmreview And as things warm up as things intensify the conversation becomes maybe a bit more truthful maybe a bit more honest and painful and then we get that kind of crescendo of of revelation which happens almost in all of the situations and I think the the filmmakers and the cast and the crew they handed it. 01:09:40.67 Brian Penn And. 01:09:52.85 Brian Penn I. 01:09:54.14 ukfilmreview Expertly It's really really smartly delivered. Um, ah but very very funny and that for me is key I think if I'm ever going to recommend a film a comedy it has to have made you laugh and this did numerous times numerous times. Um, be ah, very good. 01:09:58.17 Brian Penn Yeah, it yeah course. Yeah, yeah, it gets lots of lows doesn't it Lots of longs. Lots of lows. Oh well. Yeah. 01:10:12.64 ukfilmreview Lots of loles more than we get Brian but that's okay, that's okay, um, unfortunately everyone is going to have to wait for everyone because I don't think it's out. Um the film has a website londonnewwave.com 01:10:17.66 Brian Penn Yeah, Plus or. 01:10:22.53 Brian Penn I. 01:10:29.96 ukfilmreview Um, Marcus Flemings is available on so Twitter and Instagram things so you can find them. We've tagged him in a few posts. So um, oh that was always going to say Brian did you? So did you watch the credit. We got a name check on. 01:10:38.70 Brian Penn What's that I did we got an name check didn't we like? yeah. 01:10:45.22 ukfilmreview I can honestly say this listen I had no idea I wasn't told or if I was told I've forgotten because I'm like that and I was just I had the on I was in the background I was just sort of you know that mulling of the film I of all just letting the film sink in that's a wait a minute the producers wish to thank UKFilm review and I was like oh. 01:11:03.77 Brian Penn So yeah I know what did we do then? Chris I mean you know. 01:11:04.55 ukfilmreview We go that was a lovely little bit of claim to fame lovely I again could be wrong because my brain isn't what it used to be and that's not I'm not that old I mean my mid 30 s but I have had a lot of alcohol in my life and I think he has done quite a lot of damage. 01:11:13.30 Brian Penn And. 01:11:20.96 Brian Penn Oh I see my ah right. 01:11:22.53 ukfilmreview Um, but I think it may have been that that interview that we did in the magazine and generally we've I think we've shared his um when he was doing kickstarters and things like that to raise money for films I don't know if it was that I mean Marcus can probably tell us more best of why and or he may have put in my mistake and that'll be terrible wouldn. 01:11:39.89 Brian Penn I would not be a disappointment. 01:11:40.68 ukfilmreview Said oh I didn't mean to thank you I meant someone else? Yeah I meant total film. Not you you guys are rubbish. Um, but no, he has been very complimentary about the UK fromview stuff in the past. So yeah, what an honor. 01:11:49.27 Brian Penn Yeah, well, it's it's yeah, it's nice to get that. It's nice to get that sort of accreditation. So um, oh yeah, exactly got a permanent record of it. That's the important thing. Um I mean look I think it's great I. 01:11:55.57 ukfilmreview And I took a picture so he can't remove it now her suck exactly. 01:12:05.61 Brian Penn Frankly I mean you could tell by the way I reacted to it I've done a where to start first. It's just so good where I want to take all of it apart and think right? How did he do that. How did he do that You know what camera angles that he used sips all in real time you know was it Handheld was you know how many you know. 01:12:11.71 ukfilmreview This is. 01:12:22.10 Brian Penn When I when I start sort of going into the the deep sort of technical aspects of a film That's a sign for me that I've really got into it and really enjoyed it. You know. 01:12:33.98 ukfilmreview There you go everyone? Yeah might be harder to find that one. But yeah, do follow the social media links that we mentioned and seek it out. Um moving on to another in the feature. 01:12:40.97 Brian Penn So. 01:12:46.71 Brian Penn We were very busy. Yeah. 01:12:47.10 ukfilmreview We were busy this month weren't we right? We had 5 for this episode so we're on the third and this was another feature length. Um Matthew Butlet heart ah indie feature called dagger not spelt how you think it might be spellt ah DHER and this is the. 01:12:58.91 Brian Penn And I want no. 01:13:05.41 ukfilmreview Last film we have a clip for so I'm gonna play that for you now. 01:13:06.91 Brian Penn And. 01:14:11.78 ukfilmreview So I think that's the end of the clip. It suddenly ended and I thought is that the end of the clip that's end of the clip. Um, so Dagger um a absolute Knockout Horror thriller of the found footage genre. 01:14:12.75 Brian Penn I Para Yes yeah. 01:14:29.32 ukfilmreview Which I am a big fan of when it's done well and as well as this ah the story as you heard there is about 2 social media stars and they're known for their sort of Robin Hood type antics they pose as caterers for a posh commercial but their idea is they're kind of steal. 01:14:30.97 Brian Penn So. 01:14:46.42 ukfilmreview Of stuff while they're there and sort of just generally calls a bit of havoc but when they get there all hell breaks loose because they're in this very spooky house and things start to go awry. What did you think of dagger. 01:14:50.76 Brian Penn I I I liked it I really enjoyed it. Ah you know I have a ah fairly kind of relaxed attitude towards horror. You know it. It doesn't. Don't scare easily Chris when it comes to horror boo. No it didn't scare me, you'd have to try a bit older than that. Actually yeah, but this actually I did find quite quite scary actually and I actually find it quite. Yeah I did find a bit scary actually. 01:15:11.92 ukfilmreview Boo Now you're right? You're right. I did is a bit where she turned round and his behind I was old god. 01:15:26.60 Brian Penn And that saying something for me because I just like the imagination to be scared by horror. That's what I think it boils down to but this was really good. What I liked was kind of like the transition in the characters in the way they come across because Thea and louise were kind of these two sort of ultraconfident, funny. Cocky girls who are just having a bit of a giggle and gate crashing this camera crew making an advert or so they think then suddenly snap it all all changes doesn't it and the last half of the film I think was genuinely quite gripping. You could fill the hair on the back of your neck standing up. 01:15:54.28 ukfilmreview E. 01:16:04.78 Brian Penn You know it it was that kind of film. It did the job I think there were elements of the blair Witch project spring to mind you know all films remind me of another film somewhere along the line. Yeah yeah. 01:16:15.49 ukfilmreview It kicks died the genre right? that very rarely do you know when a film genre was was made but I think yeah, everyone kind of will agree that it was the blair which project that did film footage. Um, yeah. 01:16:23.78 Brian Penn Yeah, but um, you know there's nothing wrong with being being influenced by a film like because within the Horizonre blowr which is is up there isn't it. It's it's a leading light in in horror horror genre. But yeah I likes it. I think it was really good. It was well shot it was it was believable and it it did feel like it did feel like you were watching something on Youtube it did it did feel real so they they kind of got over that that hurdle of making people buy into it because you do you just feel that it's real. You know? and yeah, very good. It's very effective. It does the job and you know the um the one of the scariest parts of it for me though is the is the I think we you played a clip that featured him was the guy with the glass is the. The professor or the the ah the expert historian that's it. Yeah um, but I trouble finding the right words tonight Chris thank you for helping me out there. Ah we see you're gonna do it when I'm not expecting it I'm really gonna. 01:17:21.65 ukfilmreview Like Historian guy. Yeah, who's on yeah that so I'm just waiting the best time to scare you I Just gonna scare you and with the word That's right? yeah. 01:17:38.65 Brian Penn Got a go night. Yeah, but no I thought he's really good I Thought he wass really good and I think he's gone down quite well isn't it. It's been getting some good reviews. 01:17:45.98 ukfilmreview Yeah, it's done very well at certain festivals and things I think it is actually um, quite a bigger film in terms of like it's had some big reviews. It's had some um attention brought to it I think it's it's backed by Apple. 01:17:55.62 Brian Penn Oh right. 01:18:01.14 ukfilmreview Um, because of the found footage I might be wrong I think ah the director if he's in contact with him because um I wanted to get a clip and I had some issues with the watching of it. Matthew Butler Hart very lovely chap um had said something about there. Be involved with Apple. Um, so. I think it's it's showing what can be done using phones now and I think that is incredible. You look at this film. It does not feel any different to the type of horrors that you can watch in the found footage genre. Um, and even even without that you even outside of that because that. 01:18:20.50 Brian Penn And. 01:18:37.60 ukfilmreview Also it's so smartly arranged that I have a couple of gripes towards the end where I am a bit like would you still be holding the camera at this point but even so but but generally for like 99% the film. It's like yeah the way they set that up was. 01:18:45.35 Brian Penn All right? Yeah, the. 01:18:56.00 ukfilmreview Authentically done that you would say yes they would have put a camera there because they explained why there's a camera there or why they're still holding the cameras or doing selfies. Um, and even at the end. My last bit was kind of oh why they still hung the cameras. But I think it was largely because they had lights on them and they were holding them to sort of use them as lights. 01:18:57.23 Brian Penn Yeah. 01:19:10.15 Brian Penn Yeah, yeah. 01:19:13.32 ukfilmreview More than actually as cameras. So I kind of will let that light pass but why have a problem with when people use the genres often because it's like yeah but people would have just dropped their cameras by this point and run right? That's just what they would do but in this situation The cameras had already been placed. They'd already. There was a reason for them to be in there and the whole. 01:19:24.30 Brian Penn So. Yeah. 01:19:33.26 ukfilmreview Setup of the film at the beginning we get told is that all this footage has been found and used by the police and then a group of filmmakers got together to put it into the film to show you what happened so it gives that sense of all this could have happened like obviously clearly it didn't but you know like with Blair which there was people that felt that the blowitch was real because they just delivered it so well. 01:19:40.22 Brian Penn So there. Yeah, so yeah, it feels real. Yeah yeah course So yeah. 01:19:52.58 ukfilmreview And created that myth around it and I think that this is is just as good as bleitch just as good um feels more modern feels like it's tapping into that social media generation. The idea of like Youtube vigilantes you know, causing chaos I love the fact that their names are nearly thelma and louise right? It's like theater. 01:19:57.58 Brian Penn There there. 01:20:04.91 Brian Penn And I yeah know and but yeah, they did. But yeah and I. 01:20:12.23 ukfilmreview And they play on that right? and he's said why don't you change your names I don't want to change where they um but don't are. That's the other thing I wanted to really draw attention to the chemistry between those 2 actresses was incredible I could have genuinely watched their Youtube channel I hope they start one. Um. 01:20:21.14 Brian Penn Yeah, it was yeah. 01:20:29.79 ukfilmreview Yeah, so Riz Maritz and Elie Duckles were just excellent. They they really secured the film because the first like section of them of them going through the countryside and causing a bit of banter along the way was just what you needed it wasn't like the whole kind of. 01:20:32.48 Brian Penn So well. Where the. So yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, and I. 01:20:46.30 ukfilmreview Oh going to a scary house. Oh wonder what's going to happen. It was like no no, even no I idea what's going to happen with these two girls because they are just so reckless and so like just off the cuff deck. Yeah, she's she's going off for a pee. She decides to keep a a camera on. Yeah, she's just doing that. 01:21:01.10 Brian Penn Yeah, but yeah does and it makes more believable as well because you know with this this approach to filmmaking is that it has to feel real. You have to sort of believe that it's happening and the the fact they do. They seem to have ah a proper relationship there. There is a friendship there. 01:21:01.29 ukfilmreview I Think that really added a sense of comedy to the film as well that you needed. Yeah. 01:21:19.74 Brian Penn There is kind of like chemistry and there's a rapper between them that that you get straight away so that makes it even more convincing. Um, but yeah, you got to be impressed with it the way it's been been done and the way it's been made. 01:21:36.26 ukfilmreview very very good um don't know if I don't think the film is out yet because it sounded like they were still doing lots of touring. But if you um, check out Fiz and ginger films dot code at UK that's fiz with two zeds and ginger. Um, they are the the sort. 01:21:37.37 Brian Penn Yeah, if you're already good. 01:21:41.74 Brian Penn And. 01:21:53.84 ukfilmreview That the company name I believe and they've got Instagram Fis and Ginger Films Twitter Fis and ginger. So yeah, plenty of um, ways to check them out again if not head to our website with the review. There's probably a trailer and you can find it on through there. 01:22:07.60 Brian Penn Yeah, is something. Yeah there. 01:22:09.44 ukfilmreview But strongly recommend it I am I'm really excited about that. It's something that maybe Rachel on the screen test podcast that we have she should review it. You know she should check it out because yeah, that's a really and great piece of horror filmmaking there. So yeah, dagger spelt D a g r by the way I know I said it earlier but' gonna say it again. 01:22:27.55 Brian Penn And yeah, and thorough and thorough. Ah yeah. 01:22:27.79 ukfilmreview Because I am nothing if not repetitive and boring. Okay I'm sorry oh I'm sorry that's what I meant to say not boring thorough. That's dagger we're moving on to a short film now I'm titled the a CTT so the act. Um. 01:22:42.33 Brian Penn Oh yeah. 01:22:46.74 ukfilmreview Which was reviewed on the website already by Jason Knight and we are reviewing him on the on the podcast. It's to do with a community theater I didn't quite catch the name of the the a the aquanic I had what did you have for fit the theater. Yeah, 2 theaters. 01:23:00.60 Brian Penn Yeah qua community Thea Thea wasn't it 2000 as like yeah. 01:23:06.64 ukfilmreview Which they make a joke about in in the ah the film. Um, it's kind of done in this sort of moary style where they're almost sort. Yeah talking about their theater and and the things that go on there. There's a ragtag group of actors and crew. Um, and then you know sort about the idea of putting on. 01:23:14.89 Brian Penn Yeah. 01:23:25.66 ukfilmreview Ah, New play. And yeah, you've got this sort bizarre director who sort of thinks a lot of himself but he's just kind of like a local guy. You've got an actor who she sort of comes from maybe above this sort of type of community theater. But yeah, she's sort of roughing it I Guess Um, yeah, there's a few different characters in there and we sort of given. 01:23:28.62 Brian Penn Yeah. 01:23:35.69 Brian Penn Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah. 01:23:45.20 ukfilmreview Um, an insight into what happens within these these bases. Um, very low budget I think they actually told us that the budget was about $500 which I mean that wouldn't get you very much at all. So yeah, they they've done very well to create this short film it. It's ah it's not a. 01:23:46.68 Brian Penn And. 01:23:54.60 Brian Penn I now and I and I like that. Well really? Well yeah. 01:24:04.45 ukfilmreview Tiny film movie is on um for a little bit and um, yeah, it goes through ah a different type of plot I think in terms of trying to tie in so there's like this main guy who's the sort of um, the lead character I guess. 01:24:17.92 Brian Penn He. 01:24:21.40 ukfilmreview And there's a reason why we're watching it and which happens sort of more towards the end as to why they're struggling financially. But oh I spoil that I feel that's a bit of a spoiler. Um, but yeah, what do you think of the act. 01:24:24.57 Brian Penn I yeah yeah, no ah I think it is a really really good effort I really enjoy watching it the the fact that you've got this It's um, what we would call amdra in the Uk. You know you'd call it community theateratre in America. It's like the kind of the second set or the third tier of this. Ah you know it's where aspiring a learn their trade and. It's interesting to get that kind of friction between different characters where one of them is an equity card holder a professional actor who's used to something much bigger and is used to playing bigger audiences and trying to prove how superior she is which I quite like and then there's the other girl. Who's who's super enthusiastic who's bragging about the part she had in little women in a local production but its not doesn't quite pan out that way and then you've got the ah the direction they've all got huge egos really in their own way. Ah, he's he's trying to big himself up and if they're making ah. 01:25:34.82 Brian Penn they're they're doing he's play basically um and he's directing it so you got all of that going on. Ah I think it's really good fun because it's just what happens in and the amateur amateur fit theatrical companies is that you've got lots of egos that people that have different expectations from what they're doing. Some are doing it for fun. Some see it as a stepping stone there are people on the way up in the profession. There are people on the way down and all that is kind of packed into like 10 to 15 minutes and I think it's really great, really great. It's cute. The way it's been put together and the fact they've done it on such a limited budget as well. I think it deserves a lot of credit. Good phone. 01:26:13.60 ukfilmreview Yeah, I'm always impressed by people that do take an idea in they run with their yeah with limited resources I'm the filmmakers. So it's directed by Colby Cyrus and it's written by Andrew Madeirro and they both star in the film as well. Um, but I think. 01:26:25.45 Brian Penn So. 01:26:30.44 ukfilmreview They've submit films to the site previously and I think I love that passion. There's definitely an element of ah, almost poking fun at this world even like the filmmaking world as well. There's a bit where they talk about a film festival like said, no one cares about your film that won the the larvi da award in the random. 01:26:39.19 Brian Penn I mean Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, fin it the Phoenix It's a film festival. Something wasn't yeah. 01:26:49.13 ukfilmreview Fell through wherever and I think yeah and I thought that's such a yeah important part of this film terms of what they're do they they're sending themselves up almost. You're sending up their own livelihood in their own place. But there's a lot of heart. There's a lot of characters that you could feel that were genuine and and you. 01:26:56.91 Brian Penn Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah. 01:27:09.00 ukfilmreview True to the sort nature of who you come across? Let you say we are amateur dramatics in the uk I do drama at ah, 6 form and yet you had these sort of people that were very much that sort of way. But um, yeah I think it's that film that will connect with people that have ever experienced this type of world. Especially from the inside. Um. 01:27:14.81 Brian Penn Oh. Yeah, yeah, yeah. 01:27:28.42 ukfilmreview I Don't know whether the film has much longevity around other than that I in terms of will a wider audience. Enjoy this I think it's quite limited by its scope. Ah yeah, in terms of what it can do. But I think you that it would it will touch a nerve with the people that that connect with it. The idea of it. 01:27:34.53 Brian Penn Yeah I I yeah you will do I Also I think it's a good showcase for the the directs on the writer it shows what they can do on on a shoestring. Really. 01:27:48.23 ukfilmreview Yeah. 01:27:54.32 Brian Penn And for what it is is well well it's self-contained. It's well put together and it works. But as you say probably not that you know it's probably not as accessible as some stories because as you say it's It's very niche isn't it So people that have been involved in the the. I mean I write this review So I kind of got more of it than maybe some people would have done because I've had some experience of it through the ah reviews I've written for first. So I get it. But it might not work for everyone and some of the they're in jokes aren't they. There's some jokes that might only work. If you if you work in that environment but aside from that. Yeah yeah, exactly yeah. 01:28:33.67 ukfilmreview And it was yeah if you very expect. Yeah if you experienced characters like this before you'll kind of go. Oh yeah, That's yeah, That's what that person's like um, but yeah I think it's a very good effort special on that budget and again proof fear that these filmmakers are capable of doing a lot with. Not much yeah terms of resources I Just think that there is definitely a limitation to the appeal of the act but you can let us know you know you can go and watch the film if and when it's available I don't again I don't think it is um although the link we had. Yeah I mean check out. 01:28:54.12 Brian Penn Yeah, yeah, I'd agree. Yeah. 01:29:08.59 ukfilmreview Um, instagram.com and go to skip productions films. They'll have more information there you follow them. But I'm sure they'll be able to direct you to the movie if and when it becomes available for public consumption. But um. 01:29:13.72 Brian Penn So. 01:29:26.36 ukfilmreview Yeah, that's the act. Um, one of the 2 short films that we're reviewing the second short film written and directed by Elias suhel called beneath a mother's feet again. Don't have a clip of this which is a shame because it's a. 01:29:29.43 Brian Penn Is in. 01:29:44.87 ukfilmreview Only powerful film Brian Drnna do the synopsis on this one. 01:29:45.90 Brian Penn Yeah, yeah, so tells the story of we dad a single mother who's trying to survive day to day in roco ah very skillfully put together minimal dialogue. But. It relies more on visuals to convey feelings and emotions and it's dealing with a very bleak outlook of very bleak life but you you get so much from it. But they're not it is an overburdened with dialogue I mean like it's only 50 minutes long but it doesn't overdo. It. It doesn't give you too much to. Take on board but you appreciate the situation. She's in and the decisions that she has to make and the impact that it has on her and others around her. The fact that she is a single mother. She has the opportunity to remarry and this gentleman wants to take it. Her and her 2 children on and the conversation she has with her parent that which is the key conversation in some ways where they're saying but not many men would take on ah a woman with 2 children and that's a very sort of a very sort of engrossing sort of dialogue. And it kind of sets it up. Um, but very so very sensitive very perceptive but gets the message across without cramming too much dialogue into the time they've got available but I thought it was really good, really powerful really moving. So. 01:31:15.26 ukfilmreview Yeah I think you're right about the the dialogue as well that that absence of dialogue it really makes you question like the emotion of the piece instead and you start to feel more of what is going through her head. There's a bit where she's on the balcony. 01:31:21.52 Brian Penn Yeah. 01:31:32.27 Brian Penn So. 01:31:34.00 ukfilmreview And she's not doing I think she's just finally catching a breather from her situation and then her neighbor kind of interrupts her and she sort of gets back to work and she just again doesn't really say much even though the neighbor's kind of like rattling off about her day and what she's got to do that. There's this sense of such an internal struggle. 01:31:36.85 Brian Penn The. Yeah, yeah, yeah. Yeah. 01:31:52.77 ukfilmreview This character. Um, and like say yeah, the conversation with her parents about this this gentleman that will take her on. It's really strong. There's also a adult I'm not going to spoil this but there is a scene where she goes to the bathroom that something happens and it is. 01:32:05.71 Brian Penn The. 01:32:11.70 ukfilmreview That I mean that was first off, not really expected and secondly wow how well was that film that was amazing. That's so good. Um, and it's tying into for me it tied into sort of these ideas of postnatal depression. It typed. Yeah things about expectations of. 01:32:14.21 Brian Penn But no yeah I know yeah I know it was good. It's very well done. And. 01:32:29.30 ukfilmreview Genders and things like that. Yeah and the way so you've got the silence which is really powerful but there's also the framing they were framing this actor really well often like very strong Close-ups or blurring her family in the background. 01:32:35.50 Brian Penn Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah. 01:32:46.98 ukfilmreview The neighbor who I mentioned you can't actually see her. She's not really brought into the into the picture and it's almost like our central character has just been detached from this this. So her surroundings are not her reality. It's almost like what my why am I here and I think that explains us to what happens in the sort of latter part of the film. 01:32:54.59 Brian Penn Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, but she's very good though I think her name's Nisrene adder. Very good, very charismatic. She's got real presence and. 01:33:05.13 ukfilmreview Yeah. 01:33:13.88 ukfilmreview Um, in. 01:33:14.33 Brian Penn You know, certain scenes are so perceptive where they don't say anything you know one of the one of the hardest things to do for a filmmaker is to write silence into her scripts and be confident enough to leave it there and not fill that silence with words. There was 1 thing where she's preparing vegetables. 01:33:32.12 ukfilmreview Yeah, yeah. 01:33:33.10 Brian Penn You know the same I mean and she's kind of cutting an onion in half and just chopping it furiously in her hand and that in itself is so kind of a manifestation of her own frustrations about her life of what's going on and how she wants to change things. But there's no dialogue there. She's not saying anything. No One's talking to her. But it's just her a knife and a vegetable but you kind of get something from that you know the firsticalaxy of that scene is actually quite impressive when you look at it because I watched this film twice I don't normally do it with short films I don't normally watch them twice but I watched this one twice because I was curious and I wanted to pick up more. From it but very good for it. Very very good, Very impressed. Excellent. 01:34:15.40 ukfilmreview Yeah, really powerful. It's got a lot of strong themes strong filmmaking. But it's also that that's all there. But it's also subtle and soft at times as well that the way the lighting is done and the way that kind of telling this film very heartfelt I Ah yeah. 01:34:26.35 Brian Penn Yeah. 01:34:34.68 Brian Penn The. 01:34:35.25 ukfilmreview I was really moved by I mean I'm a parent and and for me yeah, very strong film to watch Gay I watch it twice I do that with most shorts if I can but it was yeah well worth another watch and yeah, even just for that bathroom scene again I was like Wow that's incredible. Um, yeah. 01:34:42.81 Brian Penn Yeah, yeah, oh yeah I know I know it stays with you doesn't it really? yeah. 01:34:54.50 ukfilmreview If you are um, looking for information about the film. There's a website dedicated to it so beneath a mother'sfeat dot com or obviously 1 word or there's an Instagram page I believe of the filmmaker which is at DA r underscore elias 01:35:13.90 Brian Penn So. 01:35:13.19 ukfilmreview So E L I a s spelling that out for you. So hopefully you can find it. But if you do get stuck please just let us know or you can head to our social media where if we are able to we would have tagged the film worker when we promoted our written review of the film just give you a little insight into how we help there. Yeah. 01:35:18.18 Brian Penn Me. 01:35:25.93 Brian Penn Yeah, maybe. 01:35:30.96 ukfilmreview Can always go to us. Um I'm going to help another film right now. Um, so this was a film. We reviewed a while back and we're not doing a review and we're just doing a bit of a shout out to be honest swatti verma reviewed it back in May Twenty Twenty Two films called blank shas. 01:35:50.79 ukfilmreview I believe it's a short film and yes it the filmmakers got in touch with us. We reviewed it. Give it a very good review. A Fourstar review they got in touch recently to say that it was now available to watch in full on the Youtube channel called dust which I think shows a lot short films or sciphon films and things. Um. 01:36:02.55 Brian Penn Ah. 01:36:06.72 Brian Penn What. 01:36:10.40 ukfilmreview So yeah, it's available to watch on those channel in full and if you want to you can even watch it on our website because if you go to the review for Blank Shaws at the bottom of the review is the full film embedded in the review currently now I say currently because if you're listening to this in the future that may not be there because often these films. 01:36:16.44 Brian Penn And plastic. Wow. 01:36:28.98 ukfilmreview Don't stay on platforms. They don't stay all Joers Well I'll end up with a broken video but for now very happy to say that it works as all for recording and um, yeah I'm gonna watch it and I don't think I've seen it yet. So yeah, yeah, and what great value. We're providing here you can literally go onto our website and watch a whole film. 01:36:30.36 Brian Penn But yeah, ah yeah I'm I'm gonna watch shit as well cause Love i' seeing. So. 01:36:45.13 Brian Penn Online then. 01:36:48.59 ukfilmreview For free just go and do it blank shores. It's called and so yeah, that is available now. Um, now that's all the indie films reviewed all the streaming all the cinema. So all that's left is our nostalgia pick and we are heading back to the same year I believe that we headed back last. 01:37:01.33 Brian Penn Wow! yeah. 01:37:07.50 Brian Penn Good. Yeah. 01:37:08.59 ukfilmreview Last month we went to, we reviewed ghost bussters from 1984 and we're going back again to 9 8 4 to review gremlins ah written by Chris Columbus who always has a yeah strong place in my heart. He's written many of my favorite 90 s movies. Um, yeah, and even. 01:37:15.45 Brian Penn Oh. 01:37:21.82 Brian Penn Yeah. 01:37:27.90 ukfilmreview Harry Potter he was seated the first Harry Potter directed by Joe Dante um ah do we need to say what gremlins is about I feel most people must know what gremlins is above quick rundown. Um you go for Brian you you love these bits. Don't you. 01:37:35.70 Brian Penn Well, you think so wouldn't you really But oh that's an a quick rundown all right? Then it's a nice simple storyline Randall Paler is the inventor is looking for a present free sum. He buys a mysterious and cute creature called a magwa the celler warns him not to expose him to bright, light and water nor should he feed him after midnight or else biles. We know you've got a set of rules. What do you do you ignore them. Don't you. Simple as that and um, it goes on to ah well it it kind of um elaborates on what could happen if you're told not to do something and it's brilliant. It's it's still. Still one of those films that wears well is false years old which I find incredible I never realized it was forty years old and a bit like ghostbusters you you look at how well the the special effects have worn over the years and if we're really honest, you know the. Some of the special effects look a bit a bit basic now I guess um, but it still works and it's still great fun and there are still great things to pick out. There aren't I you know with the the g grams break dancing and smoking and getting drunk and you know it's still so well done. 01:39:00.39 ukfilmreview Um. 01:39:03.21 Brian Penn And the fact that it's co-produced by Steve Spilberg gives it that extra that extra dose of polish doesn't it really, but still great fun. It's I mean I enjoyed it when it was firsted out when it first came out and I enjoyed it now. It's just one of those films. It's a classic eighty s film isn't that. 01:39:18.99 ukfilmreview Yeah, that's why I picked it because for me I had only a very vague memory of it like my brother used to watch it. He was a bit older than me and I remember being a bit scared because I must have been or been about sort of maybe 5 or 6 01:39:33.83 Brian Penn The the. 01:39:36.89 ukfilmreview 7 when my brother's putting this on. Yeah that age would terrify. Um I've even completely forgotten that it's basically a Christmas film right? because he's he's at set at Christmas and he gets he gets the boy the present for Christmas um, and there's there's some snow and all that sort stuff. But. 01:39:44.50 Brian Penn Yeah I forgot about that Actually I must admit. Yeah, no. 01:39:55.11 ukfilmreview Really holds up and I think it's because of the practical effects being used. Yeah, they're using a lot of puppetry and and things like that and I think you know that's absolutely fine. Just still side note weirdly actually I heard that obviously they're doing a new and beetlejuice film and Tim Burton was saying about going back to more of that sort of filmmaking ah doing the practical stuff and. 01:40:05.82 Brian Penn All right. 01:40:14.60 ukfilmreview Because it wanted it to feel like that again, you know, not just relying on tgi. 01:40:16.22 Brian Penn Well Bc this is the thing though. Chris isn't it I mean maybe that's the key is to go back to something a bit more basic that it you know it's to so I mean this is why my opening comments were focusing on the special effects because they look pretty basic by today's standards but what's wrong with that. 01:40:34.70 ukfilmreview E. 01:40:35.86 Brian Penn You know what's wrong with it being the way it was you know I think you can come up with something that's a bit too clean and a bit too stile. So I'm pleased to hit Tim Button It is looking back rather than just looking forward and just taking the easy way out which is the often the way we seegi now is that. 01:40:53.16 ukfilmreview Yeah, and I think this is that sort of era where you did have some special effects. Yeah, we saw in ghostbusters. You know we sort of see the lights and things that but it wasn't too crazy. Um, especially not to modernize. But. 01:40:53.17 Brian Penn Can sight the easy want. 01:40:58.97 Brian Penn So. 01:41:07.81 ukfilmreview With gremlins like I didn't really feel that there was that much special effects going on a lot of it was just kind of practical stuff albeit not that well done like. For example, there's obviously fake snow coming down like it is obviously that sort of thing but I I think there are also bits to to genuine needs or scary that. 01:41:17.63 Brian Penn Well yeah. 01:41:26.49 ukfilmreview Ah, gremlins do kind of still spook you up a little bit. Um I mean maybe not you Brian because you're not afraid of anything apparently but you know. 01:41:27.18 Brian Penn So yeah, yeah, I so well yeah I know well of course naturally but I mean the thing is one one particular scene that I think is quite um, would be quite alarming for some is whether the is where the ah the bad griman shall we say. Break out the chrysalis or break out of the cocoon that's quite that's quite yeah yeah it was yeah yeah, that's a good analogy with alien yeah islandsia definitely so yeah, it still works on that level and you know I quite like the ah the special effects that were done back then you know we. 01:41:47.49 ukfilmreview Yeah, yeah, that bit alienesque wasn't it. It felt like that sort of film. Yeah. 01:42:05.45 Brian Penn Mentioned guy bosters just now I mean I saw a clip of the new ghost bussters film which we'll review in the next episode the new film but the the effects for the for um, the new ghostbusters film does strike me as being very reminent reminiscent of the first ghost bosters film that. They haven't kind of given it this radical makeover. It's like they kind of taken it and think right? We'll just preserve that and we'll maintain it and there's a degree of constuency there and it doesn't become this very sort of clean sterile treatment that can. But leave me cold. Let's put it that way you know. 01:42:43.35 ukfilmreview Yeah I agree and I think touching back on these films has been such a nice treat because you do sort of capture that sense of films that obviously we're speaking to people that were born in that century. Yeah, that were worn around these object. Yeah that we were going to have that feeling towards them. It might be different for. 01:42:48.95 Brian Penn I. 01:43:00.60 Brian Penn Yeah, yeah. 01:43:02.71 ukfilmreview Modern modern eyes but I certainly think that especially what we're seeing now with this sort of um, splurge of Marvel films not doing very well because they're just failing to capture the storytelling that they've got all the special effects still but the stories of rubbish that. 01:43:14.50 Brian Penn Yeah, yeah. 01:43:19.49 ukfilmreview Or even modern audiences are getting turned off from that because they want the good stories and I think gramner's is a great story. It's such a fun thing and ah a cool idea. Is it executed really well over a Christmas period and there's that sort of genuine sense of threat and peril from these creatures. 01:43:23.47 Brian Penn Yeah, yeah. 01:43:32.50 Brian Penn Yeah, and I it's it. It's it's it's done it I just say it's really cool. You know we use that word call don't we we we know it and we know it when we see it but you can't redefine it being cool but it's one of those films that will always be cool. 01:43:36.14 ukfilmreview It just gets delivered really really well. 01:43:50.47 ukfilmreview So I Brian I already know my mom said that I'm cool. So that's that done? Yep yep! Thank you. 01:43:52.14 Brian Penn And a way and I oh well. Okay, are you the definition of call it. Ah right? Okay, yeah, fair enough fair enough? Yeah ah, but yeah, um, yeah, its I also saw another thing about these these films and the nostalgia slot that we're doing is that. Kind of feel a ah case of where are they now coming on because there are actors featured that you think god what happens to them and in this film you got people like Phoebe cakes and Jake Galligan you know who are kind of you know they're vaguely around somewhere but they're not anywhere near. Being an a-list actor anymore. Do you I mean they have their time in Cory Phil you know now as's interesting. You mentioned Cory Feldman because 2 years after this film was made stand by me came out and we reviewed stand by me didn't we on the nostalgia slot and I can't believe. 01:44:33.65 ukfilmreview Um, yeah, no Corey Feldman I think is in it. Um. 01:44:45.18 ukfilmreview Um, yeah. 01:44:50.93 Brian Penn Ah, two years elapse between these films because Cory Feldman in gremlins looks about 7 8 but in stand by me. He looks about 15 and he's put on a couple of stone I with um, but maybe that's just my imagination I know but um, but i's just interested to see the why a's careers ebb and flow and. 01:44:58.17 ukfilmreview Um, just said out out. 01:45:10.73 Brian Penn They experience different fortunes but they they have their time in the sun. Don't they but it seems to be more common in the a s where you you see a lot of Axs you think they're going to be the next big thing and they fought by the wayside for various reasons and oh yeah. 01:45:25.80 ukfilmreview That's right, it's all down to decision making. Um and if you've decided to listen to this whole episode. Well done I mean this is a long one isn't it. We we have been through so much together Brian we've you know we've understood that you don't scare. 01:45:32.39 Brian Penn So yeah on I Yeah I know I say what we we found a choer list. Um way. 01:45:41.24 ukfilmreview That my mom thinks I'm cool and yet that there's some incredible phones right now. Um, it's massive I mean it's because as we're very fortunate. We get a lot of submissions to review on the podcast. We've already got some lined up for next month um 01:45:49.75 Brian Penn Ah, really good sense. But. 01:45:56.19 Brian Penn Alright. 01:45:59.30 ukfilmreview And yeah, we're we're very very honored to be in this position. But yeah, thank you to the people that listen, especially right to the end my goodness I mean you're as crazy as us. Um, so yeah I mean my only advice would be to follow the Gremlin rules really you know don't get yourself wet. Don't eat after midnight or was the other ones. 01:46:01.90 Brian Penn Yeah, yeah. 01:46:15.70 Brian Penn Yeah, yeah, not bright lights Spriy lights sprayates. No bright lights. 01:46:18.27 ukfilmreview Sunlight was it that I can't remember now. Yeah bright lights bright lights. But yes, thank you ad for listening. Thank you Brian again for your amazing reviews. Um, yeah, absolutely privileged to have you here as our chief film critic. Ah. 01:46:27.58 Brian Penn No problem. Okay, Well thank you. 01:46:36.21 ukfilmreview But yes, this has been the UKFilm review podcast with UKFilm club um and yeah, we'll see you again next time. 01:46:43.70 Brian Penn Bye for now. Previous Next

The Ego Death of Queen Cecilia film review by UK film critic Jason Knight. Starring Jo Schaeffer, Sam Stinson, Akasha Villalobos, Holt Boggs directed by Chris Beier. HOME | FILMS | REVIEWS The Ego Death of Queen Cecilia Film Review average rating is 4 out of 5 Critic: Jason Knight | Posted on: Apr 2, 2025 Directed by: Chris Beier Written by: Chris Beier, Daniel Wolfman Starring: Jo Schaeffer, Sam Stinson, Akasha Villalobos, Holt Boggs A feature-length crime thriller written by Chris Beier and Daniel Wolfman, directed by Chris Beier and starring Jo Schaeffer, Sam Stinton, Akasha Banks Villalobos and Holt Boggs. Cecilia (Schaeffer) is a former YouTube celebrity living in Texas. With her online career having gone downhill, in order to make ends meet, she now works as a delivery driver and is determined to revive her career. Having been in contact with an organisation that specialises in getting people's businesses back on track, she needs to raise a large sum of money in order to pay for the company's fee. To do that, she decides to blackmail Brad (Stinson), a former classmate who is now a drug dealer. However, things do not go in her favor. This film has an intriguing plot, interesting characters, suspense, desperation and nail-biting moments. The concept is a troubled individual attempting to make their life better and ending up in a heap of trouble, entering a world of criminals, blackmail, drugs and murder. Black-and-white flashbacks provide information regarding her past glory days and her acquaintance with Brad and the atmospheric and suspenseful music by Beier and Ryan Montavlo adds to the experience. The story comes to a slow start and it is not until the blackmail begins that things really start to pick up. This does not mean that everything prior to that is no good, as Cecilia's character and circumstances are well-explored during the first third of the film. Another element that some viewers might find negative, or perhaps puzzling, is the appearance of ants. There are several shots throughout the feature where ants are present. Ostensibly, the presence of ants symbolizes something, probalby regarding the story or Cecilia. This is just speculation, however, if the ants do represent certain things, then what could they be? It is not clear. As the main protagonist, Cecilia is more of an anti-heroine, a self-centred, quick-tempered, fame-hungry, dishonest and even criminal individual, who (among other things) tends to steal the parcels that are to be delivered. She is basically a loner who is willing to do pretty much anything in order to get what she wants and she is played brilliantly by Schaeffer. Stinson's character is a ruthless drug dealer, who is overshadowed by Matthew, played quite menacingly by Boggs. Villalobos plays the part of Abbey, Cecilia's estranged sister and perhaps the only main character who is an honest person. This is a story that involves blackmail, cybercrime and drug trafficking. Additionally, it also explores the world of online celebrities and people's desire to be famous. A crime thriller that keeps the viewer in suspense, taking them on a dark journey filled with danger. Overall, this feature offers an interesting story that is also thought-provoking. About the Film Critic Jason Knight Indie Feature Film < All Reviews Next Film Review >

Shining a light on stories that matter Soho London Independent Film Festival (SohoLIFF) is a ‘short film’ festival based in the heart of Soho, in London’s West End. We love films that could make a difference, that give a voice to those who have been marginalised. We simply love great films that are engaging, from the dark and gritty to the eccentric and flamboyant. We welcome all genres and have a particular interest in films with a social and environmental message, films that matter. SohoLIFF Thurs 25th – Sun 28th of January 2024 75 Dean Street, Soho, London W1D 3SQ SohoLIFF features live screenings, panel discussions and workshops over four consecutive days, culminating in a gala-night award ceremony to celebrate all the festival’s films! Our Audience Choice Award, voted for by the public, brings with it an amazing opportunity for the winner to have their film poster displayed across Storm’s huge digital billboards in prominent London locations, all thanks to our wonderful Soho neighbours, Clear Channel. Throughout the year we host our ‘Soho Spotlights’ which provide advice and insights for filmmakers – from industry professionals, covering subject matters ranging from finance to distribution. We also host panels and masterclasses featuring industry experts, which are free to our filmmakers. Filmmakers have an opportunity to be interviewed for our Soho Spotlights in the run-up to our festival and awards night as well. Run by a group of passionate professionals and enthusiastic newcomers, this is one not to be missed. Soho London Independent Film Festival Shining a light on stories that matter Soho London Independent Film Festival (SohoLIFF) is a ‘short film’ festival based in the heart of Soho, in London’s West End. We love films that could make a difference, that give a voice to those who have been marginalised. We simply love great films that are engaging, from the dark and gritty to the eccentric and flamboyant. We welcome all genres and have a particular interest in films with a social and environmental message, films that matter. SohoLIFF Thurs 25th – Sun 28th of January 2024 75 Dean Street, Soho, London W1D 3SQ SohoLIFF features live screenings, panel discussions and workshops over four consecutive days, culminating in a gala-night award ceremony to celebrate all the festival’s films! Our Audience Choice Award, voted for by the public, brings with it an amazing opportunity for the winner to have their film poster displayed across Storm’s huge digital billboards in prominent London locations, all thanks to our wonderful Soho neighbours, Clear Channel. Throughout the year we host our ‘Soho Spotlights’ which provide advice and insights for filmmakers – from industry professionals, covering subject matters ranging from finance to distribution. We also host panels and masterclasses featuring industry experts, which are free to our filmmakers. Filmmakers have an opportunity to be interviewed for our Soho Spotlights in the run-up to our festival and awards night as well. Run by a group of passionate professionals and enthusiastic newcomers, this is one not to be missed. SEE MORE FILM FESTIVALS

DIG film review by UK film critic Jason Knight. Starring Susan Sims, Sophie Clifton directed by Gary J Hewitt. HOME | FILMS | REVIEWS DIG Film Review average rating is 5 out of 5 Critic: Jason Knight | Posted on: Dec 1, 2022 Directed by: Gary J Hewitt Written by: Gary J Hewitt Starring: Susan Sims, Sophie Clifton A woman is digging at a beach, searching for something very special. A woman (Sims) arrives by car at a desserted seashore and proceeds to walk towards the sea. She has brought a spade with her, with which she begins digging in the sand. She is obviously looking for something, as she ends up digging multiple holes because she cannot remember where exactly what she wants is buried. Eventually, it becomes apparent that she is there due to a devastating event. This short drama begins with the protagonist arriving at the beach, without providing explanations ragarding what she is up to. As the story progresses, more and more clues come to light through a series of flashbacks that alternate with the present scenes of the woman digging. These flashbacks show the woman happily spending time on the same beach with her daughter (Clifton) and burying a metal box, before filling it with belongings of sentimental value. The woman has decided to retrieve that box and her reasons are heartbreaking. This is a very sad story that is basically the aftermath of a tragedy. It centers on a person whose life has been deeply affected by a terrible event and wants to do something in order to make things better. From the beginning, it is indicated that something is not right, as she parks illegally then a few drink cans fall out of her car and she does not seem to care. She is focused on finding the box and she appears to be upset. The ending, where all questions are answered, will most likely touch the viewer's heart. Hewitt directs superbly and creates some fantastic establishing shots and the addition of David Donaldson's terrific cinematography makes them look even better. Liam MacLean makes a great contribution with the dramatic score that develops a melancholic atmosphere. With limited dialogue and a strong performance by Sims, this film tells an emotional story about loss and grief and raises awareness of hate crimes. It is a memorable viewing due to the plot and the messages that it carries and it ends up having quite a sentimental effect on the audience. About the Film Critic Jason Knight Short Film < All Reviews Next Film Review >

Alexander Erting-Haynes writes movie reviews for UK Film Critic. As one of the talented UK film critics, find out more here. Alexander Erting-Haynes After being bought the complete boxset of The Office (UK) on a whim one Christmas, I decided to watch an episode or two that night. As the sun began to rise the following morning, I wiped tears from my eyes as the credits rolled on the final episode. This was the defining moment when I became aware of just how important, affecting and powerful well-written television and film can be. As a direct result of this experience, I went on to study Media at Bridgwater College, followed by Creative Writing at Bath Spa University. Here, I specialised in scriptwriting and graduated with a pilot under my belt. My list of favourite films and directors are ever-changing, though some mainstays include Shaun of the Dead, Shawshank Redemption and Pulp Fiction. More recently, films such as Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri, One Cut of the Dead and Uncut Gems have sparked huge excitement in me. Directors such as Martin McDonagh and the Safdie brothers have been introducing new conversations to cinema as well as new ways to have them and, for me, witnessing unique cinema and dialogue is one of the greatest thrills. Follow On Twitter Read My Film Reviews

Read the film podcast transcript from the episode titled Challengers - The Fall Guy - Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes - UK Film Club Ep 15 on UK Film Club part of the UK Film Review Podcast. < Back Challengers - The Fall Guy - Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes - UK Film Club Ep 15 Listen to This Episode UK Film Club 00:01.11 Brian Penn You came online everything started loading up when it said recording downloaded and then it got me then it said reload again. So I did that I got back on then then I had that you ah I couldn't hear you. 00:10.95 ukfilmreview You yeah know that so there was a recording accidentally done because I I press start and stop says oh got stop that so we've got like a 9 second recording but I couldn't hear you anyway. But anyway got you now. 00:19.48 Brian Penn I Oh okay, you know you know me or I won't dare touch anything if I could if I could work a laptop just by thought alone I would. 00:26.10 ukfilmreview Just don't touch anything Brian don't touch a single button on your computer. Okay, yep. 00:39.19 Brian Penn I never had to touch a laptop because you know I just have this kind of non-magic touch like King Minus in reverse when it comes to laptops and pcs mind you my pc my old old pcs just packed up. You remember the old one that I had that was really old and ancient. It still it was still it went it worked for another 4 years and it's just finally packed up 14 years 01:00.73 ukfilmreview Wow I mean you must have had some kind of ceremony for that. Did you like put it in the ground and you know. 01:06.16 Brian Penn Well you yeah sure shit I haven't buried it. Yeah oh God be honest, so but I still can't quite part with it either. So maybe I meant in oil. Perhaps I don't know. 01:16.78 ukfilmreview Mean I mean that is impressive 14 years I mean just to I mean I'm sat here with 3 glasses of water around my laptop that mine just don't last that long. Um because I'm just so clumsy so hats off to you for not spilling something all over it. 01:28.42 Brian Penn Well well I'll probably have that at some point I mean i' it'd be a miracle if I didn't because that's the sort of thing I would do but you know it it served me well you know, but now um I've just got my sole laptop now the the one eye bull when I thought the. The Pc was going to pack up So this is about 4 years old. So I yeah. 01:49.69 ukfilmreview Oh wow I mean it's been an integral part of the podcast journey so we have salutations to Brian's computers it 01:56.56 Brian Penn I yeah I know I know it was there at the very beginning when we starting our first podcast and might have been partly responsible for it crashing that first one that we did. But yeah yeah. 02:07.16 ukfilmreview Oh that was overload right? when there was about 6 of us on the same show. Yeah, that was even I was like my computer and internet is not liking this I had to I had to call virgins I have some better internet because that they just couldn't handle Ian's Nolan bashing. 02:15.87 Brian Penn Ah I Ah and ah well now course something were not naturally yeah I mean how could anyone bear that really yeah I'm I'm a lot better now I had a terrible cold last week. 02:25.49 ukfilmreview Exactly but have you been you been? Okay, how was this you sound a bit bunged up Brian. 02:34.49 Brian Penn If we'd have been recording I know and if we'd have been recording this show last week well I would have sounded like mo and Brian though from the godfather you know you know that sort of thing so it's probably just as well. It was this week and not last week but you know I do sound a bit deeper than normal you know, but. 02:51.88 ukfilmreview There go I mean yeah, you still sound like you just you know you got a bit of cold. Yeah, and so it's your lovely movie brain that we want you know to to your best. Um well I went to a wedding this month 02:53.93 Brian Penn Ah, yeah, hopefully it come out all right? You know I so sell like me Well, that's the main thing isn't it? Well oh thank you? Well I I'll do me best you know that? Oh wow. 03:10.27 ukfilmreview Um, it was my brother's wedding which was very nice. Lovely Um, lovely day once a devise is and yeah, absolutely spiffing It was spiffing Um, spiffing don't get it enough. Do you know spiffing I think it sums up this podcast pretty well spiffing. 03:11.64 Brian Penn Very nice. 03:15.64 Brian Penn Oh lovely, a good word spiffing. We don't need. We don't use it enough. Do we In fact, we don't use it at all all now different spiffing. Yeah, okay yeah, that. 03:30.27 ukfilmreview And have I'd have that um but it did get me thinking what you if any comes to mind if you think of wedding films because I feel like it's quite a big category. It's quite a lot of entries. It's not like my my chocolate film debacle where there's only about 2 or three films weddings comes up. 03:40.10 Brian Penn I yeah so lot. No and I with a slides we kitchen. Yeah, 4 winnings in a funeral but yeah, straight away optimistic really. 03:50.13 ukfilmreview Straightway doesn't it because obviously've yeah in the title. Um I thinking in Muriel's wedding have you ever seen that as classic. Yeah they were talking about on them gay actually recently. But yeah, um, that one's pretty good us is there I feel like there's more. 03:56.39 Brian Penn Mirrors Yeah, that's so an Australian film isn't it. Yeah, good film. Very good cool. 04:09.18 Brian Penn Yeah, yeah, cool. So I think there are a lot more um, odd well actually fatheror the bride. Yeah, but the the remake was Steve Mason and I think was Diane Keaton wasn't it that spawned 2 or 3 sequels. But. 04:15.35 ukfilmreview Ah, that came to my mind. Yeah, obviously um that Steve Mine yeah 04:21.10 ukfilmreview E. 04:27.14 Brian Penn You know I think they're very easy to the wedding singer wedding singer and and yeah, oh yeah, yeah, that's a good one. Yeah, they're easy to to. Um. 04:30.30 ukfilmreview Wedding singer that's great I I love any reason to watch Madam Sand the film crazy rich asians that's a Britain more modern when in film. 04:43.80 Brian Penn Get wrong I think they're surprising and easy to get wrong. Those sort of films because they they can be sickly sweet and sentimental or they try too hard to be funny and it's still got to get the balance just right I reckon with any anybody move because it's someone we all relate to you know. 04:57.14 ukfilmreview And I think yeah you mentioned 4 ends in furre funeral and then also so Richard Curtis did love actually and there's quite a big wedding scene in that one and I think that there's that sense of you have the the emotion of of a wedding but you also have the humor and the kind of ah. 05:02.76 Brian Penn Yeah, there is yeah. 05:09.85 Brian Penn And. 05:14.18 ukfilmreview Slapstick sometimes elements of things going wrong all that pressure put on that day and obviously it makes for a great film because it's very theatrical and dramatic. 05:15.23 Brian Penn Yeah I yeah yeah, yeah, it's it's a great canvas. You know if you and I were sitting down to write a screenplay and you'd look at a wedding. It's a blank. Canvas's so much you can do with it isn't there. You've got all these tensions and these resentments that are festering away within a family or within a social circle and it could all come together at a wedding couldn't it. You know we've we've got Christmas as the the focal point and you've also got any any wedding any family event. It's got a kind of similar dot. D and damism since her hasn't it really. 05:55.11 ukfilmreview Well I mean let us know if you're listening what your favorite wedding movies are and congratulations to anyone you know because we're entering wedding season. You know it's may when we're recording this. It probably be June by the time you're listening um, and yeah. 06:05.43 Brian Penn Well yeah, a yes I arrived? Yes, Ah yeah, but I do I do. 06:10.69 ukfilmreview It's lovely weathers here. So why not get married. You know those things those things keep us going. Um, but yes this is your first time to U k film club this is kind of the the banter that you can expect. It's me and Bryan um from uk film review chatting. 06:26.47 Brian Penn You move. 06:30.38 ukfilmreview But all films really we we cover everything Brian covers the the cinema releases and we got some some cracking ones on there tonight or spiffing I should say spiffing ones. Um, we do a streaming pick so that's a film from the streaming services. We do some indie films. So that's films from independent filmmakers who ask us to review them. And then we head back into the archives to find a film to review which we call the nostalgia pick. Um and this month it is bear boys bear boys what you're going to do and that's enough of that and because that will be embarrassing and people will clip it and replay it to me. 06:52.53 Brian Penn Un. 07:02.30 Brian Penn What you can do and and I Ah yeah I know you know. 07:09.67 ukfilmreview Um, yeah, which is ah to celebrate the release of a new bad boys film in June we're going to just revisit the original which I could not believe was 1995 I was I was like what and it did. We'll get into it but that was like. 07:19.37 Brian Penn And know and I was know. Yeah yeah, ah I think you're right? it hars back a bit earlier doesn't it. It's not just a bit nicely. So yeah I know. 07:25.63 ukfilmreview It feels 90 s right? It always feels a bit eighty s to be honest, why I was watching us always is got some as Michael Bay as well I mean come on an early baster as he's not known I mean no one calls him the base there. Do they. 07:39.31 Brian Penn Ah, the it will well done. He may well pick up on that now I were hey. 07:44.40 ukfilmreview But based when he was younger he would have been master based less as a a we we're off so cracked stuff. Um, yes, so what we're gonna go to first though is just as cracking I hope um which is. 08:00.70 Brian Penn Oh I Oh challenges yes is it's me. It's all me right? Okay, fair enough. 08:03.79 ukfilmreview A tennis film called challengers. So um I don't have a clip for this so Brian it's just going to be purely on your expert review. So no pressure. Yeah. 08:17.95 Brian Penn Okay, so challenges directed by Luca Guag nino starrings and was it wrong was it wrong I bet you had ah okay yeah, thank you? Yeah big confirmation wise. Thank you for that anyway. 08:19.99 ukfilmreview Good Good try good. Try Yeah no i' have no idea I've no idea I've got I've just go with it I know yes it was completely correct If yeah, yeah. 08:35.33 Brian Penn Um, so I'm starrings and day are Mark Facet and Jos O'connor this is again. It's as you say a tennis film tashi is a former tennis prodigy certain coach. She mouls her husband art donson into a tennis champion but he has to overcome a loss of form. And he also comes up against his ex- best friend and Tashi's ex-boyfriend Patrick Zwig so a 3 hree-way relationship settled on a tennis call. Um, this film is not as easy a watch as you might think now we all know about. Flashbacks don't we or what the text the but the technical bods call analysis and prolepses flash forward this film uses both techniques. It's going back and forth constantly. So it's like three years ago 4 our years later 10 minutes earlier 20 minutes later it's ah it's a bit of a it's a bit of a tennis match literally? Yeah, yeah, it could well be. It could well be. You could be sitting in the middle watching so it becomes it becomes more challenged more challenges there. You go um. 09:35.78 ukfilmreview I Choose about say is that because they want you to feel like you're doing that umpire thing where you're looking yeah here. 09:47.19 ukfilmreview So this is. 09:50.91 Brian Penn I was gonna say it becomes more challenging to watch. It's it's a very well well-axed movie. It's very very well. It's self-contained. It's about 3 characters and this slightly odd relationship. They all have and in in the process. So of the flashbacks and the flash forwards. You see how their respective relationships develop and the fact that Patrick and ah and who's an art were once's best friends but they they found out for all kinds of reasons but Tashi was one of the reasons I found out this one. 1 way in which two friends can fall out is it's so real woman you know it happens doesn't it so it has that kind of dose of realism there and it gradually winds up to the to the climax when they actually face off against each other that part of the film is filmed almost in slowmo or it seems like it. Which is frustrating because tennis is a fairly fast game when when they're in play but everything is slowed down and they they to me my opinion they overcrank it a little bit. They try. You know you can heighten tension by slowing things down. But I think they do it a bit too much That's a minor quibble it still works and daya looks good, but both ah co-stars are excellent Josh O'connor an english actor from Cheltenham swallows his home county's accent and becomes the most convincing american you could ever imagine. 11:24.38 Brian Penn Being played by an englishman, a fantastic accent and you might recognize them as well from ah the crown you play Prince Charles as a young Matt so ah to jump from one extreme to another and play this slightly slightly gobby tennis player with a. Bit of an attitude. He's quite a jump and he does it really? well. But um, a very enjoyable film but a very choppy ride visually but I think once you get used to that then you see the story unfolding. It's a question of whether you prefer to see your films told sequentially from start to finish or whether you like the idea. Of being of jumping back and forth I think most people are okay with with flashbacks. But when you got flash forwards. Maybe not so much but if you can get on top of that. It's ah it's a very engrossing enjoyable film and. 12:14.79 ukfilmreview There's always a danger would flash forwards of undermining the Story's Peril right? because there's this sense of oh okay, well we know how it all eventually ends up like even if it's not even related to the story. There's this sense of oh okay, but that's that's where we're going to end up is yeah the scene of them. 12:25.76 Brian Penn Yeah, yeah. 12:32.66 ukfilmreview Not friends or something that I know I haven't seen the film but I and that's sometimes when these devices do um that they're like an idea and if they're to support the story then that's great and it works. But if it doesn't sometimes it can be like a gimmick that's being used that then feels like oh what you've done. There is. 12:33.00 Brian Penn Yeah. 12:48.16 Brian Penn So yeah, yeah. 12:52.33 ukfilmreview Sort of almost ruin it for yourself and then the audience is sort of and also it's one like it's because you've mentioned it several times in your review of challenges that to me that means that it was too noticeable. The fact that you were so kind of oh I'm going 40 and oh I'm going back again that. 12:53.69 Brian Penn Yeah. 13:06.61 Brian Penn But yeah, yeah, it was a bad. 13:08.41 ukfilmreview You shouldn't feel like when you are having a story told there should be a sense of like oh I kind of I went with it I went with it and it was like when I watched um Tene and watched Tene I was very much kind of what is going on last all over the I was I was so concentrated on the methodology. 13:12.98 Brian Penn Yeah, yeah, all right? yeah and I there. 13:25.11 ukfilmreview I Just was not being sucked into the story and I think that can be a problem. Um. 13:30.51 Brian Penn Yeah, ah yeah I think it look. It's a technique I mean as to say we're all used to flashbacks aren't we but I think to use them both together in the same films quite unusual I Don't think you see that a lot you often see flashbacks and I think as an audience as a viewer. 13:47.77 ukfilmreview I Think Flashbacks provide often exposition right? because it's like oh okay, that you you can get like the background and you can get the idea of what why we're at where we're at, but the idea of saying well this this story is happening now and this is the bit that we kind of care about Oh but there's other bit in the future that you might also care about. 13:47.98 Brian Penn But kind of accustomedtoms to that. But I think it's film. Yeah. 14:01.34 Brian Penn Yeah, it. Yeah yeah I mean it's it's context doesn't it you you flashback and you you give the story more context you fill out the characters by doing that flash forwardward now. 14:06.59 ukfilmreview Yeah, not sure. 14:14.53 ukfilmreview Yep. 14:18.41 Brian Penn Is something slightly different because as you say you're seeing something of the the solution The payoff you know the yeah the finale and you think I don't really want to see that yet necessarily. 14:22.89 ukfilmreview Yeah, because I to give an example that when I've had it ruin a film is I was watching like a bank heist kind of film and they were like flashing forward showing one of the bank robbers like in his old age sat in a. 14:37.88 Brian Penn Yeah, yeah, yeah. 14:39.39 ukfilmreview Chair like yeah by the River and it's like well he clearly survives all this and he clearly isn't in Jail so he's fine that it just kind of undermines that sense of what's going to happen So I don't yeah obviously I've not seen the film. But um I think if if the filmmakers had a reason to do it and if there's ah sort of like ah it worked then that's fine. 14:48.25 Brian Penn The. 14:56.67 Brian Penn Yeah, yeah. 14:58.86 ukfilmreview But I definitely have have issues with it when it's been used wrong. 15:03.36 Brian Penn Yeah, so I mean really I's the same I mean it's purely an opinion I mean listeners can can get in touch with this and let's know what they think but I found it slightly um uncomfortablefor it would have worked better without the flash forward. Really I mean some films do need it. Um. 15:15.46 ukfilmreview Yeah. 15:21.30 Brian Penn And it's there for a reason. But as you say that there can be a um, a lack of Jeopardy where where you think right? I kind of know I mean people might feel they they know what's going to happen anyway that you're watching off films. You can kind of predict the ending in the finale. But. Really good films. Catch you out. Don't they and they surprise you now I'm not going to say whether I was surprised by the final in this film or not but when you when you see too many glimpses it. It can be an almost without an anticlimax but having said that it's a very well-made film and very enjoyable. You know in as far as it goes but not I wouldn't I won't put it top draw I wouldn't say it's it's that good. It's good, but it's not that good. Our 5 3 it be a 3 star film for me. Yeah. 16:06.40 ukfilmreview Our 5 3 3 stuff I mean ah again me getting in trouble with categories by feel a bit on safer say for turf with this one so I did that um that it I am on form today I'm I'm a it a that it good. 16:16.93 Brian Penn Yeah, hey you're you're on Fromceai aren't you Yeah, oh well. 16:24.00 ukfilmreview Ah, yeah, but in terms of tennis films. There are quite a lot of great tennis films out there. Um you I think you reviewed King Richard on a previous episode. Um, but I really enjoyed battle of the sexes that was out a few years ago borg versus Macenroe that's a good one. 16:31.60 Brian Penn Yeah, yeah, oh that's good. Yeah yeah, did yeah. Yeah, yeah, there was sort poor Bethany Paul Bethany wasn't it. Yeah i. 16:43.32 ukfilmreview So there's quite a few I think there was a Wimbledon film many years ago I've yeah I only vaguely remember it I can't say whether or not I liked it or not um, but yeah, but I mean this is this kind of lower tier tennis films. 16:55.57 Brian Penn So I would say so yeah, you know anything that doesn't vehicles Wimbledon kind of loses a bit of it shine for me because that's that's what you think I mean you think of the grand yesp because that you think of the grand slam tournaments and it doesn't specifically refer to any particular. 17:06.60 ukfilmreview That's that's peak isn't it. Yeah. 17:15.13 Brian Penn So ornaments or not ones that most people would know let's put it that Way. So Um I think Tennis is an ideal subject for for any film. Ah, you know you look at different sports and the way you film them. There's ah, there's a great sort of visual drama about tennis and the the way it goes back and forth and. And there is that kind of face-up between 2 opponents I think that works very well in any film. So. It's always a good sports of film in that way. So yeah, but good stuff though. Well done. You know? yeah. 17:44.33 ukfilmreview Well let's know what you think about challenges feel free to send in your reviews you can Dm us on social media If you're interested I'm moving on now to the full guy which I'm very happy to say I do have a clip. 18:00.70 Brian Penn Oh nice said. 18:31.19 ukfilmreview So I mean a short clip that time. Um, but full of exciting things to pick your interest I mean you got Ryan gossling you've got Emily blunt. Do we care about the full guy go Brian. 18:33.57 Brian Penn Boo. And yeah, yeah, yeah. So do we care about the full guy. Yeah I think we do in the very sort of broadest and lighthearted sense of the word that is caring and yeah, look for those of a certain vintage I am me might remember the 1980 STv series of the same name starly majors. So there will be some familiarity for older viewers. There. It's a nice straightforward storyline. You know colt seers is a stunt man who breaks his back when a stunt goes wrong a year like's recruited to work on the directal debut of jadi moreano colt and Jodie are old flames quickly rekindled. However, producer Gail Mayer sends colts to find the films star Tom Rider who's gone missing. 19:34.64 Brian Penn And look it's ah it's a film about s stump men and well the stunts they've got to speak good haven't I and yes they are. They're excellent stunts. Um, there's a couple of really unusual stunts that but I've not seen before. Um. So you need to look out for those great soundtrack. It's got kiss the darkness even the Miami the theme for Miami vice turns up at 1 point um Ryan goldsling and Emily blunt are both very engaging in the in the leading roles very likable and it was interesting. I saw um I was I was looking at the interviews that were being known for the premiieer in London and Emily blunt actually mentioned that there should be an Oscar the best stunt man and best stunt woman I mean you get oscars for best makeup and best costume or what have you. And I think it's a good point and it's it's about some I introduce the category and I think this film really proves it on the close. Yeah. 20:33.71 ukfilmreview Yeah, especially yeah, it's there's things. Yeah, like yeah you mentioned it, someone's getting an award for hair makeup. Absolutely 100% agree because it's something that enhances the film and a stunt totally does that? Yeah, there's things that are like jaw dropping. 20:44.16 Brian Penn So. 20:49.40 Brian Penn Yeah. 20:50.61 ukfilmreview And yeah I mean the only thing would be you would encourage people to go to like increasingly crazy lengths just to win an Oscar do you know I mean they kind of go oh he shot himself into space from a cannon. Um, but yeah. 20:59.32 Brian Penn And yeah, ah I know for any any action movie without without stunt men and women. Um the film wouldn't work. You wouldn't have a film was so watching and I I think even. The non-action movies do rely on stuunt workhop to a certain extent. Don't they if if there's a fight scene or or a robbery of some description stunt stunt some people stunt experts will be involved in some way they'll be coordinating making sure that it's done in the right way so they're such an inttegral. Part of filmmaking you think it's about time they got the recognition I think it was really good that as part of all the publicity bloodr for this film. They actually put it out there and said yeah, let's have I mean I'm sure they got their own industry walls haven't they ah but it should be in the mainstream. It should have an Oscar. Should have a baffta best st work and a very enjoyable film. It's it's candy floss Chris you know what you see is what you what you get a a lot of it. You've seen before it' compet done. Um, and if you stay long enough for the closing titles when you go and see it. 22:01.00 ukfilmreview Um. 22:12.53 Brian Penn Ah, you'll get to see all the well some of the outtakes Some of the things have got wrong, but it just gives you some of the background ah into how the starts are put together but a very un enjoyable romp. Let's call it that it's good fun I Yeah I enjoyed it's good. Yeah. 22:25.83 ukfilmreview And and enjoy romp loving it. Good um I mean just for the sake of consistency well about out 5 22:31.56 Brian Penn Yeah. 22:35.81 Brian Penn Out I I would go can we go for a half star I don't give out ho all right can come can I go for a three and a half stars 22:41.46 ukfilmreview I'll let you off on this occasion I don't normally let people do half stars I good I thought you might go through because you you weren't ladling it with enough praise for it to be a four so I thought he's going to want this three and a half so I'll let you have that that's fine. Um. 22:52.20 Brian Penn So yeah, yeah, know yeah I thank you Chris thanks a lot. Well appreciate my thanks much. 22:57.70 ukfilmreview Yeah I mean on the site hope mad reviewed it and she gave it 3 so that made me think you were probably going to be in line with hope. So yeah. 23:02.56 Brian Penn Yeah, ah yeah, but again, very very enjoyable I mean it's again, we always come back I always come back to this phrase of spiillberg. It's a popcor movie. Is it a great pop call movie which is would you happily sit there for a couple of hours and watch this filming. Yes, she would. It's very. It's. 23:21.00 ukfilmreview Well fabulous. Let us know what you think about the full guy with Ryan Goslin and Emily blunt and moving to a film franchise which we haven't seen a film in this set for a while. 23:22.49 Brian Penn Good, Good fun, good fun to watch. 23:38.43 ukfilmreview But is the new Kingdom of the planet of the apes and again I have a clip here. We go. 23:41.90 Brian Penn Or oh wow. 24:39.90 ukfilmreview Well there we go um kingdom of the planet of the apes that is ah currently in cinemas I believe and what did you think of this one Brian. 24:42.69 Brian Penn Um, yeah, well okay, let's do the basics so directed by Wes Bull starring o and tigue fre allen. Kevin Durand and piece of makeon. Yeah, it's amazing. How long planet the apes has been around as a brand the original books written in the early sixty s the first film starring Chelton Heston was made in 1968 and there was also a cv series in the nineteen seventy sea starring Rody Mcdowell and this is the ninth film in the series. Story picks up many generations after the reign of caesar his legend endures as a benevolent leader of the ape kingdom but his teachingings have been have now been twisted by proximus who has enslaved clans with the aim of capturing human technology Noah is a young ape who begins a journey to free his own clan. Along the way he meets a human called may they form an alliance but she has her own agenda apes are now the dominant species with humans reduced to feral status but will Noah and may so may survive. This is great storyta I absolutely adore this. Strong visuals a great film to watch on the big screen I really like what they've done with Cgi and Ai as well. Um, you're portraying animals for human characteristics. You've got to go down that road prosthetics animatronics aren't really going to work that well anymore because we've moved on so far from. 26:12.40 Brian Penn What planet leap apps used to be about where they would use prosthetics and emmaronics now it's kind of moved on. Um and that's kind of okay with me because the ass still contribute their ah talents. They still contribute their voices and apparently the Ai used in this film scans the ah the face of the axis. And translates that into an image of an ape that that plays them. Um, it's brilliant. Absolutely brilliant. It's riveting you can't take your eyes off the screen and it's ah in a way. It's a film that you you don't want to end as soon as it does so. It's very economical in the way but it. It puts the story across. It's very neat and it's very tight. It explores themes that are familiar to all of us the film of the month Chris without a shadow of doubt. 26:59.48 ukfilmreview I Was gonna say that it was easily when you started to do your reviews like this film of the month. It's gotta be um I mean I'm a I am a fan of the newer films I remember watching the original I haven't seen the original set I've seen the very first one I Know there's like. 27:04.96 Brian Penn And I it's good. Okay. 27:16.43 ukfilmreview A lot of ones in that set and Tv shows as he said I've by watched the original kind of the apes which I enjoyed I thought it was good actually I did enjoy that I think it was one of those films where it had been rubbed into popular culture so much that it was like. 27:17.39 Brian Penn So yeah I. 27:32.60 Brian Penn So um. 27:32.98 ukfilmreview You know, like the whole you blew it up you it is zo as a ah all that sort of stuff that um it kind of felt like it was like the fact that I watched space balls before I watched Star Wars so I couldn't really take it seriously. 27:35.60 Brian Penn So I know Yeah, yeah, yeah. 27:45.19 Brian Penn Yeah, yeah. 27:46.48 ukfilmreview Um, whereas when the newer films came out. They were really dark and gritty and and as you say very cinematic that they felt perfect movies to go and see on the big screen. Worth your worth your money. You get a lot of film. Not bang for your buck and I've. 27:59.14 Brian Penn Yeah, you doing they deserve them as well. They really do yeah. 28:01.99 ukfilmreview Yeah, this feels like that. It's been getting some really good reviews across the board. Um, which is great to see and I agree with you about the the use of Cgi you know like we reviewed gremlins on an episode in the back catalogue anything it was. Can't do that now you can't have gremlins coming up with actual puppetry and everyone going. Okay, yeah, you know it has to be Ai or your Cgi. 28:19.36 Brian Penn Um I down know yeah and ah, yeah, the thing is in in the past I've always been wary of a I I mean I would not. We would never want Ai to replace actors. Would we right but but enhanced. But if they can enhance a film which is what they've done here with it right? It's it's legitimate isn't it so you still got the as involved right? Must be great for the actors because I don't have to worry about how they look do they because I've got. 28:31.20 ukfilmreview No, not. So. 28:46.14 ukfilmreview Her. 28:49.80 Brian Penn They've got they. They're just putting the voices on the ah on the visuals which is great. So but now an amazing piece of filmmaking. You know as to say easy film of the month and is likely to be 1 of the films of the year and I hope it gets the credit that it deserves and then it's not simply launching with another It's just another action movie just another pseudo dc comics Marvel type movie That's what I think it needs to steer clear of that. It's different. It's a different sort of genre and it deserves the attention. It's getting It's very good. So. 29:24.34 ukfilmreview Yeah, because Andy Circus was involved in the previous ones wasn't he and he's not other thing's involved in this one. So it's good to see that the mantors like been handed over but it's still of a good quality and it's still you know pleasing people. The viewers are finding it. 29:29.36 Brian Penn Yeah, no I. 29:38.47 Brian Penn Yeah, yeah. 29:40.69 ukfilmreview Engaging. So it's good to see that because sometimes with franchises they often are you have the filmmaker. That's like the linchpin and if they're no longer involved. It's like game over. Um so it's good to see they've been able to sort of avoid that pitfall. 29:48.41 Brian Penn Yeah, so well. Yeah, but I think it's important that you do have different people involved that if you're going to have the same directors involved and the same axis but it's not It's not moving on in anywhere different. It's just. Restelling the same story and you've always if you change directors they're going to. They're going to have different ideas and different approaches. So the brand stays fresh you know and that's what what? I've I think they've done here I mean I've not seen the the 2 previous planet the os movies since they came out. 1 came out in 20 full scene or something 2011 so I've not seen I've not seen those ah for a long while but this film stands on its own I don't think you you would necessarily have needs to have seen the the previous films to appreciate this because it is a a very strong story and. 30:44.40 Brian Penn I Always enjoy films with the ah would you call it an action movie I suppose you would in a way but there's a strong storyline um strong characterizations I think proximates is a great badie. You'll enjoy watching him and know is a good. A really good goodie. 31:01.28 ukfilmreview The good goody. Well film of the month everyone you've been told kingdom of the planet the apes and that's it for your cinema films this month guys. We're gonna be moving on to. 31:03.29 Brian Penn Just put it that way you know a good goodie. So yeah, very enjoyable like that go out and see that Definitely yeah. 31:19.93 ukfilmreview Our streaming pic next? Um, so yeah, rustle up a hearty bowl because we are moving on to Jerry Seinfeld's unfrosted which came out on Netflix this month may if you're listening to it may and. Yeah, it's the story of um, Kellogg's and how they had this rivalry going on with ah another breakfast cereal company called post and all about creating pop tarts. That's basically the the gist of it. Um, it's the you. 31:48.90 Brian Penn So. 31:54.37 Brian Penn Yeah, yeah. 31:58.50 ukfilmreview They're trying to figure out this sort of pocket pastry that could go in the toaster and both sides have got something that might work but it's filled with different random issues and lots of crazy characters going along and. Um, hijinks and different things that basically lead to chaos and escapades I think I'm I'm I'm right thinking they've completely enhanced this and yeah I don't think this is the true biography I think there is a lot of lot of embellishment going on here. Um. 32:15.59 Brian Penn Yeah, yeah, yeah. 32:27.59 Brian Penn So no, yeah, absolutely yeah I think so I think you're right there. It's a safe bet say that? yeah that. 32:33.91 ukfilmreview I mean just looking at Hugh Grant in the film just is enough for me to kind of go this had this can't be real. Yeah, this has to be a bit. Um, but yeah, it's it's got that sort of um, crazy caper kind of feel to it. There's there's lots of shenanigans things that are baffling when you're watching it. 32:38.23 Brian Penn And I and I. 32:46.55 Brian Penn The. 32:52.55 Brian Penn I Know yeah I. 32:53.51 ukfilmreview Because they just they they it. It becomes kind of cartoonish I was watching it going it like they've sort of just really got gone to 11 Yeah, the amps have gone to 11 with this film. But what did you think of unfrosted. 33:04.83 Brian Penn Yeah I know well you know I really didn't know what to make of it Chris to be absolutely honest with you. Um, we can only say as you just mentioned very very very loosely based on facts. Um, and it's. 33:22.50 Brian Penn I mean look 1 thing for example at the the funeral when they start pouring milking into the gra then conflates and there's a woman slicing bananas and she's crying and you think wait a minute is there something more sublime going on in here. Um, is there a message here that I'm missing. 33:29.25 ukfilmreview Edit it. 33:40.40 Brian Penn And but I I just sense I mean I'm not a big fan of Jerry Seinfeld by the way I mean he's kind of okay, but that's I mean there's some really nice cameos in the film I think Melissa Mccarthy was good Amy schumers in it. Yeah yeah, but yeah. 33:49.13 ukfilmreview Yeah, they're both really good. Actually it was him I wasn't that bothered with I felt Jerry time for was a bit hit much. Yeah, and that always gets me a bit worried when especially in a comedy film because some of these skits and and bits they put in there. 33:59.40 Brian Penn I mean but he did direct it as well though didn't he So yeah. 34:08.54 ukfilmreview Like I think that was a funny random idea that got thrown across the desk and somehow ended up in the film. It was like you didn't test to see whether or not that works you just thought ah keep it in. There's a lot of that kind of bagginess to it. It's very baggy with the jokes. There's some bits that are funny and there are other bits which are. 34:18.70 Brian Penn And I it Yeah, it. 34:27.65 ukfilmreview All right? They're funny because they're farc cool I guess but then there's a lot of it which doesn't hit you you I was watching it game. That's not funny. That's not funny. That's not funny. 34:30.52 Brian Penn I Yeah yeah and I you know a lot of the gargs fell flat for me and you know the gags were make me visual weren't they but ah it kind of wasn't working for me. It struck me as being very self-indulgent. 34:47.36 ukfilmreview Um, yeah, yeah. 34:48.42 Brian Penn You know, ah you know you think god it isn't Jerry Seinfeld lucky man to get Netflix to Stu up stump up what must have been a pretty decent budget to make a film like this and I would have much preferred to have seen a film that stay closer to what happened and not try and be. 35:07.95 Brian Penn Quite so Zany ah because I don't feel it works really you know and whilst it has its moments. Um I don't think it was great to be absent. 35:19.34 ukfilmreview I think the moments that are enjoyable are largely down to the performance of that particular actor. So for example, a christian Christian Slater plays this like the Milkman he was funny right? Any bit that he was off oh actually? yeah, he's funny Hugh Grant I did find him quite funny at times. Um. 35:24.73 Brian Penn Yeah, yeah, yeah, he was good. He was good. Actually yeah yeah, he was good. Yeah. 35:35.77 ukfilmreview And and so I think that Amy Schumer was good. Um I think it's one of those films that they just got this absolute gaggle of celebrities in a lot of comedians and of course yeah, something's going to hit something's going to be good because you can't put these people in room and something not be good, but. 35:45.53 Brian Penn They took their. 35:50.87 Brian Penn Oh yeah, yeah I. 35:55.11 ukfilmreview There's just so much to this that I'm going to? yeah use a serial punny but it was soggy I was just just good. Oh I Just I it's It's not got any bite to this and it's yeah yeah I would yeah I was groaning a lot. 36:00.84 Brian Penn Yeah know I know is it. You just grown a bit aren't you really. 36:10.00 ukfilmreview Come on get on with it like it felt very immature and I get it. You have fun and it's like but you can't do that unless it's really funny and it wasn't really funny. It wasn't like you like team America see americas one films where it's absolutely farcical, but my god is it funny I yeah hurt my size laughing at that film. 36:19.78 Brian Penn Yeah. Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, it so I know yeah and know it's it's worth a look I mean it's only 90 minutes so it's short enough for you to kind of stay with it. But you stay with it more out of curiosity. 36:29.17 ukfilmreview This I think I've chuckled a few times. Yeah, that was about it. 36:38.52 ukfilmreview In. 36:44.22 Brian Penn Then you're being entertained by it in my opinion but it you know it's it's it's one one for Jerry Seinfeld fans more I think. 36:52.67 ukfilmreview I Think the best bit was the outtakes at the end there were some outtakes over the credits that were quite funny and yeah, that's never a good thing like if you're sort of desperate for those. Yeah I mean I'm a big fan of outtakes but that's normally when it sort of enhances the film I've just watched. 36:58.17 Brian Penn Yeah, yeah, yeah I could say that's always a bad sign isn't it. 37:09.48 ukfilmreview Whereas with this I was like oh I would have just watched this and then moved on. Um, but yeah I'm I'm not going to waste much more time on I frosted because for me, it would be a 2 star film to be honest I would I would not recommend it to. It's not awful. It's not like oh god I can't watch this but it's more like why am I watching this. 37:11.24 Brian Penn I know and I no it. Yeah it yeah. In spite of the actors that are involved and it might be worth watching just for them and there were 2 very good kids in it as Well. And yeah, the the kids and yeah in the dumps they were very good, but really, you know. 37:29.22 ukfilmreview And. 37:35.61 ukfilmreview They're brilliant aren't they yeah the ones in the dumpster right here. 37:43.20 Brian Penn There's nothing to recommend it and it is firmly a 2 wo-star film for me. 37:44.83 ukfilmreview Yeah, absolutely 2 stars for unfrosted and yeah, unfortunately that was our only yeah streaming pick this month but hey look maybe we've saved you guys some time. Maybe that's an hour you don't have to spend watching that. So why don't you go back and listen to an episode of our podcast instead. 37:56.15 Brian Penn I know we? yeah we yeah, we've done we've done them. A service haven't you Chris really yeah, we saved them saved them with a bit of sign. Yeah. 38:04.53 ukfilmreview Exactly we don't charge. We don't charge. Um, so we're moving now to indie films now these are films that were submitted via the Uk film review website and they asked us to review it on the podcast I'm we're more than happy to and we've got 2 feature length movies. To review and I've got clips for both so we're going to start with 2024 s paddling. 38:24.83 Brian Penn Oh Wow lovely. 40:01.63 ukfilmreview So paddling 2024 film from director James Popperwell who co-writes with Adam Acota and as you can gather from that clip I think that's a great clip to to play to give your real sense of the film is. 40:04.65 Brian Penn So you. 40:21.35 ukfilmreview It's this kind of intense drama and about a character who is going through I'd say sort of like a feels like a midlife crisis Really he feels like he's in a real sort of dark place about his life. Um, and struggling with his relationship. 40:31.26 Brian Penn The wing. 40:40.54 ukfilmreview Ah, very much the ah thought in the side of his partner Juliet who sort of seems becoming more and more upset with him. Um, so yeah, it so Sam's the main character isn't it. Um. 40:46.87 Brian Penn The. 40:56.17 Brian Penn Yeah fruit. Yeah. 40:57.93 ukfilmreview By Aaron Parry great performance really enjoyed its performance. Um, and yeah, we see that as their relationship goes from more and more difficulties and he's he like gives up his job at 1 point and I think that creates a lot of tension and. 41:10.62 Brian Penn And. 41:15.87 ukfilmreview But nothing seems to so be making him happy. There's this idea of paddling obviously from the the title that you hear it in the clip about him. He wants to go to stand up on the paddle board and that gave the sort of sense to me that you it is about a man trying to get on his. 41:17.62 Brian Penn So. 41:23.80 Brian Penn Yeah. 41:32.32 ukfilmreview Two feet you know it's struggling to get on his two feet and and and be happy with his life and the waves keep knocking him off and everything just seems to be so overwhelming him and yeah I I was really gripped by this. What did you think of paddling Brian. 41:46.25 Brian Penn Yeah I enjoyed it I loved the pace of it. You know it wasn't a break net you know it was their breakneck pace but it it was slow enough for you to absorb the characters and really get to understand Sam and and the way he sees his own life. 41:58.53 ukfilmreview Um. 42:03.98 Brian Penn The way he feels for Juliette and obviously the paddle board is a euphemism isn't it's a metaphor for his life. Their relationship him trying to find his way through a life that isn't going the way he wants it to go. 42:23.21 Brian Penn Yeah, so um, yeah, very good. Nice performances and um, as to say you you get to know the counts. It's a lot better and that it's only an hour and 20 minutes but you you do sort of. 42:41.34 ukfilmreview They they flesh out a lot. Yeah. 42:41.58 Brian Penn To understand you got time to expand on the cars a lot more because yeah, they do Yeah, that's why I'm trying to get at is that they flesh the the ah the characters out a lot because they are time to do it. But it's so much the better for it. Okay. 42:52.81 ukfilmreview I think that's also what impresses me with indie filmmakers when they do a film like this where they know how to keep it tight it. You could easily have ran this film to 2 hours right you could do a bit of 2 hour drama and we just go through the same story but in in a much you. 43:04.71 Brian Penn Yeah. 43:11.90 ukfilmreview Longer way. But actually it's just the perfect length because we're watching Sam sort of struggle and we're watching him kind of ah go through these issues with with Juliet but in a way that we were it. It felt coherent. It felt like everything was meant to be he um. 43:11.35 Brian Penn Yeah. 43:26.23 Brian Penn I. 43:30.45 ukfilmreview There's a lot of scenes as he becomes more and more reckless I don't want to give anything away as to what he does, but there's a few more so things where he gets a bit reckless and it was that right level of escalation. It escalated just the right way that you were like oh where's this going and but there was a heart to it because you were so gripped. But as you say I think it was. 43:33.98 Brian Penn Now. 43:43.35 Brian Penn So. 43:49.97 ukfilmreview Quite um, a big part that was down to the performances you were so gripped by what was going on. Um between them and where it was going to go that that was the the bulk of the appeal for me and that was why I was so I was really intense on watching I really was. 43:52.41 Brian Penn Yeah. 43:58.70 Brian Penn Yeah. 44:08.70 ukfilmreview Like I know what this is really bad obviously as a film Greg but I know when I'm watching a good film because I'm not clock watching I do watch the clock a lot because I'm a busy guy. What 2 daughters I've got a very busy life but I love watching films and when they're good I know they're good because I'm not looking at the. 44:16.19 Brian Penn Um, well yeah, but yeah I I Yeah but brook Yeah, that's true. You do I mean I. 44:24.34 ukfilmreview Clock. Yeah I'm very much ah aware that I'm watching a great film. 44:30.79 Brian Penn Watched it on my laptop and I just sat there for the whole hour 20 minutes and I didn't move and that's unusual for me because I am a terrible fidget and I will put I will pulse things and I'll go off and get a drink and whatever but I sat there and that's that is the measure of a good film that holds your attention and that you do. 44:40.70 ukfilmreview E. 44:46.86 ukfilmreview So I put it on the because I I cast to my my big Tv and it did have a nice visual quality to it because um, there's scenes that are in London where he's sort of part of the rat race and he's yeah, very much not having a job but then there's also scenes at the coast obviously where he paddleboards and where they live. 44:52.96 Brian Penn There. I yeah morg a smog guy I think Margate. Yeah. 45:03.97 ukfilmreview Not quite sure where that was ah is Mar is oh wasn. Yeah I do remember now. Yeah um, which was beautiful and there's lots of these sort of lovely shots of the of that and that's also really nice to see sometimes with a film like this where you're getting that juxtaposition of locations and it's done kind of. Smartly There's this really lovely scene which happens a couple of times in the film where he walks down this big slope to the sea and he's got his paddle board and his wetsuit on and he's very much Alone. He's like there's nothing around him. But it's so it's very calm and tranquil and that seems to be the only peace he has in his life. 45:33.31 Brian Penn So yeah and I yeah. 45:41.59 ukfilmreview Whereas everything else is chaos. Everything is stressing him out and he's really sort of struggling. Um with that that the irony is that yeah he feels the yeah, the calmest in the waters that he's so sort of struggling struggling to overcome but he can't stand up on the board but actually that's his safe place. That's his. That's his happy place. 45:49.96 Brian Penn Um. 45:59.80 Brian Penn Yeah, perhaps like that. 46:01.45 ukfilmreview And I loved that and so the visuals were great in the the clip you heard the score the sort twinkling piano which was it happens a lot in the film is great I loved the piano I Loved that warm sense that it was giving because there's like an intensity to the coloring on the film as well. 46:13.33 Brian Penn So moon. 46:20.80 Brian Penn Yeah, but. 46:21.31 ukfilmreview And those 2 together it made that sense I think that's why you you gripped? That's why you sort of like get drawn in because you could do easy seeing that that they wouldn't have maybe invested in those things as indie filmmakers I'm glad they did because it made it look really polished. 46:26.94 Brian Penn It Yeah it. Yeah yeah, it does I mean I I like films that that give the characters and the story space to brief that they don't pack it with dialogue that there's not. Not being visually assaulted by all kinds of different images but it's just a story about people and that you don't feel the need to have lots of lines. You know these characters aren't particularly complex because I don't need to be.. It's just a story about relationships and life. 46:49.89 ukfilmreview M. 47:05.15 Brian Penn And how people struggle to make their lives work and go in the right direction and that's why I think the paddle board is very symbolic of Sam as a character and what he's trying to do in life as you say trying to stay up trying to stand up trying to sort of ride the waves of life you know and. 47:16.11 ukfilmreview And you you hit the net on the head about the relationships because that becomes more apparent you obviously it's not just Sam as well. Like we see his parents and there's things going with them and there's other people and. 47:23.86 Brian Penn So yeah. 47:28.32 Brian Penn Yeah. 47:32.50 ukfilmreview I Think the idea about you until you can stand up by yourself. You shouldn't really be in a relationship because he can't properly commit to do that. He can't properly do the things that he should do especially not in any meaningful way that because he's not happy with himself and I think that was really powerful and really moving. Um. 47:34.49 Brian Penn So yeah, yeah, look the. And and very very natural good acting very natural. You know that you don't really feel like they're acting in some ways. 47:50.71 ukfilmreview Yeah, but. 47:56.84 ukfilmreview No so Beth and Waller plays Juliet her and and Aaron Parry the chemistry was just right. It really did feel like this was like a ah relationship teetering on the brink of destruction that but it all in that kind of like silent ah conflict kind of way of like you she she's. 48:02.16 Brian Penn Yeah, and I yeah. Yeah, yeah, yeah I Yeah on I Be again, look you. 48:14.65 ukfilmreview Looks and the the way he's sort of oblivious I think to the pain he's causing around him that was really sort of hard to watch at times as like God come on Mate put it together. 48:30.33 Brian Penn He makes you James Popperwell makes you care about these currencies because you find yourself liking all the people involved all the people are seeing you think I will like Sam I like Juliet they just seem like very nice people and you want them to work it out. You want him to pull himself together. You know you want it to work for them. And if you if you get as I've always thought if you get as a film make if you get the audience to care about occurrences then it's job done. 48:57.70 ukfilmreview Absolutely and what's great about paddling um, is available to watch. It's on Amazon prime and it's hopefully going to be on Apple Tv as well soon. So you have no reason not to watch it and we would thoroughly recommend it. 49:08.87 Brian Penn Oh excellent. 49:16.29 ukfilmreview Um, I really enjoyed it like so I was one of those films where I was engrossed. It's not necessarily a film I rush to watch again very quickly because I be think it all. Yeah, that was is quite emotional. It is a lot of sort of heavy themes. But I think that's true of most good dramas like when you watch a good drama. There is that sense of Ju not that affects me I'm gonna. 49:17.87 Brian Penn Yeah. 49:27.37 Brian Penn They it's there. Yeah yeah. 49:35.80 ukfilmreview It's not yeah if you you watched Brian Gosling or stunt manel. You might be oh yeah, go watch I again there is just sort of bit of a laugh. Um, but with paddling it's very much like it does take its toll on the viewer because you are. It's an intense watch. Um, but thoroughly recommend it. So definitely go check it out if you can ah it's on. It's on prime video. 49:38.57 Brian Penn Yeah, oh yeah. 49:48.83 Brian Penn Yeah, definitely yeah. 49:54.68 ukfilmreview Um, okay, moving on to our second indie feature film this time from filmmaker Anthony Villa and this is called tomorrow never comes you want to give the rundown on this one Brian. 50:07.52 Brian Penn Yeah, sure. Um, so starring Danny Jones Claire stains Francis Brody Francis Brody odridge Aldridge Beth Mcshane keyan singleton oh it's a scary one. This isn't it. It's a family literally contemplating the end of the world. A 90 r wide meteor is about to hit the earth and cause mass destruction tv screens bleakly make announcements as the meteor edges closer to earth and how to protect themselves from the impacts. In the meantime, the family play monopoly they get drunk and survey life on earth I really really like this. It's it's the sort of film that can in some way scare you but makes you watch it reminds me a little bit of. Public information films. They used to make back in the 1970 s and yeah, yeah, only back then it was nuclear war between ah east and west that you kind of got um, but now this is a nice r one wild meat wide meat meets you. 50:55.21 ukfilmreview Yeah, there was definitely that sense of of of putting on that wasn't there. 51:14.55 Brian Penn Ah, it's thought provoking. It's chilling. It's frightening but but it's actually quite endearing as well. You know that faced with a prospect that they might this might be their last night on earth that they want to say all the things that they want to say. Make all those calls right? and you think god this is this is really heavy stuff. It really is but it works really well. It's very well written very well acted deals with with very dark subject matter and heaven knows we live in a world that's full of. Strife and wars and uncertainty and that you could substitute that ninety mile meteor for any other manner of possibilities. Um, but you you kind of you hope in your own mind. That's never going to happen so it makes you this film makes you face. The worst case scenario it makes you face those possibilities which might not be for everyone. You know some people might find this really too disturbing to watch but it puts out it. It carries a valid message about where we are in the world today. What we're doing to the earth what we're doing to each other. Um and how we see each other and also the bottom line is you know, tell the people you laugh how much you love them is saying that as well isn't it. 52:38.81 ukfilmreview Yeah, definitely there was that sense of yeah, what is put these characters into a position where their priorities suddenly shift. Yeah to to what actually matters. It's funny how that's not our priority all the time and yeah little things like he has his whiskey. 52:51.35 Brian Penn Yeah, no yeah of that sit? Yeah yeah and I. 52:58.37 ukfilmreview If is is expensive whiskey that he's been saving and is oh well I I'll drink it then you know because the end of the world's coming and that sense of you're delaying all those pleasures in life because we you know we think we have loads of time. Yeah, and what if we suddenly didn't um so there was that really sense I loved that? um. 53:09.28 Brian Penn Yeah, you know. 53:17.65 ukfilmreview Feel of the film I thought because it was definitely a budget film. You know this is that ah the filmmaker sent me a few note touchly and saidio shot over a weekend. So yeah, gives you an idea of how much resources they had budget was just I Love this the budget was some takeaways and hotel rooms I Love that like yeah. 53:20.97 Brian Penn Yeah, yeah. 53:30.22 Brian Penn Yeah, yeah, yeah, well. 53:36.66 ukfilmreview You know what get it made anywhere you can and make sure you look after your crew and cast. Yeah. 53:39.97 Brian Penn But but but really though Chris when you think about it. Yes, they they so they shot it all in 1 room obviously right? they didn't move but in some ways you don't need a huge budget for the story. You're telling there. Not really because you know. 53:52.50 ukfilmreview And also that can be a distraction right? If you do start to go elsewhere because yeah, this is like an apocalyptic style film where the end of the world's coming and we want to focus on these characters and what their thoughts are that had they decided oh let's do a shot inside of over the. 54:04.32 Brian Penn And. 54:10.27 ukfilmreview 10 downing street. Let's do a shot inside the newsroom it removes that intensity and that's what I found actually really strong in the film was the sense that we were given lots of long takes lots of time with this family to really care about. You know what. 54:10.31 Brian Penn So yeah. She. 54:20.34 Brian Penn Yeah, yeah, yeah, o. 54:24.40 ukfilmreview What they're going through because really otherwise it could have just been any family in the end of the world situation and it was only because we spent that close quarter time with him. It reminded and not in terms of tone or genre but it reminded me of the way that the Royal family was filmed. Do you ever watch that that sitcom the way It's just you that sort of. 54:38.72 Brian Penn Yeah, yeah, cool. Yeah, a lot that yeah. 54:42.67 ukfilmreview Typical british living room and you're just in that room with them. Um I love that I mean there was a fusi I think they went through the door at one point see let's the neighbor in ah there was 1 bit that but he because he got a gun right? There was a gun in his house I thought that was a bit strange because obviously yeah british homes don't tend to have guns lying around so that. 54:49.73 Brian Penn Yeah, yeah, asteroid up. 54:58.37 Brian Penn No, no yeah I was that was bit of a cur that wasn't really I know I know yeah. 55:00.83 ukfilmreview And also it was really ever properly explained it was like I was like what's going on now where is this going to go? Um, but it doesn't actually sort veer that way which is good. Um, but I I thought there was this sort of real sense of playing to strengths knowing that look we got got. Ah, story together on this limited budget and it's a feature link. It's not as not a short film. Um, really really worked. Ah the one you talk about those broadcasts the the way the broadcast popped up which I think again the the director actually created those um but they were annoyed. 55:21.22 Brian Penn Yeah, yeah. 55:31.95 Brian Penn They they very good. Actually oh yeah, they were well I know I know but I think they were well well put together and I like the yeah yeah, it's meant. 55:37.71 ukfilmreview I Find they're very annoying the noise the noise when they came I was oh God that's annoying which I think was on purpose right? is meant to sort of go. Oh you a jerk you out of whatever ah reverie you're in there. Um. 55:51.68 Brian Penn Yeah, it's meant a shock hue isn't it and it does that? Yeah, but very good though. Very good. Yeah. 55:56.60 ukfilmreview I like the yeah yeah, this is sort of sensey it his kids like so the characters kids are like having alcohol and like there's like an older daughter who's a bit like right? Maybe she's had a drink but the younger boys never had the black beer so he has his first beer and he starts to look a little bit drunk as I thought I was quite funny. 56:01.60 Brian Penn The I. 56:11.87 Brian Penn Yeah I know well I would I was wondering whether he did have ah actually have a proper beer just ah, you know that's methodizing for you isn't it I. 56:19.62 ukfilmreview I'm gonna I'm gonna go out on a limb and say straight away that wasn't a real bit but I'm sure it's like non-alcoholic because he did literally crack it open and had it but you know, um, let's hope so no, no, no children were turned into alcoholics in the making of this film. Hopefully. 56:24.19 Brian Penn Well yeah, well less hope something but obviously proves what a very good a is then doesn't yeah I know and of obviously a very good. A let's put it that way. Yeah. 56:36.30 ukfilmreview Um, yeah, yeah, absolutely convinced me. Um, there was a sense that you know see as the scripts and the film developed towards the end and things did start to kind of they they'd had enough time maybe getting a bit drunk and stuff. 56:50.51 Brian Penn And. 56:52.89 ukfilmreview It did get a little bit preachy I found like they were being very over with their criticisms on society and culture and having little sort of political rants about you politicians and stuff that that it did feel a bit sort of on the nose. Um. 56:55.50 Brian Penn Yeah, yeah, yeah. 57:05.22 Brian Penn Yeah, ah yeah it you know I think the problem but I think the problem with that is that yes it's It's fine for characters to sort of comment on politics the way countries are run the way Wars are full. 57:10.63 ukfilmreview Yeah. 57:22.85 Brian Penn It's perfectly valid to so to speak about that under those circumstances but there was a jump between them being just a normal downsworth family right? Play Monopoly having a few drinks trying to cheer themselves up and then launching into this really very aerudite and very ah detailed exposition. 57:39.50 ukfilmreview Yeah. 57:42.38 Brian Penn Of what politicians do and shouldn't do it. The characters jump from one extreme to another and you think well that's not what you'd expect to hear really from a family that you know ah could be spending their last night together. So yeah, jumped. 57:53.72 ukfilmreview Because I think it makes sense that in terms of the sense that you their tensions and emotions are running high by this point. Yeah, they've been in the situation but and they're drunk. You know so people do sometimes get a little bit sort of loose lipped. But as you say it was almost like it was too polished. They were too clear and concise with what they were saying about people. 58:06.18 Brian Penn Yeah, yeah, yeah I know yeah. 58:13.51 ukfilmreview And things and I was like this. Yeah, it's really jerked me into a different space. It's almost like we're sort of in this this discussion and exploration on society that it's lost that that dramatic sense I was connected to these characters because now they just feel like they're they're speaking. 58:17.35 Brian Penn Yeah, so. Yeah. Yeah. 58:31.51 ukfilmreview The the voices of the writers and that that didn't feel quite as believable to me. 58:32.48 Brian Penn Yeah, well it felt like they were making speeches didn't it really rather than having conversations which was the strength of of that scenario that sets up that Premise. It's the fact that you've got mom dad son and daughter and best friend. Come to join them and they's they're just sharing memories and talking about life so you know then they start they sense to start making speeches. It's all very well written and very well done but it kind of takes it out of out syncs slightly. 59:08.86 ukfilmreview Yeah I think that is one of those things that you have to be very careful about the balance if you're going to do that. Um, and yeah I would still recommend the film 100% enjoyed it. Um really did. 59:10.80 Brian Penn You know? yeah. 59:18.99 Brian Penn So yeah I would yeah I would say. 59:25.22 ukfilmreview It's a hard 1 to find um from what I can see we were given unlisted Youtube so that would say to me that it will be available on Youtube at some point. Um, but for example I couldn't see a imtb page for it. Um, and so yeah. 59:36.49 Brian Penn Um. 59:43.15 ukfilmreview If you need help sort of directing you to information about the film as it was um, was directed by Anthony Villa and starring Danny Jones clairetains I think go to our website because we've got a review of it Chris Bek reviewed it so it's worth reading Chris's review as well. 59:58.35 Brian Penn And. 01:00:02.20 ukfilmreview Um, but yeah, if you do want to know more about the film. We will do our best to direct you to it? Um, but yes that was tomorrow never comes and that's the last of the indie films we're going to review which only leaves our nostalgia pick and as we earlier mentioned we're heading all the way back almost. 01:00:16.70 Brian Penn So yeah, yeah, and I. 01:00:22.99 ukfilmreview 30 years my goodness to 9 five s Michael Bay's bad boys. Um, the baster as we said the the baster. Ah now it feels like 1 of these films. You shouldn't need to introduce but I'm gonna do anyway because I feel that. 01:00:27.20 Brian Penn I Yeah we yeah the voice slept. 01:00:40.72 ukfilmreview Yeah, if there is anyone out there. That's not seen bad boys where have you been wolf you been doing. Um so will Smith the Martin Lawrence Play cops detectives who are um, working the you the mean streets and. 01:00:43.44 Brian Penn Okay, hello yeah put. 01:00:58.66 ukfilmreview They get onto a case because a robbery of drugs gets taken from the police precinct and they need to track it down pretty quickly otherwise their whole unit is going to get put in the bin. Um, now this leads to um. Then looking after a suss sorry a witness who witnesses a murder which is linked to the drug theft and they must look after her but things are not quite as simple as that because of a mixup. The 2 cops. Who are very different characters. 1 is a so family man who's very much up against it. You know I did kind of have an affinity with ah Martin Lawrence's character. Um and will Smith's very cockup cocky sort of Playboy character but they have to switch. 01:01:32.45 Brian Penn Yeah, Well yeah, fair enough? Yeah yeah. So. 01:01:48.51 ukfilmreview Lives in order to keep the witness on their side because she thinks one is the other um and it's kind of this sort of odd couple situation going on as they get deeper and deeper into this conspiracy this this drug ring and try and stop. 01:01:50.74 Brian Penn Yeah, the. 01:02:06.20 ukfilmreview Bad guys I guess um had you seen bad boys previously Brian or have I made you watch this for the first time. 01:02:06.83 Brian Penn So. 01:02:12.76 Brian Penn no no I saw it when it first came out what I think is you know, particularly frightening is it is thirty years old next year and as as you as you said earlier on. It's just the mate. It's just incredible is that it's that age what we'd also have to say though is that. 01:02:21.10 ukfilmreview It's crazy. 01:02:31.77 Brian Penn It was produced by Don Simpson and Jerry Brockheimer who produced some of the greatest action movies of the 80 s and the 90 s and for listeners i'mfamiliar with their work. They also did topcom be hills caught dayss of Thunder the Rock Crimson side enemy this state the list goes on and. You kind of know what you're getting and they were the only producers that kind of had that profile where you know you'd normally say oh, it's a spelberg film. It's the score stay film got go and see that back then you'd find yourself saying oh it's so Simpson and brockheimer film got to go and see that. It had that kind of Sheen bounce it and it almost in some ways didn't matter who directed it not in that way because you knew you kind of knew what you were guessing but great fun to watch. You know it's a simple, another simple storyline some would say it's kind of. Boring heavily from say luhal weapon. For example, it's a bodydy movie isn't it and it is yeah the buddy cops and there is an element of good cop backup insof far that Burnett is so is the the married man with kids sees the sensible one and lowury. 01:03:30.40 ukfilmreview Yeah, buddy cops on there. 01:03:47.61 Brian Penn As you say the Playboy the womanizer the rich kid who's playing at being a cop is sometimes goes overboard it who steps over the line and you've also got the um the Captain Joe Paniano who's always very good value in in a role like that where he just screams at the top of his voiceist. 01:04:05.40 ukfilmreview I love the bit where he's played basketball and he's just so stressed like he's not getting any of them near and then like will Smith just like throws a 3 just. 01:04:07.17 Brian Penn Screams a lot doesn't know Joe Panley on me and know. Yeah hello I know it's typical is that um, great, great um soundtrack as well. Dinah King Shy guy great song that you heard that summer when it was. 01:04:20.32 ukfilmreview Yep. 01:04:26.94 Brian Penn Film was released that was a big hit top 5 hit so you heard that everywhere you went you know for some people it probably lacks a bit of substance right? but because it's Simpson and brockheimer because you've got will Smith and Martin Lawrence were both very likable actors. Very. Likeable leads. They play well together and it's so surprised that that it led to further sequels I'm just wondering now that the new film that's coming out in June which we'll be reviewing on the next edition about how well they they've worn really not just the characters but them. 01:05:02.74 ukfilmreview Um. 01:05:05.16 Brian Penn Za because they are 30 years older now aren't they as well. So um, that's going to be interesting to see ah but look. It's it's a great fun movie to watch again. Another great popcorn movie. It's a bit like the fool guy really that. You know there are strong characters. Great stunts. Lots of nice visuals going on good soundtrack. That's that's that does it that nails it doesn't it really and it's still entertaining even though 30 years is a long time in the film industry. You know things change and that our tastes that as. Filmgoers movie guys changes as well. But it still kind of works doesn't it. It still works. It's. 01:05:49.90 ukfilmreview 1 thing that was noteworthy because I watched this with my wife and um, she's used to watch these sort films all the time and we put it on and within about four ten minutes I could see that she was not not comfortable I you not enjoying this and right if she said it's very sweary isn't it. 01:06:06.20 Brian Penn So well. Yeah, and yeah. 01:06:06.96 ukfilmreview And I was like it is actually because it's an 18 Um and there's a lot of swearing. It's like very very sort of gone home with that whereas I think I don't know what the 1 for next month is but I know the one before that was a 15 So I think they did tone it down slight I think they made it maybe a little bit more palatable. Um. 01:06:13.96 Brian Penn Yeah. 01:06:20.80 Brian Penn Yeah, yeah. 01:06:25.74 ukfilmreview Try and get maybe to a bigger audience. But yeah, it's got a bit more of a grittiness that first film. Um, if you watch 2 2 wo's a bit more slick bit funnier. Um, but 1 has got a sense of right? It didn't quite know which genre to fall into yet whether it was going to be sort of like a full on action or comedy or. 01:06:30.46 Brian Penn Yeah, yeah. 01:06:40.92 Brian Penn It? Yeah yeah, yeah, it's finding its feet I guess isn't it really because you know that same I suppose franchise movies were beginning to really take hold weren't I I mean. 01:06:45.39 ukfilmreview Yeah car has a bit of everything in that ready. 01:07:00.39 Brian Penn We've we've discussed it before haven't we that franchising has always been been in the movies you know James Bond is a franchise but there was ah a shift away from what I would say of strong characters and strong storylines. But bad boys that particularly the first movie movie. 01:07:19.11 Brian Penn Is is quite strong. It is as you say gritty you know it. It doesn't have a lot sort of the frills that they added later on and it just makes me wonder now though that you you look at the the classification of a fulfill. And they look at the level of violence and sex and swear words and all the rest of it. You know the rating system seems to have gone out of the window slightly now because you can't restrict who sees what you know we can. We can see our films through so many different devices now and you can go online and see Clips. You know? yeah. Back then it was easier to control. You know you you could You could theoretically get a black market copy of a video of a new movie had come out. You know, but you know, um, things had changed down. It was. 01:08:09.70 ukfilmreview Yeah I remember doing that with the festival I was very kind of aware that we were putting in films on indie movies and I didn't know what the content of them was going to be like I didn't know whether um, it would be appropriate for certain viewers and if I needed to put classification On. But. It wasn't something that I actually got into I thought you know what? I'll just say content may not be appropriate because I was just worried that you people are going to come back and go oh God I didn't know it's going to be like adult theme because some of the films are reviewed. Yeah I remember some of them even the winners they were really heavy movies. So. 01:08:34.35 Brian Penn Yeah, so. 01:08:39.79 Brian Penn Yeah, yeah, quite graphic. Yeah I. 01:08:45.22 ukfilmreview Yeah I think people now just kind of accept the fact that you might watch something online and it might not be appropriate. 01:08:50.51 Brian Penn Yeah, but you see the thing is I Just wonder whether we become slightly anesthetized to to what we see on screen whether it is very explicit very violent and whether we we absorb it and we're shots by it in the way we used to be. 01:09:00.20 ukfilmreview Um. 01:09:08.54 ukfilmreview Um. 01:09:09.76 Brian Penn Ah, don't think we necessarily are and it depends on the film it depends how it's shot as well because you know some some violence can come across like like like a comic strip almost you know and but other films can can be very very. Explicit and brutal and quite disturbing to watch and you would worry about um, younger people watching it. But as I say the way it is now with social media that you you can't control Content. You can't control who sees what and when they sit but you know that's inevitable really that. 01:09:38.85 ukfilmreview And. 01:09:44.44 Brian Penn The way times are changing isn't it really? well. 01:09:45.98 ukfilmreview Well I mean if you've seen bad boys it pretty much everyone has now. Um, yeah, that's not what you think but what yeah almost thirty years old is it worthy of that 18 certificate I'll be interested to hear um, previously on an episode. We reviewed mad max. 01:09:51.34 Brian Penn Yeah. 01:09:57.42 Brian Penn Yeah. 01:10:03.63 ukfilmreview 79 version and we were very lucky to have received a review from a listener. Um, so ah Nina remained got in touch and she just gave a little where. 01:10:10.25 Brian Penn Oh. 01:10:17.75 ukfilmreview Little review of ah the ah the original mad max film which I'm going to read out now. It's lovely to have ah a listener review. So this is ah Nina's review of Mad Max shot in 1979 in the australian outback this dystopian nightmare is a young drama student the then unknown 23 year old Mel Gibson 01:10:21.63 Brian Penn Oh yeah, okay. 01:10:37.26 ukfilmreview As max who is later dubbed the insane antihero of the title gibson is supported by Hugh Keyes Byrne as tow cutter who went on to play Immorton Joe in 2015 to mad max fury road the 79 indie flick is deadly serious unlike the big hair tongue in cheek. Comedy of the two 1980 s sequels full of gore and murder giving new meaning to the century's fuel shortages and obsession with road rage this road horror put Gibson on the international map that is a fantastic review I wish I could be as concise and as as insult. 01:11:09.10 Brian Penn But yeah I own it was slider up Chris Slider up Chris. Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah. 01:11:14.87 ukfilmreview Yeah I know I think that is so insightful. Um, yeah thank you so much Nina for that review of Mad Ma because that was the original idea of film club. The idea that yeah listeners you are more and welcome to send in your reviews you can do it on the website or through our social media. Um, yeah. 01:11:27.13 Brian Penn Yeah, okay. 01:11:32.53 ukfilmreview Any film that we've reviewed or any film that we've mentioned we're going through review. Yeah, just drop us a line. We'll we'll try and read them out. Um, in the past I think when we first started someone did actually even submit an audio recording. You can also do that you send us ah an mpthree yeah does that be polished or anything like that guy is just like a voice note. Ah, you can send it to info at uk filmview dot coda uk and yeah, we'd love to hear from you. It'd be great to hear um some more of your reviews and might be the films you've seen at the cinema the ones that Brian's reviewed it might be the nostalgia pics that we've gone through it might be your your favorite wedding film. Yeah feel free to. 01:11:54.85 Brian Penn Yeah, yeah. 01:12:08.66 Brian Penn Yeah, yeah, yeah. 01:12:09.83 ukfilmreview Send those in because um, yeah, be great to have the yeah more inclusive community here and just share our love of film. Especially the people that have made it to all the way to the end of this episode because I'm always yeah, championing those people the people that stay with us. Yeah, they they get to the end a gritty end when me and Brian are like. 01:12:26.76 Brian Penn I Yeah and I Ah, ah yeah, yeah. 01:12:29.71 ukfilmreview Corpses across our mics. Yeah we're sort of basically just dragging onto the and um yeah I try and sound it a bit better than that when I tell people that we've done a podcast. 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Africa is Home film review by UK film critic William Curzon. Starring Tamia Jamal, Tselane Diphoko, Jason Trum directed by Wiclive Mazo. HOME | FILMS | REVIEWS Africa is Home Film Review average rating is 3 out of 5 Critic: William Curzon | Posted on: Dec 16, 2025 Directed by: Wiclive Mazo Written by: Tselane Diphoko Starring: Tamia Jamal, Tselane Diphoko, Jason Trum Africa is Home is a short film that envisions Africa as a united continent where people of all races can live together in peace and love. The filmmakers wished to convey a compelling narrative that sparks conversation regarding how many people of different races consider Africa their only home, even if their ancestors came from elsewhere in the world. Even with the film's restricted runtime, director Wiclive Mazo warrants enough social commentary to justify deeper discussions after the credits roll. The musical score and use of needle drops serve as one of the most intriguing aspects of the film, presenting one of its biggest strengths whilst proving detrimental at times. While the score accompanies the opening credits incredibly well with its pulse-pounding and majestic themes, it can be oddly overbearing in dialogue-heavy scenes and feels out of place during discussions of race. It is, however, consistently creative and definitely one of the most memorable aspects formally. The piece almost feels like a music video at times, with the amount of music present and how it jarringly shifts tonally into another piece of licensed music. Wiclive Mazo’s direction is competent enough; however, the use of blocking often feels awkward and unnatural, and camerawork relies heavily on fixed shots, rarely doing anything memorable. That being said, the drone photography and the sprawling shots of Africa outside of the central characters’ dialogue are admittedly impressive to witness. The opening credits, accompanied by beautiful photography and powerful conversations about generational hatred, are provocative and visually arresting. The tone of the piece feels entirely uplifting, with its heart clearly in the right place about educating others on race and accepting our differences. It brings up intriguing discussions regarding acceptance in your community and acknowledging the pitfalls of the past, and what we can do to make a change to the way others are unable to love one another. Unfortunately, due to the limited runtime and lack of a wide range of perspectives, the piece is sadly restrained in what it actually has to say, and an extended runtime could have fleshed out and deepened discussions to allow more discourse to be had beyond the film. This is mainly due to the piece primarily focusing on only three individuals. While the dialogue is engaging and thought-provoking, the conversations at times feel stilted due to how unnatural their line delivery is, and it takes you out of the raw experience. The piece employs a powerful social commentary focused on community and the importance of empowerment, envisioning Africa as a place where people's voices are amplified worldwide. It conveys themes of love and peace, with a narrative centred on Africa’s determination to foster these. It may abruptly conclude and offer minor perspectives due to the lack of people present in the discussions; however, the piece still manages to employ enough intriguing points to the audience. Africa is Home is a thought-provoking piece of filmmaking with an uplifting social commentary that depicts Africa as a loving and hopeful place to unite black communities, and educate others on topics such as race, community and history. It may suffer from being unable to offer a wide variety of perspectives due to its sparse runtime; however, this still manages to connect on a deeper level due to how much material is covered within the minimal duration. About the Film Critic William Curzon Short Film < All Reviews Next Film Review >

From lauded director Kenneth Branagh, and starring an acclaimed ensemble cast, Belfast is a personal and joyful story about the power of memory, set in late 1960s Northern Ireland.. Brand new film trailers. Belfast Official Trailer 2 BELFAST OFFICIAL TRAILER 2 RELEASE WRITTEN AND DIRECTED BY KENNETH BRANAGH STARRING CAITRIONA BALFE, JUDI DENCH, JAMIE DORNAN, CIARAN HINDS AND INTRODUCING JUDE HILL IN CINEMAS 25 FEBRUARY 2022 WINNER OF THE PEOPLE’S CHOICE AWARD – TORONTO INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL 2021 From lauded director Kenneth Branagh, and starring an acclaimed ensemble cast, Belfast is a personal and joyful story about the power of memory, set in late 1960s Northern Ireland. At the center of the film is Buddy, a young boy on the cusp of adolescence, whose life is filled with familial love, childhood hijinks, and a blossoming romance. Yet, with his beloved hometown caught up in increasing turmoil, his family faces a momentous choice: hope the conflict will pass or leave everything they know behind for a new life. Read our Belfast Film Review . Supergirl As we look toward the 2026 release, Supergirl: Woman of Tomorrow stands as a testament to the new direction of DC Studios. Masters of the Universe With the arrival of the first trailer for the 2026 reboot of Masters of the Universe, the cinematic landscape prepares for a collision of sword, sorcery, and surprisingly, suburban Earth. Wild Foxes Dune: Part Three Picking up roughly seventeen years after the seismic events of Part Two, the trailer immediately signals a shift in tone. While the first film was an act of world-building and the second a visceral war epic, Dune: Part Three—an adaptation of Frank Herbert’s Dune Messiah—looks to be a far more claustrophobic and tense affair. In The Grey Scary Movie 6 The horror-comedy world is officially being turned upside down as the first trailer for Scary Movie 6 has finally arrived, marking a monumental return for the franchise that defined a generation of parody cinema. Empire of Lies Empire of Lies arrives in UK cinemas and on digital platforms on 27th March. Undertone Undertone is scheduled to arrive in cinemas on Friday, March 13th, 2025. If the trailer is anything to go by, we suggest you keep the lights on and perhaps think twice before pressing play on your next favourite podcast. The Moment The Land of Sometimes Twins Alfie and Elise find a magical Wish Watch on Christmas Eve and are swept by the Wish Collector into the musical Land of Sometimes, where they learn that wishes have consequences. Avengers: Doomsday Fans are elated at the release of the first teaser trailer for Avengers: Doomsday. Set for a theatrical release on 18th December 2026, find out more here. Greenland 2: Migration Now, the first official trailer for the sequel, Greenland 2: Migration, has landed, promising to take that survivalist tension into even more treacherous territory. Looney Tunes: The Day the Earth Blew Up Looney Tunes: The Day the Earth Blew Up Official Trailer. Looney Tunes: The Day The Earth Blew Up will be in UK & Irish cinemas from 13th February 2026. Mother Mary Ultimately, the Mother Mary trailer establishes a compelling promise: a film that uses the theatricality of the music industry to explore something primal about identity and obsession. Ready Or Not 2: Here I Come In the trailer for Ready Or Not 2: Here I Come establishes a new, thrilling chapter. It’s a sequel that dares to go bigger, transforming a single family’s twisted tradition into a full-scale, world-controlling bloodsport. Shelter People We Meet On Vacation People We Meet On Vacation looks set to be a thoroughly British affair in its tone and appeal—a charming, heartfelt escape, promising both belly laughs and a good cry. Doctor Plague Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery This first glimpse of Wake Up Dead Man isn’t just a trailer; it’s a brilliant statement of intent. The film looks primed to be a festive treat for audiences looking for a compelling, cleverly constructed mystery. Michael Michael is set to arrive in cinemas in the UK and Ireland on the 24th of April 2026, and based on this compelling first look, the world will indeed be waiting.

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HoneyDough film review by UK film critic Jason Knight. Starring Jillian Vitko, Jamie Craib directed by Jillian Vitko. HOME | FILMS | REVIEWS HoneyDough Film Review average rating is 4 out of 5 Critic: Jason Knight | Posted on: Feb 18, 2022 Directed by: Jillian Vitko Written by: Jillian Vitko Starring: Jillian Vitko, Jamie Craib A young woman makes herself a man out of honey dough. It is Valentine's Day and Jackie (Vitko) is at home by herself. After chatting with her friend over the phone, she decides to have a snack and comes across a large jar containing honey dough with instructions that if one is feeling lonely, they can create a companion for themselves by cooking the dough. She prepares the dough and magically a handsome young man named Sam (Craib) appears. The two of them have a romantic evening together, having dinner and dancing, however things go downhill later. This short is an entertaining dark romantic comedy fantasy film that deals with themes of loneliness, romance, finding the right person and of course dough. The atmosphere is rather light-hearted throughout and it also becomes quite romantic. The plot is intriguing and makes the audience wonder how things are going to turn out. Interestingly, the dough itself is said to be purchased by a known shop and Jackie is not shocked or surprised at all when Sam shows up. Although it is hard to believe that anyone would react so naturally to the arrival of a person that was created out of dough, the whole thing still adds to the fun. Vitko delivers an entertaining performance as a single and cheerful woman who is looking for a bit of romance and Craib does a good job as a charming man who also happens to be made out of dough. Vitko also worked on the editing and creates well-constructed montage sequences and utilises jump cuts to good effect. Andrew Whitbeck develops music that includes jazz and it accompanies the scenes effectively and there is also a scene that features heavy metal music, making the experience more tense. The use of slow motion adds a comical tone when it is present. Generally, this multi-award-winning film is about the life of a single woman and her extraordinary attempt to find someone, with humorous and awkward results. It appears to suggest that sometimes relationships do not work out, sometimes people are not who they seem to be and that being single has its advantages. About the Film Critic Jason Knight Short Film < All Reviews Next Film Review >

Love Has Nothing To Do With It film review by UK film critic William Hemingway. Starring Hanna Azoulay Hasfari, Yossi Yarom directed by Yotam Knispel. HOME | FILMS | REVIEWS Love Has Nothing To Do With It Film Review average rating is 3 out of 5 Critic: William Hemingway | Posted on: Dec 22, 2025 Directed by: Yotam Knispel Written by: Yotam Knispel Starring: Hanna Azoulay Hasfari, Yossi Yarom A mother is forced to stay inside with her son, who is under house arrest, while she interminably turns things over in her mind and tries to get to the truth of who he is. Rina (Hasfari) is having a hard time of things. She just wants to get out of the house for a little while and maybe run to the shops for a few messages and such, but she can’t. Somebody’s slashed her tyres, meaning that the car isn’t going anywhere, and her next door neighbour is being really difficult towards her, forgetting his commandments and turning his back on her in her time of need. So, Rina turns right back around and goes back inside, faced with the oppressive, stifling air of the house which hasn’t seen an open window or fully drawn-back curtains for quite some time. At home with her, is Dean (Yarom), Rina’s son who is under house arrest and awaiting trial the next day. It has been a long, hard slog being at home with Dean all this time, trying to keep him hidden from view and away from prying eyes, as well as the odd flying projectile, and also having to feed him, clean up after him, and deal with his overt noises and ablutions. Rina is really at the end of her rope, and everything is truly getting her down, so when she decides she wants to hear the story from Dean about his activities and his arrest, she isn’t in the mood for anything but the truth. You see, Dean was arrested on the charge of soliciting and sodomy, for relations he had as a teacher with a pupil. Everybody in the community has heard the news and already found him guilty, and so have been making their feelings felt vocally and violently any chance they get. After a clash with a home-invader, Rina finally faces up to how she feels about the shame her son has brought her. Set up as a pressure-cooker chamber piece, Love Has Nothing To Do With It spends the fifteen minutes it has trying to make the audience as uncomfortable as possible in the home of Rina and Dean. The dark, oppressive interior of the house, which is also mirrored in the mind and face of Rina, is captured clearly by cinematographer, Zohar Mutayn, while the sound design bundles sound upon sound from ticking clocks to crashing crockery, to help keep an unnerved feeling front and centre of the film. Hanna Azoulay Hasfari does a solid job of portraying Rina’s unease, and genuinely looks tired at everything she is having to deal with as the story progresses, while Yossi Yarom is surprisingly indignant as Dean, forced to account for what he has done to people who will never understand. There is a strong sense of direction and scope from writer/director, Yotam Knispel, who brings everything together to fulfil his vision for what Love Has Nothing to Do With It should be. He creates the tension in the house really well, and sets up a scenario that engulfs the viewer entirely when telling his story, using sound and lighting to their fullest to help. Underneath though, there’s a lot missing from the film that is never aired properly, leaving us guessing at most of what is happening behind the scenes. The way that Dean defends himself, and the words that he uses, sow doubt as to his innocence against the charges, while we are left guessing who is at fault, as everybody seems to be to blame in some way. If there is an analogy or a metaphor at work for bigger, more political themes, it is never expressed outright, and if one isn’t there, then everything seems muddled and complicated for no reason, and that in itself would be an opportunity lost. While Knispel’s motivations and themes are right there on the surface, there is no accounting for what is actually trying to be said underneath it all. Naturally, the complicated nature of human relationships precludes the idea that things could be wrapped up neatly in a nice little package, but in the end we’re no wiser or further forward than we were at the start. The idea of a ‘mother’s love’ winning out over all is truly tested throughout the film, but we are never party to any realisations that are made over that time, only that it is difficult for everyone involved. But then again, maybe that is the whole point after all. About the Film Critic William Hemingway Digital / DVD Release, Short Film, World Cinema < All Reviews Next Film Review >