Film
Mich Addison in his playing days. Possibly the most unusual and heartfelt sporting tribute ever captured on camera is the subject of Italian filmmaker Raffaele Trasatti’s latest documentary – which has been entered for the first-ever Gateshead International Film Festival (GIFF). In September 2024, the Whitley Bay ice hockey community lost a beloved member when […]
Alejandro G. Iñárritu’s 2026 big-budget Digger is not afraid to criticise American society. Beneath its dark comedy lies a very serious critique of capitalism, trust in authority and modern society. Across the film, Iñárritu uses Digger to present a spiteful critique of the flaws of American life, presenting stereotypes of capitalism in order to […]
The Gateshead International Film Festival (GIFF) has been announced for July 2027. The inaugural event has been conceived of by a North East based film company called ANBOC Ltd, with the programme being curated by a panel of northern and international filmmakers. One of those creatives is Steve Wraith, an actor and writer from Newcastle. […]
How do we define a monster? Guillermo Del Toro’s Frankenstein favours tragedy over terror, but the film’s power strikes in its final tranquility. Hannah Rooney goes all gothic… It’s no easy feat to take on a literary classic. Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein; Or, The Modern Prometheus is widely regarded as a Gothic masterpiece – but if […]
FILM REVIEW: Wake Up Dead Man DIRECTOR: Rian Johnson Tyneside Cinema has once again partnered with the British Film Institute (BFI) to screen a series of films featured in the 2025 edition of London Film Festival, bringing premieres and new releases to North East audiences. The opening gala of the 2025 programme was the third […]
North East Swifties – it’s time to head to your local cinema and secure tickets for a night of Taylor Swift on the big screen. She returns with an 89-minute release party event to celebrate her twelfth studio album, The Life of a Showgirl, arriving on Friday 3 October. The film will include the exclusive […]
“Live-action adaptation”—a phrase that Hollywood seems to be in love with but sends shivers down my spine. It only reinforces the fear that original IPs and stories are all but dead in cinema. No matter how cherished the originals are, most modern reimaginings fail to capture the magic of animation or what it achieved for […]
Nothing strikes more fear into the hearts and minds of m0vie or gaming fans than the words ‘video-game’. A history of embarrassing failures have plagued this genre, saved very briefly by the likes of this Sonic franchise and 2023’s Illumination animation The Super Mario Bros. Movie. However, the reputation of the genre is still in […]
Whenever a film deals with the idea or theme of cancer or any illness, as We Live in Time does, you will always connect with someone. One of the greatest things about cinema and film is that it connects us all, even if we don’t know it, are aware of it, or acknowledge it. Whenever […]
Its that time of the year again. Awards seasons is upon us once more! After plenty of enjoyable trash where no intellectual engagement is required to some of the more intelligent mainstream offerings that will in fact be competing – as is always the case every year- it is time to knuckle down and pay […]
