Film

This isn’t going to be a traditional review or an opinion piece on the Netflix’s Nothing Special. I can’t be objective about it. I’m a deep fan of comedian Norm Macdonald. I have been since I was 14 years old. I borrowed a lot of his act…

Hello and welcome to Subtext, a new irregular column looking at the hidden gems among the foreign language shows and movies available on streaming services. On the 18th of June, a show will arrive on Netflix that promises to be one of…

In Offseason, written and directed by Mickey Keating, Marie Aldrich (Jocelin Donahue) travels to her mothers burial site situated on an isolated offshore island after receiving word that her grave has been vandalised. Searching for the…

This week on I Know That Face, Andrew and Stephen are joined by HeadStuff contributor Aoife Bagnall to talk about the career of Irish character actor Liam Cunningham. A consistent presence since his 1995 breakthrough in Alfonso Cuaron's A…

Men, the newest film from Alex Garland sees Harper (Jessie Buckley) renting a stately country home from Geoffrey (Rory Kinnear) and using it as a solitary retreat of sorts after a violent separation from her husband (Paapa Essiedu) and a…

It's no secret how important a filmmaker Danny Boyle is. Ever since the cult classic Shallow Grave (1994), and his era-defining Trainspotting (1996), he has remained integral to cinema - granted there have been some clangers such as The…

Welcome to Animation Globe where HeadStuff’s animation expert Joseph Learoyd analyses films of the form from around the world. This entry is on 2013 Argentinian animation Metegol Loosely based on Roberto Fontanarrosa’s short story…

A Banquet, the debut feature from Scottish director Ruth Paxton, sees widowed mother Holly (Sienna Guillory) tested as she deals with her eldest daughter, Betsey’s (Jessica Alexander) purported possession by a higher power. Opening on…

It’s hard not to feel we’re putting a lot of responsibility on the shoulders of the youngest generation. Whether we like to admit it or not, our actions will require them to shoulder many burdens that we are not ready for ourselves:…

This week, Andrew and Stephen cover the career of supporting heavyweight and icon of American masculinity Jon Bernthal. Starting out as Shane in The Walking Dead, Bernthal moved quickly into supporting roles in Martin Scorsese’s The Wolf of…