Raiders: The Story of The Greatest Fan Film Ever Made
In the 1980s three boys, Chris, Eric and Jayson, decided to recreate Raiders of the Lost Ark shot for shot. It would go on to become a Kaufman-esque undertaking which […]
Author Archives: Alex Chafey
All is True
This is the a film about the later years of Shakespeare’s (Kenneth Branagh) life as he deals with the twin tragedies of the death of his son, Hamnet, and the […]
Music for 18 Musicians
This concert, hosted by the South Bank Centre, is a programme of all things Steve Reich, performed by the London Sinfonietta. For a minimalist work, the venue was rather maximalist, with […]
Pitch Perfect
This is a competition movie about two a cappella singing teams, the Barden Bellas and the Treblemakers, at a university for the musically impaired. I hated this film and I […]
The Lego Movie 2
The follow-up to the wildly successful Lego Movie takes upbeat builder Emmett (Chris Pratt) into space to the Systar System in search of his his friends who have been abducted […]
Bergman: A Year in a Life
Made to mark Ingmar Bergman‘s 100th birthday, this documentary looks at the life of the great director through the prism of 1957. This was the ludicrously productive year in which […]
Heal the Living
This French film from 2014 follows two families: the parents of Simon (Tahar Rahim, Emmanuelle Seigner, Gabin Verdet), a 17-year-old boy who’s left brain dead after a car accident; and […]
