Celluloid Screams

Sheffield’s first horror film festival, held at the Showroom cinema… Here’s the movies…

Public Enemies

Michael Manns epic gangster drama. Depp is as enigmatic as ever, the handheld camera seemed out of place for a period movie but it was well directed and tense in the right places. Cinema Colour ***

Gone Baby Gone

Great brooding drama about a young couple who investigate the disapearance if a young girl. Ben Affleck’s directorial debut. Sky HD Colour ****

Shine a Light

Scorsese’s concert movie of the rolling stones. Nicely done and a rocking show. Sky HD Colour ****

Terminator Salvation

Arnie-less Terminator movie (although…) which follows the grown up John Connor as he takes down skynet. Great action sequences! At least… Cinema Colour ***

The Air I Breathe

Cool crossover drama with four stories that interconnect Altman style. Good performances and well put together. Sky Player Colour ***

X-Men Origins – Wolverine

Here we get the story of Wolverine and how he came to be. Well, almost – not much about how he came to have those cooool claw thingys but lots of back story on the brotherly love side of things and how he was experimented upon etc. I wasn’t expecting too much but it was […]

First Sunday

Bumbling duo decide to rob a church in this redemption comedy. Ok. Sky Player Colour ***