Posts By Josh Slater-Williams
VOD film review: Things to Come
August 4, 2016 | Josh Slater-WilliamsMia Hansen-Løve continues to excel with this bittersweet comedy starring Isabelle Huppert.Read More
VOD film review: Marguerite
July 28, 2016 | Josh Slater-WilliamsSympathetic, but never stirring.Read More
VOD film review: A Patch of Fog
July 9, 2016 | Josh Slater-WilliamsAn efficient low-stakes thriller featuring two excellent lead performances.Read More
UK TV review: Roadies (Episode 1 and 2)
July 7, 2016 | Josh Slater-WilliamsThere comes a time in every music lover’s life where an artist or band they once idolised, or at least reaped significant enjoyment from, starts to sag artistically to a degree you can no longer support. A lot of the … Read More
VOD film review: Embrace of the Serpent
June 10, 2016 | Josh Slater-WilliamsA delirium-inducing drive into the dark heart of nature that feels like little else we’ve seen before.Read More
VOD film review: Ratter
April 4, 2016 | Josh Slater-WilliamsDirector: Branden Kramer Cast: Ashley Benson, Matt McGorry, Kaili Vernoff Certificate: 15 Watch Ratter online in the UK: Apple TV (iTunes) / Prime Video (Buy/Rent) / TalkTalk TV / Rakuten TV / Google Play
Read our interview with director Branden … Read More
Interview: Branden Kramer talks Ratter, hackers and the FBI
March 25, 2016 | Josh Slater-WilliamsAfter last year’s Unfriended offered a vision of tech terror told entirely through Skype on a laptop screen, Ratter, the feature debut of writer-director Branden Kramer, ups the unsettling factor by placing viewers in the shoes of a stalker capturing … Read More
First look UK TV review: Vinyl (spoiler-free)
February 15, 2016 | Josh Slater-WilliamsWhen it comes to the ever burgeoning output of a legendary filmmaker with a recurring, recognisable style, there can be a tendency, once in a while, when it comes to a new work that’s perhaps a little subpar, to rely … Read More
VOD film review: Straight Outta Compton
January 19, 2016 | Josh Slater-WilliamsThe solid elements just about the outweigh the stodgy ones in this entertaining N.W.A. biopic.Read More
12 Days of Netflix: Power Rangers Christmas specials
December 13, 2015 | Josh Slater-WilliamsWe unwrap a different Christmas film from Netflix’s dubious seasonal selection every day. For 12 days. It’s the 12 Days of Netflix.
Christmas specials of television shows can vary wildly in terms of creative expenditure, depending on the genre and … Read More