Posts By Laurence Boyce
VOD film review: Office Space
February 20, 2022 | Laurence BoyceMike Judge’s cult 1999 comedy is a timeless workplace satire.Read More
Empathy and underdogs: Andrea Arnold’s early short films
February 13, 2022 | Laurence BoyceThe documentary Cow would seem to be something of an outlier within Andrea Arnold’s body of work, as it appears markedly different from the social realistic drama with which the British director has made her name. Yet, as three of … Read More
VOD film review: Venom: Let There Be Carnage
December 24, 2021 | Laurence BoyceThis pulpy, rip-roaring, ridiculous sequel prioritises action above all else.Read More
VOD film review: The Story of Film: A New Generation
December 22, 2021 | Laurence BoyceMark Cousins’ snapshot of how much cinema has changed in the past decade is packed with entertaining insight.Read More
VOD film review: The Story of Looking
September 17, 2021 | Laurence BoyceMark Cousins’ beautiful, moving and inventive exploration of how we see is his most personal film to date.Read More
VOD film review: The Filmmaker’s House
June 26, 2021 | Laurence BoyceRace, hospitality and grief collide in Mark Isaacs’ clever, playful, thought-provoking documentary.Read More
Sheffield DocFest film review: All Light, Everywhere
June 12, 2021 | Laurence BoyceTheo Anthony’s study of how the camera can be used as a weapon is a powerful, poetic watch.Read More
VOD film review: Undergods
May 23, 2021 | Laurence BoyceThis promising directorial debut is a darkly exhilarating, uneasy anthology of bleak dystopian fairy tales.Read More
Glasgow Short Film Festival 2021: 5 shorts to stream
March 24, 2021 | Laurence BoyceThe Glasgow Short Film Festival has moved online for its 14th edition, giving people across the UK the chance to experience some of the very best short films from across the world. The shorts at GSFF 2021 are bold and … Read More
VOD film review: King Rocker
February 6, 2021 | Laurence BoyceCulture, memory and legacy collide in this fascinating documentary about Birmingham punk band the Nightingales.Read More