Michael Smiley
VOD film review: Censor
September 23, 2021 | David FarnorPrano Bailey-Bond’s striking feature directorial debut is a gloriously atmospheric trip into retro-horror chills.Read More
VOD film review: Rialto
October 2, 2020 | David FarnorTom Vaughan-Lawlor is heart-achingly good in this moving domestic tragedy. Read More
Why Dead Still should be your next box set
July 26, 2020 | Brendon ConnellyLighter on production value than ingenuity and impact, there’s more to this crime drama than meets the eye.Read More
VOD film review: Come to Daddy
February 21, 2020 | Anton BitelGenre producer extraordinaire Ant Timpson proves he can also direct in this extreme and darkly funny tale of fathers and sons.Read More
VOD film review: Free Fire
August 10, 2017 | David FarnorInsults and bullets fly in Ben Wheatley’s smart, funny and unpredictable deconstruction of a shootout.Read More
VOD film review: Jawbone
June 11, 2017 | Ian LoringImpressive writing, directing and acting earn Jawbone a place in the ring with other heavyweight boxing films. Read More
VOD film review: Shell
January 7, 2017 | David FarnorA calm and absorbing coming-of-age drama, shot through with a heartbreaking sense of tangible isolation.Read More
VOD film review: Glassland
August 14, 2015 | David FarnorJack Reynor and Toni Collette are superb in this heartbreaking drama.Read More
The A to Z Guide to BBC’s Luther
August 2, 2014 | Mark HarrisonWith all four seasons of Luther now available on Netflix UK and BBC iPlayer, we provide an alphabetical guide to the mad, bad and dangerous world of John Luther. It’s a bit like a London A-Z, except you can’t really … Read More
Ben Wheatley: A career retrospective
August 23, 2013 | Chris BlohmFrightFest continues in London today with the Variety Award being bestowed upon Billericay’s very own Ben Wheatley, director of A Field in England – the first British film to be simultaneously released on VOD, DVD, TV and in cinemas.
One … Read More