Music doc FREAKSCENE is the messy tribute DINOSAUR JR deserves
Dinosaur Jr have always been a mass of contradictions - documentary film Freakscene: The Story of Dinosaur Jr is the messy, noisy homage they deserve.
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Dinosaur Jr have always been a mass of contradictions - documentary film Freakscene: The Story of Dinosaur Jr is the messy, noisy homage they deserve.
Following its Cardiff residency in October, the Iris Prize Film Festival 2021 arrives on Channel 4 and All 4 at the end of November.
Slick, fun but ultimately forgettable, Netflix's Red Notice brings Ryan Reynolds, Dwayne Johnson and Gal Gadot together for an expensive caper.
A short film confronting big issues, Skinny Fat is well worth catching on BBC Four this Sunday, or on iPlayer afterwards.
A tonally suspect if often diverting revenge western, The Flood is a curious film that never fully settles.
Enjoyable and heartfelt, Apple TV+ film Finch is further confirmation of Tom Hanks’ solid brilliance. (And the dog is fabulous too.)
The UK's "premier" music documentary film festival Doc 'n' Roll will be turning things up to 11 at Chapter Arts Centre in Cardiff this week.
Mike Mort's labour of love, Chuck Steel: Night of the Trampies might not be everyone's cup of tea, but as he tells Carl Marsh, he's still proud of the film.
A charming documentary film, Men Who Sing proves what we all know: Wales is a true land of song.
Starring Neil Maskell, Paul Andrew Williams' film Bull is an intense and often deranged venture into London's criminal underbelly.
James Wan's return to horror in Malignant is welcome, and the result is a mesmerising but bloated melting pot of genres.
Turkish film Not Knowing deals with the pains of coming out (or not coming out) in the social media age for teengers.
Frustrating when it should be engaging, horror film Antlers suffers from being unable to shoulder the weight of its own ideas.
The fanciful question of who is out there saving the cryptids has been answered by Dash Shaw in the Jurassic Park-meets-Fantastic Planet feature Cryptozoo.
With Halloween looming over us like Michael Myers, here are some recent film and TV picks to get you in the ooky spooky mood at home.
De La Terreur, Mes Soeurs! (Terror, Sisters!), a short but lively fantasy about facing your abusers, does a lot with its limited runtime.
Shown as part of 2021's Iris Prize, Three Letters is a poignant depiction of the LGBT+ and disability campaigner Paul Davies, as he attempts to write a cathartic letter to his father.
Efa Blosse-Mason, director of this Welsh language short, does a beautiful job of capturing the fear and self-doubt of someone worried about starting a new relationship.
Short film Lesbian goes to show the great power words alone can have when delivered with a full-bodied and emotional performance.
Baba tells the story of Britannia, a young, queer Libyan man who must retrieve his passport from the home he had been expelled from years before if he hopes to …
If you enjoy films that make you say “what the fuck did I just watch?” then you need to add Saint-Narcisse to your list.
A necessary and moving watch, documentary film I Am Belmaya allows a young Nepalese filmmaker to tell her story.
A formulaic but enjoyable comedy drama, Best Sellers sees Michael Caine’s cranky author gets a new boost of life thanks to Aubrey Plaza’s struggling young publisher.
A dense, bizarre neo-metaphysical noir from the mind of Watchmen’s Alan Moore, set in his Northampton home town and which perplexes, frustrates and entertains in equal proportions.