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  • Film Review – One Second (2020)

    Film Review – One Second (2020)

    The power of film can truly accomplish wonderful things. It can excite, immerse, and intrigue you, and it can even make you feel happy or angry. It has the ability to provoke emotions in people, as seen in Zhang Yimou‘s One Second (2020), and it can bring communities together. Yimou is one of the very…

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  • Film Review – Escape From Pretoria (2020)

    Film Review – Escape From Pretoria (2020)

    After 20 plus years playing the boy wizard, Daniel Radcliffe has done his best to make sure when Hogwarts door closed for him he wouldn’t be forgotten. Same could be said about Kristen Stewart and Robert Pattinson with Twilight Saga. One could argue about the qaulity of those films, which we’ll leave you to decide.…

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  • Film Review – Uncut Gems (2020)

    Film Review – Uncut Gems (2020)

    For many years I’ve not hideen my dislike for the majority of Adam Sandler‘s filmography. I could easily count all his films I’ve enjoyed on one hand with several fingers to spare. 2020 that hand now has one less spare finger with the Safdie Brothers Uncut Gems. Ben and Josh Safdie introduced themselves to the…

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  • Listen To The Final 2020 Outside Centre Film Podcast Episode!

    Listen To The Final 2020 Outside Centre Film Podcast Episode!

    Tomorrow maybe a new day, it’s also a new year. 2020 has been a year to forget but last week myself and Theo Neuman and Ben Woodwiss it was one for us to remember. Last weekend  the three of  us recorded Episode 137  of The Outside Centre Film Podcast, with  the 2020 films of the…

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  • Listen To Outside Centre Film Podcast Episode 135

    Listen To Outside Centre Film Podcast Episode 135

    It’s Podcasting time! Yesterday myself and show host Theo Neumann recorded the latest episode for the Outside Centre Film Podcast. Episode 135 saw both of us travel around the world from Japan to France then over to Iceland. LISTEN TO EPISODE 135  First up was the family drama, My Dad As A Heel Wrestler -Part…

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  • Listen To Outside Centre Film Podcast Episode 133

    Listen To Outside Centre Film Podcast Episode 133

    We’re nearly half way through October which can mean only one thing, film Podcast time. Yesterday I recorded this month’s Outside Centre Film Podcast, the the podcast dedicated to World Cinema. Episode 133 saw myself and host Theo Neumann go Scandinavian and big on family plus some Nutella! As ever, if you enjoy full open…

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  • Listen To Outside Centre Film Podcast Episode 129

    Listen To Outside Centre Film Podcast Episode 129

    How time flies when your having fun and over the weekend we recorded another episode of the Outside Centre Podcast. The world cinema film podcast I  monthly guest critic on with host Theo Neumann. This month sees us look at Russian Horror, Kitchen Sink drama, Finnish style and a Latvian war epic … Firstly is…

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  • Listen To Outside Centre Podcast Episode 127

    Listen To Outside Centre Podcast Episode 127

    Earlier this month I recorded my July episode of the Outside Centre World Cinema Podcast. On episode 127 myself and podcast host Theo Neumann have a chat about 3 films from Finland, Italy and ending in Romania. Which of the three did we like and which ones we didn’t? Did we love or hate them…

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  • Listen To Outside Centre Podcast Episode 125

    Listen To Outside Centre Podcast Episode 125

    Slightly later than planned, finally recorded recorded Episode 125 Outside Centre film Podcast. As you’ll I’m a monthly guest on this podcast as myself and Podcast host Theo Neuman review 3 films from around the world. This month’s 3 picks come from around Poland and Lithuania which premiered at Glasgow Film Festival. The other film…

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  • Must See Films At 2020 Glasgow Film Festival

    Must See Films At 2020 Glasgow Film Festival

    This coming Wednesday 26th February , 2020 Glasgow Film Festival will open its doors. The 16th edition of the festival will take place across 12 days. We can expect World premieres, 10 European premieres, 102 UK premieres and 39 Scottish premieres. Over 380 movies  will be shown at this years festival which can be very…

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