The September issue of UK Monthly Film Review is now available free of charge in PDF format. This issue features UK film releases from 29th August to 25th September 2026. Films included in this issue are: April X; Babystar; Bad Apples; Barrio Triste; Blue Film; De Gaulle: Part 2- Liberte; The Death of Robin Hood;…
TV Review – VIGIL – SEASON 3 (2026)
VIGIL – SEASON 3 (2026, UK, 6 x 60m) ***½ Crime, Thriller dist. BBC (UK); pr co. World Productions d. Gareth Bryn; w. Tom Edge, Polly Buckle, Tom Mair, Eve Hedderwick Turner; pr. Marcus Wilson; exec pr. Jake Lushington, Tom Edge; ph. Emily Almond Barr; m. Berenice Scott, Glenn Gregory; theme song. “Fuel to Fire”…
Film Review – LIFE OF BRIAN (1979)
LIFE OF BRIAN (1979, UK, 94m, 15) **** Comedy dist. Cinema International Corporation (CIC) (UK), Orion Pictures / Warner Bros. (USA); pr co. HandMade Films / Python (Monty) Pictures d. Terry Jones; w. Graham Chapman, John Cleese, Terry Gilliam, Eric Idle, Terry Jones, Michael Palin; pr. John Goldstone; ph. Peter Biziou (Eastmancolor | 1.85:1); m….
UK Monthly Film Review August 2026 (Vol 4 No. 44) issue now available
The August issue of UK Monthly Film Review is now available free of charge in PDF format. This issue features UK film releases from 1st to 28th August 2026. Films included in this issue are: All Wishes Come True!; & Sons; Bitter Christmas; Bouchra; Colony; Coyote Vs. Acme; David; De Gaulle: Résistance; The Dog Stars;…
UK Monthly Film Review July 2026 (Vol 4 No. 43) issue now available
The July issue of UK Monthly Film Review is now available free of charge in PDF format. This issue features UK film releases from 27th June to 30th July 2026. Films included in this issue are: Animal Farm; Chickenhare and the Secret of the Groundhog; Couples Weekend; The Day She Returns; Evil Dead Burn; The…
UK Monthly Film Review June 2026 (Vol 4 No. 42) issue now available
The June issue of UK Monthly Film Review is now available free of charge in PDF format. This issue features UK film releases from 30th May to 26th June 2026. Films included in this issue are: Amazing Digital Circus: The Last Act, The; Are You There?; Blue Heron; Bonnie and Clive; Cactus Pears; Cologne 75;…
Retro Film Guide Issue 2 now available
Issue #2 of my quarterly Retro Film Guide magazine is now available. This issue continues the review of the classic Tarzan films by exploring Lex Barker’s tenure in the role. I also look at the Basil Rathbone/Nigel Bruce series of Sherlock Holmes films, which helped sustain cinema audiences throughout the war years in the late…
Film Review – STAR WARS: THE MANDALORIAN AND GROGU (2026)
STAR WARS: THE MANDALORIAN AND GROGU (2026, USA, 132m, 12) *** Action, Adventure, Fantasy dist. Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures; pr co. Lucasfilm / Golem Creations / Ian Bryce Productions d. Jon Favreau; w. Jon Favreau, Dave Filoni, Noah Kloor (based on characters created by George Lucas); pr. Ian Bryce, Jon Favreau, Kathleen Kennedy; ph….
UK Monthly Film Review May 2026 (Vol 4 No. 41) issue now available
Volume 4 Number 41 of UK Monthly Film Review is now available free of charge in PDF format. This issue features UK film releases from 25th April to 29th May 2026. Films included in this issue are: Backrooms; Charlie the Wonderdog; The Christophers; Deep Water; The Devil Wears Prada 2; Eagles of the Republic; Fairyland;…
Film Review – THE 15:17 TO PARIS (2018)
THE 15:17 TO PARIS (2018, USA, 94m, 15) **½ Drama, History dist. Warner Bros.; pr co. Malpaso Productions / Village Roadshow Pictures / Warner Bros. d. Clint Eastwood; w. Dorothy Blyskal (based on the book by Anthony Sadler, Alek Skarlatos, Spencer Stone and Jeffrey E. Stern); pr. Clint Eastwood, Jessica Meier, Tim Moore, Kristina Rivera; ph….