Groundbreaking. Epic. Beautiful beyond all reason. Racist. Anti-American.
We present the Boar’s British Film Campaign preview for 2010
Hugh Langley finds a classic brilliantly rediscovered in Sherlock Holmes
The last rape of Michael Jackson’s memory? Georgi Lavers finds this footage from his last ever tour lacking in many ways, but to his fans, a fitting epitaph to the King of Pop
Shot on a camcorder for $15,000 and hyped to high heaven, it smacks of a Blair Witch rip off, but Paranormal Activity turns out to be satisfyingly terrifying
The truth of their Occupation during World War Two has always been, and remains, a …
Hugh Langley applauds Spike Jonze’s transformation of Maurice Sendak's ten line children's classic into an astounding film
It is a somewhat difficult task reviewing 2012, for it is a film which does …
As the Temper Trap are propelled into fame for their song’s use in (500) days of Summer, Cameron Wauchope wonders whether a soundtrack can ever upstage a film
While taking the quotidian as raw material is of course ubiquitous within British film, Emily Richardson’s evocative works transform the everyday into something mysterious which nevertheless resonates as profoundly true. Daniel Neofetou talks to her about influences and interpretations
As our indigenous cinema enjoys a spell of particularly rude health, Alex King looks at the state of the industry and argues the case for British Cinema
Stephen Leach looks at the legacy of the late, great John Hughes
Back in 2003 Ong Bak burst onto our screens as an instant classic. It may …
Mike Leigh is the master of British Film's great tradition: social realism. Anyone fighting to …
Nothing can prepare you for Hunger. Turner Prize winner Steve McQueen’s directorial debut is quite …
Andrea Arnold’s Fish Tank is remarkable in its unflinchingly gritty, yet often beautiful evocation of …
Oh, Halloween. It’s that time of year again when kids dress scarily, teenagers dress scantily …
Darren Aronofsky's mezmerizing collection of films leave Alex King waiting with baited breath for his forthcoming Robocop 'reboot'.
At fifty-three years old Lars Von Trier is not so much l’enfant any longer, but he’s certainly still terrible, to which the furore accompanying Antichrist attests.
Nicola Davidson sings the praises of octogenarian provocateur par excellence Kenneth Anger in our last director profile of the academic year.
Oh what a difference two-and-a-half decades make in a human’s twilight years! There are two …
Mickey Rourke makes an outstanding return to acting's top flight with an incredible performance as Randy “The Ram” Robinson, writes Alex King.
Schoolboy heroics: Watchmen is certainly faithful to its source material, but whether that makes it a good film is another matter for Robin Stevens.
Alex King continues the Boar's director profiles with a look at the ever-controversial works of Stanley Kubrick.
Matt Freeman returns to the scene of the crime in his re-viewing of Michael Mann's classic Heat.
We present the Boar’s British Film Campaign preview for 2010
While taking the quotidian as raw material is of course ubiquitous within British film, Emily Richardson’s evocative works transform the everyday into something mysterious which nevertheless resonates as profoundly true. Daniel Neofetou talks to her about influences and interpretations
Darren Aronofsky's mezmerizing collection of films leave Alex King waiting with baited breath for his forthcoming Robocop 'reboot'.
Mickey Rourke makes an outstanding return to acting's top flight with an incredible performance as Randy “The Ram” Robinson, writes Alex King.
Alex King continues the Boar's director profiles with a look at the ever-controversial works of Stanley Kubrick.
The director profile returns as Russell Bailey takes a look at BAFTA's golden boy.
We present the Boar’s British Film Campaign preview for 2010
As the Temper Trap are propelled into fame for their song’s use in (500) days of Summer, Cameron Wauchope wonders whether a soundtrack can ever upstage a film
Andrea Arnold’s Fish Tank is remarkable in its unflinchingly gritty, yet often beautiful evocation of …