Billie Walker

Nov 7, 2024 | bfi.org.uk | George Bass |Sam Wigley |Billie Walker |Henry Barnes

In the aftermath of Halloween, horror fans grown tired of slashers and ghost stories can see something truly chilling: high-definition cartoon rabbits. Restored in 4K for release on Blu-ray and UHD, back in cinemas for the first time in 46 years and upgraded from a U rating to a PG, Martin Rosen’s Watership Down (1978) certainly contains some unconventionally dark moments for an animated family feature. Warnings from the rabbit god of a coming apocalypse.

Nov 1, 2024 | bfi.org.uk | Sam Wigley |Billie Walker |Henry Barnes |Anton Bitel

Where’s it on? Cinemas nationwideWith a sad lack of fanfare, the 40th feature film directed by Clint Eastwood is here. Not too long ago, this would have been considered a prime joint: it’s a handsomely mounted courtroom drama in the John Grisham vein, in which Nicholas Hoult plays the conflicted juror on an apparent open-and-shut murder trial in Alabama.

Oct 31, 2024 | bfi.org.uk | Billie Walker |Henry Barnes |Anton Bitel

Long before we picked up film cameras to tell stories, gothic literature employed the trope of the found document to imply a validity to their terrifying narratives. Often regarded as the first gothic novel, Horace Walpole’s 1764 book The Castle of Otranto is written in the form of a 16th-century manuscript – purporting to be a rediscovered artefact from a Catholic family – with the intention of offering authenticity to its supernatural tale.

Oct 12, 2024 | ca.style.yahoo.com | Billie Walker

Pitching your single friend to a pub of strangersCourtesy Billie WalkerIt’s no secret that dating apps aren’t working, forcing all of us to get creative with our romantic exploits. I, for one, have tried everything to resuscitate my dating life. I’ve shamelessly commented flame emojis under people’s selfies; I (unsuccessfully) chatted someone up whilst they were working at a garden centre; I even gave my number to a stranger I met at a casino on, I’ll be honest, a pretty ropey night out.

Oct 7, 2024 | wallpaper.com | Billie Walker

The London Film Festival is the perfect chance for those of us who aren’t regular attendees of Venice, Cannes, or TIFF, to catch up on a wealth of cinema, as the BFI picks from a well-acclaimed crop of the year’s prior festivals. With the BFI’s announcement of the lineup for their 68th festival, this year is no exception. Rungano Nyoni first made waves in 2017 with her debut feature I Am Not A Witch, a superb feat of magical realism demonstrating the violent truth of superstition in Zambia.