Christina Brennan

1 week ago | screensphere.co.uk | Christina Brennan

The award-winning Pictureville Cinema in Bradford is putting a spotlight on the region’s young misfits and changemakers with its Northern Youth season. The Northern Youth season is curated by Bradford-born director Dominic Leclerc, who has been part of Netflix’s Sex Education and Channel 4’s Shameless and Skins.

1 week ago | vaguevisages.com | Christina Brennan

2020s Vague Visages’ Invaderreview contains minor spoilers. Mickey Keating’s 2024 movie features Colin Huerta, Vero Maynez and Joe Swanberg. Check out the VV home page for more film criticism, movie reviews and film essays. Relentless stalkers and memorable masked predators have long haunted horror cinema. Iconic movie killers, including Michael Myers in Halloween (1978) and Freddy Krueger in A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984), perfected this cat-and-mouse subgenre dynamic.

1 week ago | loudandclearreviews.com | Christina Brennan

Vincent D’Alessandro’s Bottom Feeders is a memorable debut about clawing out of poverty in rural  Pennsylvania. Writer & Director: Vincent D’AlessandroGenre: DramaRun Time: 78′Release Date: April 30, 2024Where to Watch: On Vimeo on DemandVincent D’Alessandro’s striking film Bottom Feeders blends realism with a poignant coming-of-age story set in the bleak, wintry landscape of rural Pennsylvania.

2 months ago | screensphere.co.uk | Christina Brennan

Horror has always thrived in the shadows, and for decades, horror video games have lurked there, too — dismissed as niche entertainment compared to cinematic horror. But TerrorBytes: The Evolution of Horror Gaming (2025), produced by filmmaker and creator Daniel Richardson (Producer), pulls this neglected side of horror fandom into the spotlight.

2 months ago | nerdspin.com | Christina Brennan

To celebrate her latest turn as a sophisticated and lethal spy, we’re looking back at some of cinema history’s most unforgettable female spies and assassins. From Angelina Jolie’s chameleon-like Evelyn Salt to Charlize Theron’s ice-cold MI6 agent in Atomic Blonde, these women redefine espionage with intelligence, style, and an unmatched ability to outmaneuver their enemies. Steven Soderbergh’s Black Bag (2025) thrusts Cate Blanchett into a world of high-stakes espionage and marital mind games.