Troll Hunter

Five short films dealing - in wildly different contexts - with the tensions between autonomy and connection.

North Macedonian director Georgi M. Unkovski’s debut feature.

East Anglian Shorts showcased a wondrous range of cinematic talent from the region.

A selection of eight distinct dark comedy and horror shorts from local and independent film creators.

The directorial debut from buzzing talent Calif Chong

The experience proved greatly enhanced by Minima's musical interpretation of the action on screen, coaxing out the emotional core of the film with guitar, cello, percussion and synthesiser.

"See it if you are a fan of that sort of thing, or have just had a daughter and want some tips on ‘extreme parenting’ Neeson style" - Smiley and Jay Freeman review the new Taken 2 movie

This month our chef is Joss Whedon and his ingredients are prime beef, short-crust pastry, mushrooms, and a piece of dog-shit.

Nolan took the darkest side of the knight for his Batman trilogy and now we get Dredd - the lawman that puts the mental in judgemental.

So, picture the scene: A desperate Hollywood film exec scans his child’s bedroom. He senses potential inspiration and plunges his arm, elbow deep, into the nearby toy-box.

This reboot is handled with an air of genuine affection towards the kind of 80s action films and trash TV, whilst simultaneously poking fun at it.

I like Bale’s Batman. He’s dark, vicious and the kind of superhero that would punch his mum and sister...