Nostalgie Review
By Will Barber Taylor Drew Lord Haig (Aiden Gillen), a washed-up ’80s one-hit-wonder turned IT entrepreneur, is stunned when a Belfast battalion invites him to perform at their centenary celebration. […]
Paper Plane Review
By Will Barber Taylor Depicting childhood and in particular the complex mixture of joy, heartbreak and sadness that often colours it can be a difficult task for any director to […]
Vital Review
By Will Barber-Taylor A mother in Iran, considers selling her organs to save her daughter, while in the United States, a doctor faces ethical dilemmas to save his faces ethical […]
Jazz Infernal Review
By Will Barber-Taylor Koffi, a young Ivorian trumpeter, arrives in Montreal with nothing but the legacy of his father to guide him. Lost between the city’s noise and the silence […]
Interview with Daniel Audritt and Kat Butterfield (Writers and Directors of Life Goes On)
I recently spoke to Daniel Audritt and Kat Butterfield, the authors and directors of a new short film Life Goes On, starring David Bradley. You can read my review of […]
Life Goes On Review
By Will Barber-Taylor Set within a hospice and structured around a repeating day, Life Goes On follows Bill (David Bradley), a hospice patient forced to relive the same day over […]
Still Life (2026) Review
By Will Barber-Taylor STILL LIFE is a darkly comic, deeply personal short film exploring life in the aftermath of stillbirth. The film follows Jess and Max navigating grief, unexpected forms […]
Roberto Rossellini: Living Without A Script Review
By Will Barber-Taylor Roberto Rossellini is without question one of the truly iconic figures of 20th century cinema. A pioneer of neorealism, Rossellini’s greatest works Rome, Open City and Paisan […]
A Ghost Story for Christmas: The Room in the Tower Review
By Will Barber-Taylor Dame Joanna Lumley and Tobias Menzies star in this year’s ghost story for Christmas from Mark Gatiss, The Room in the Tower by E.F. Benson. For 15 […]
From Roger Moore With Love Review
By Will Barber Taylor “Bond is what every man would like to be and what every woman would like to have between her sheets.” So said Raymond Chandler – and […]
