Review: Rams
Gr├¡mur H├íkonarson’s Icelandic film Rams is a darkly comic and at times heartbreaking tale about sheep. The film tells of […]
Review: The Revenant
Alejandro Gonzalez Iñárritu directs Leonardo Dicaprio in what will come to be seen as one of the greatest films of
Review: Spotlight
Spotlight is the true story of how the Boston Globe newspaper uncovered the worldwide cases of sexual abuse within the
T┼À Celf 2016
T┼À Celf 2016 is now online! Also included as a pull-out in issue 156 of Quench magazine,┬áT┼À Celf is Cardiff
Review: Hand Gestures with Q+A at Chapter Arts Centre
Il Gesto delle Mani, or Hand Gestures is a masterful documentary film from Franscesco Clerici that focuses on the creation
Spotlight: Christopher Nolan
Each month, Quench looks at different directors’ selected filmography. We take a look at Christopher Nolan for December’s online feature.
Love Season at Chapter Arts Centre
As part of the BFI Love Season, Chapter Arts Centre in Cardiff have screened a choice selection of films spanning
Review: Mississippi Grind
Mississippi Grind is a film that could easily pass by without people taking notice. For the most part it is
Review: Burnt
When you have a film as clearly themed as Burnt it really is difficult to write about it without resorting
The Horror of Love: On the Ghosts of Crimson Peak
Crimson Peak has what my old Film teacher would call a ÔÇÿcircular narrative’, in which we follow an aspiring writer,
Review: Spectre
After mass promotion and media build-up the latest James Bond film, Spectre finally opens onto Day of the Dead, Mexico City,
Film in Technicolour: Problematic portrayals of race in the 21st century
Amidst the whitewashing of past and current cinema, seeing a person of colour on our screens is refreshing. Yet, from
The Rules of Spoilers
Spoilers suck, plain and simple. No matter how much you try to forget that he dies, or pretend that it’s
Review: The Program
Is there anything more tragic than a racing-movie that never gets up to speed? Well… yes. Obviously yes. There are
Review: Everest
Climbing Mt. Everest is a challenge of two halves; getting to the summit is only half of the mission. Once
Review: The Martian
I am a lone vessel in this vast void of nothingness. One man stranded on Mars with only his wits,
Review: Convenience
Billed as ‘a buddy comedy heist movie,┬áClerks meets Dog Day Afternoon,‘┬áConvenience┬áis one of the best British comedy films in recent
Review: Just Jim
Welsh actor Craig Roberts (Submarine, Comes a Bright Day, Bad Neighbours) makes a very strong directorial debut in Just Jim,
Review: Straight Outta Compton
Never has a biographical film impressed me in the last decade than Straight Outta Compton. This film follows the start
Review: Irrational Man
Irrational Man is the new film directed by Woody Allen, a light black comedy about Abe, a philosophy professor (Joaquin