The Film Review (BBC News channel) & Horror Highlights (Horror Channel)

[OceanBlue]

The films on this week's edition of The Film Review (cinema, DVD, Blu-ray and streaming releases), presented by Jane Hill and Anna Smith (in the BBC Television Centre studio):

- Boiling Point (the cast including Stephen Graham, this film (set in a restaurant) was apparently shot in one take)

- Licorice Pizza
- The Electrical Life of Louis Wane (the cast including Benedict Cumberbatch)
- Best out: Titane
- Streaming: The Rescue (documentary).

Anna Smith was in place of Mark Kermode.

[OceanBlue]

The films on last week's edition of The Film Review (cinema, DVD, Blu-ray and streaming releases), presented by Jane Hill and Mark Kermode (in the BBC Television Centre studio):

- Memoria
- Scream (aka Scream 5)
- Cow (documentary)
- Best out: Licorice Pizza
- Streaming: The Tragedy of Macbeth.

[OceanBlue]

The films on this week's edition of The Film Review (cinema, DVD, Blu-ray and streaming releases), presented by Jane Hill and Mark Kermode (in the BBC Television Centre studio):

- Belfast (directed by Sir Kenneth Branagh)
- Nightmare Alley (the remake)
- Journal for Jordan (directed by Denzel Washington)
- Best out: Licorice Pizza
- Streaming (and in some cinemas): Mass.

[OceanBlue]

The films on last week's edition of The Film Review (cinema, DVD, Blu-ray and streaming releases), presented by Reeta Chakrabarti and Mark Kermode (in the BBC Television Centre studio):

- Parallel Mothers (the cast including Penelope Cruz)
- Amulet (a British horror film)
- Sing 2 (animated film)
- Best out: Nightmare Alley (the remake)
- Physical media: Censor.

[DTSBOY]

Originally Posted by OceanBlue

The films on last week's edition of The Film Review (cinema, DVD, Blu-ray and streaming releases), presented by Reeta Chakrabarti and Mark Kermode (in the BBC Television Centre studio):

- Parallel Mothers (the cast including Penelope Cruz)
- Amulet (a British horror film)
- Sing 2 (animated film)
- Best out: Nightmare Alley (the remake)
- Physical media: Censor.

I watched this episode and Reeta was a poor co-host. I appreciate Jane Hill can't stand horror films but at least she shows some enthusiasm talking with Kermode. Nightmare Alley looks very good and I'll pick Censor up at HMV.

Can't wait until he reviews the Texas Chainsaw reboot. That'll go down well.

[OceanBlue]

Originally Posted by DTSBOY

I watched this episode and Reeta was a poor co-host. I appreciate Jane Hill can't stand horror films but at least she shows some enthusiasm talking with Kermode. Nightmare Alley looks very good and I'll pick Censor up at HMV.

Can't wait until he reviews the Texas Chainsaw reboot. That'll go down well.

Occasionly you get a co-presenter (although it's more like a stand-in co-presenter, with Jane Hill being the regular presenter) who doesn't seem as enthusiastic compared to Jane Hill. While I don't always agree with what Jane Hill says (ditto with Mark Kermode), she is enthusiastic about films (some seem like they're going through the motions, but I quite like Martine Croxall).

I doubt it, but I hope Amulet gets shown at my local cinema. I saw Nightmare Alley last week (very good). HMV used to price-match Amazon UK and the label (in this case, Second Sight Films), and I would sometimes get a new title in my local HMV. But I noticed Session 9 was more expensive instore (and I'm not talking £1 difference), and I bet it's the same with Censor (which I've been wanting to get myself).

[DTSBOY]

Literally just bought Censor from Amazon, the limited edition boxset, after seeing it sold out at HMV. Session 9 is several quid cheaper on Amazon too at the moment. That can wait a while.

[OceanBlue]

Some of the films on Horror Channel UK in February:

- The Midnight Man (channel premiere; the cast including Lin Shaye and Robert Englund)
- What Keeps You Alive (UK TV premiere)
- Devil (channel premiere)
- Death Trench (channel premiere)
- Gothika (the cast including Halle Berry and Robert Downey, Jr.)
- From the Dark
- Peripheral (UK TV premiere)
- Zombeavers (channel premiere).

[OceanBlue]

The films on this week's edition of The Film Review (cinema, DVD, Blu-ray and streaming releases), presented by Jane Hill and Mark Kermode (in the BBC Television Centre studio):

- The Eyes of Tammy Faye
- Jackass Forever
- Moonfall
- Best out: Amulet
- Physical media: Encanto (animated film).

It's only early February, but a contender for most entertaining film review this year has to be Mark Kermode's review of Moonfall. I was creased up (and Jane Hill's response was priceless).

[OceanBlue]

The films on this week's edition of The Film Review (cinema, DVD, Blu-ray and streaming releases), presented by Jane Hill and Mark Kermode (in the BBC Television Centre studio):

- Death on the Nile
- Flee (animated documentary)
- Marry Me
- Best out: The Souvenir Part II
- Physical media: The Story of Film: A New Generation.

Mark Kermode's review of Marry Me was entertaining, but nowhere near as entertaining and funny as his review last week of Moonfall.

[CV19]

Originally Posted by DTSBOY

I watched this episode and Reeta was a poor co-host. I appreciate Jane Hill can't stand horror films but at least she shows some enthusiasm talking with Kermode. Nightmare Alley looks very good and I'll pick Censor up at HMV.

Can't wait until he reviews the Texas Chainsaw reboot. That'll go down well.

I take it you mean Reeta dislikes horror films too. I haven't watched any of these film reviews for a good while now, so I've no idea what she's like. It's only Mark Kermode who I'm familiar with.

I've never seen the point in having a horror film reviewed by someone who despises them. Reminds me of a film critic many, many years ago in one of the daily newspapers (don't remember her name or which paper it was), but she never had a good word to say for any horror picture. This for me made her reviews totally meaningless. She should have just stuck to reviewing chick flicks and rom-com's as it would appear that was all she was interested in.

[DTSBOY]

Originally Posted by CV19

I take it you mean Reeta dislikes horror films too.

Nope, she was just poor on the whole. Jane Hill gets a bit too enthusiastic, which is no bad thing. Reeta just seemed disinterested all the way through.

So the film Marry Me is even worse than Moonfall in Kermodes opinion. Wow - it must be really bad.

[OceanBlue]

Originally Posted by DTSBOY

Nope, she was just poor on the whole. Jane Hill gets a bit too enthusiastic, which is no bad thing. Reeta just seemed disinterested all the way through.

So the film Marry Me is even worse than Moonfall in Kermodes opinion. Wow - it must be really bad.

Mark Kermode didn't like Marry Me much, but disliked Moonfall even more. That review of Moonfall didn't make me want to see it to see how bad it was. But it was so entertaining, it was a very welcome mental boost.

[DTSBOY]

Well he did state if he / anyone had to watch one between Moonfall and Marry Me - then he would pick Moonfall.

I'm sure the audio mix on Moonfall will make up for how crap the story is.

[OceanBlue]

Originally Posted by DTSBOY

Well he did state if he / anyone had to watch one between Moonfall and Marry Me - then he would pick Moonfall.

I'm sure the audio mix on Moonfall will make up for how crap the story is.

Blimey, well Kermode must have found something he did like in Moonfall. I'm sure it will be in his review of the year, in the section he normally does for the turkeys of the year.

Have you seen Battlefield Earth? Apparently that's not a very good film.

[DTSBOY]

Originally Posted by OceanBlue

Have you seen Battlefield Earth? Apparently that's not a very good film.

It's not good. But it's not the worst sci-fi film I've seen. As for studio losses, it could be high up on the list.

[OceanBlue]

The films on this week's edition of The Film Review (cinema, DVD, Blu-ray and streaming releases), presented by Jane Hill and Mark Kermode (in the BBC Television Centre studio):

- Dog (the cast including Channing Tatum)
- Old Henry (western; streaming only)
- Here Before
- Best out: Flee (animated documentary)
- Brief mention: The Real Charlie Chaplin.

I was hoping Kimi (directed by Steven Soderbergh) was going to be featured (had a quick look at a review of it in today's 'i' newspaper).

[OceanBlue]

Not sure yet whether there will be a new edition of The Film Review this week, due to a certain news story. As of last night, the edition scheduled to be shown earlier was removed.

Update: Have been checking the BBC iPlayer since last Friday night, and there is no new edition on there for last week. Two of the new films which came out in UK cinemas last week were Cyrano and The Duke.

[OceanBlue]

Some of the films on Horror Channel UK in March:

- Cop Car (channel premiere; the cast including Kevin Bacon)
- Cooties (channel premiere)
- Paradise Cove (UK TV premiere)
- A Good Woman is Hard to Find (channel premiere)
- Await Further Instructions (UK TV premiere)
- Prey (channel premiere)

and sixties TV series The Prisoner.

[OceanBlue]

Later on yesterday, I noticed that tomorrow afternoon's/evening's new edition of The Film Review has been removed from the schedules. I think this week's new UK cinema releases include The Batman.