Articles Posted in the " Film Blog " Category

  • Short film of the week: The Animalmen

    The Animalmen is an American French New Wave film seen through a mumblecore filter, a lovely, stylish look at the yearnings of today’s disaffected youth. It’s about 3 would-be revolutionaries and how rad their uprising would be… if only they had a cool group name.


  • What type of wood is Keanu Reeves actually made of?

    Turns out, he isn’t a wooden actor. We have discovered a little known fact- KEANU REEVES IS MADE OF WOOD! It explains everything, from Bill and Ted to The Matrix and beyond. But wait. We haven’t answered the burning question. Just what sort of wood is Reeves carved from? Read on to discover more…


  • Cheat Sheet: Zack Snyder

    Name: Zack Snyder Date of Birth: May 1st, 1966 Place of birth: Green Bay, Wisconsin, USA Special moves: Directing, Producing, Writing, Slow-motion shots Films include: 300, Watchmen, Sucker Punch, Dawn..



  • Monday Mash-Up!

    We’re a bit worried. Tradition tells us that today is Monday and it’s therefore time for a mash-up, but we’re concerned that days which Rebecca Black does not explicitly mention in her postmodern epic Friday may no longer exist. We, too, didn’t want this weekend to end IN CASE IT PROMPTED AN EXISTENTIAL CRISIS! Fun. Fun. Fun.


  • Friday Face/Off: Dance Films

    Is it time for the lovely relaxing weekend yet? Is it hell; you know the rules, nobody gets to go home until two of Best For Film’s crankiest writers (and none of us boast what you might call a sunny disposition) have it out on a contentious topic. This week it’s dance films; where do you stand?




  • Top ten films which should be remade by Arnold Schwarzenegger

    We’ve all heard the good news – the Governator has hung up his democratic sash and is preparing to step back into his loincloth/leather jacket/commando boots of unremitting ass-kickery for some new and crunchy films. Among the fifteen projects Arnie is reportedly considering are remakes of Predator and True Lies, as well as yet another Terminator sequel; but we think he should be diversifying…


  • Orange(Wednesday)s and Lemons #12

    It’s just another day, another bloody day that’s inevitably going to roll into the next awful day and on and on so you might as well get that bit of rope and – hold on! It’s not just any old day, it’s WEDNESDAY! Half price cinema awaits! Grab your remaining friend and let two-for-one grappling commence!