

Adam Thornton
Adam is a budding film reviewer who is still working out how to use his Masters in Film Studies from Aberystwyth University. His main hobby is watching films, especially Hong Kong action cinema, although he has no (actual) knowledge of martial arts whatsoever! His other interests include stand-up comedy, but only as an audience member, and reading books about film. His quest to obtain a social life is still ongoing...
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Reviews: 170
Other Articles: 5



Spider
An impressively chilling look at how Chile’s fascist past informs the far-right extremism of today

The Plan
A dialogue-heavy stage-to-screen adaptation that impresses through its performances and narrative twists

Gunpowder Heart
An LGBTQ perspective provides a refreshingly unique take on the standard revenge narrative

The Bay of Silence
Strong performances can’t distract from a derivative and implausible mystery-thriller



Chasing Dream
Acclaimed Hong Kong director To returns with an entertaining mixture of musicals and MMA

Black Test Car/ The Black Report
Dynamic duo of Japanese new wave gems highlighting corporate corruption

Nobody Knows I’m Here
Interesting, if somewhat abbreviated, look at how one man’s past returns to haunt him




Alexander Bedria on The Zim
An insight into the making of and the thinking behind short film The Zim



Time To Hunt
Atmospheric direction and layered characterisation make this South Korean thriller a must-see


Rising High
Derivative collection of cliches from better films that never establishes its own identity



Tony Law: Identifies
Canadian comic Law provides a truly unique hour of surreal, madcap entertainment
