Directors – James Cameron, Billie Eilish – 2026 – US, UK – Cert. 12a – 114m ***** One night of the singer’s latest world tour is captured up close and personal using specially developed, 3D camera technology – out in UK cinemas on Friday, May 8th Disclaimer. Yes, I listen to a great deal of music. No, I […]
Director – James Cameron – 2025 – US – Cert. 12a – 195m Immersive Cinema ***** Screenplay ***1/2 Return to Pandora – this time, with a terrifying tribe whose trust in the planet’s spirit has been wiped out by a volcano – second Avatar sequel is out in cinemas from Friday, December 19th Whatever you think of the Avatar movies – […]
Director – James Cameron – 2022 – US – Cert. 12a – 192m Immersive Cinema ***** Screenplay * Now raising their own family on the planet Pandora, a couple flee the attacking Sky People to live among a tribe of sea people – first Avatar sequel is back out in cinemas on Friday, October 3rd […]
Director – James Cameron – 1991 (3D version 2017) – US – Cert. 15 – 127m ***** A second Terminator is sent from the future to kill the future leader of the war against the machines – remastered 3D version of James Cameron’s classic is out in UK cinemas from Tuesday, August 29th 2017 Painstakingly […]
Director – Henry Selick – 2009 – US – Cert. PG – 100m UK release date 08/05/2009 Originally reviewed for Third Way in 2009; republished to coincide with not only the 15th anniversary cinema reissue of the film on Thursday, 15th August 2024, but also the LAIKA: Frame x Frame exhibition which shows at BFI […]
Director – Joseph Nizeti – Co-directors – Gisela Kaufmann, Paul Phelan – 2023 – Australia – Cert. U – 40m ***** The amazing world of fungi, its place in the ecosystem and how it may be able to help solve some environmental issues; narrated by Björk, presented by Merlin Sheldrake – out at the BFI […]
Director – Wim Wenders – 2023 – Germany – Cert. PG – 93m **** An exploration of the work of German artist Anselm Kiefer and the influences which lie behind it – 3D documentary plays the 2023 London Film Festival which runs from Wednesday, October 4th until Sunday, October 15th, and will be out in […]
Director – Phil Tippett – 1987-2021 – US – 83m ***** A man in a gas mask descends into a dark, dangerous world on a mysterious mission, encountering strange creatures, humanoids and societal constructs along the way – stop-frame epic 34 years in the making – as of Tuesday, June 28th, has become the most […]
Director – Ottó Foky – 1976 – Hungary – 12m ***** A metal space bird approaches the bean planet to observe various aspects of life upon it before being discovered then shot at with a missile in this remarkable stop-frame short – out on MUBI as part of the animated shorts season Fables, Folklore, Futurism: […]
Director – Victor Fleming – 2014 (1939) – US – Cert. U (A) – 102m **** UK release April 8th, 2014. A Hollywood classic gets the restoration / 3D treatment. On the big screen, the effect is something like seeing a stage production in places populated with hordes of extras as the spectacular studio sets […]