Imogen Poots

What a difference six months makes. When Vivarium screened at the London Film Festival in October 2019 it was favourably compared to the likes of Black Mirror. Fast forward to April 2020 and just like the best episodes of that show, truth…

Who kills giants? Why would you want to?

I Kill Giants. As a last resort, obvs.

The 14th annual Glasgow Film Festival (GFF) finished on a high this weekend as it celebrated record-breaking attendance and a bumper crop of World Premieres made in Scotland. Its opening weekend saw top talent such as Karen Gillan, David…

Rural American towns: quiet, calm, secrets on the surface.  That is the notion most people have.  Sweet Virginia takes that notion and delves deeper into the looming darkness hidden behind the curtains, revealing a whole lot more. The…

Jeremy Saulnier's Blue Ruin (2013) begins in media res, advancing with the tension of stretching a coiled slinky into garrotting wire, and ceasing on a moment of violence that snaps the instrument back into a thick, tangled wad. In most…

One way in. No way out. GREEN ROOM hits Blu-ray and DVD September 19th and we’re giving you the chance to get your hands on one of the films of 2016. Sharp, brutal and superbly acted, it’s no doubt this year’s breakout thriller and a…

As is Uma Thurman is to Quentin Tarantino, Blue Ruin star Macon Blair is Jeremy Saulinier's muse. Yet, the director was hesitant to casting him in his latest film. It took a self-taped audition and some temporary tattoos to convince the…

Peter Bogdanovich has directed some great movies in his career. The Last Picture Show is a particular favourite of mine, but it's worth remembering the likes of What's Up, Doc? and Paper Moon. Some have a soft spot for Targets, and he…

First he took us to Blue Ruin, now we’re off to the Green Room. After leaving his smouldering mark following an impressive slow burn revenge thriller, Jeremy Saulnier had found a new bunch of people to terrify in his second colour coded…