Flickreel

Author: Stefan Pape

  • 2017: The Year in Film

    Now we know people say this every year, but 2017 was genuinely a quite brilliant year for cinema, and on such a variety of fronts. With a host of resourceful, creative blockbusters, to profound, moving dramas – while there were so many excellent pictures from around the globe that adorned our screens. Here we’re running… Read More >

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    Stefan Pape

  • The Greatest Showman Review

    A fantastical, somewhat contrived take on the life of P.T. Barnum. Read More >

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    Stefan Pape

  • Star Wars: The Last Jedi Review

    Good luck J.J, it won’t be too easy to top this one. Read More >

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    Stefan Pape

  • Flickreel’s Five Films You Can’t Miss in December

    It’s Christmas time, the very best time of the year, and just to make things even better – there’s a wealth of great movies hitting our screens across the month of December. Especially helpful for when your family are just a little too much for you and you need to get out the house and… Read More >

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    Stefan Pape

  • Battle of the Sexes Review

    While charming at times, and easy to indulge in at others – given the two filmmakers at the helm it was hard not to anticipate a film with a little more ingenuity than this. Read More >

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    Stefan Pape

  • Mudbound Review

    While the narrative structure may be an issue, the dialogue is anything but, as there’s a concise, dogmatic and somewhat brutal aspect to the monologues, and yet it’s always articulate and eloquent. Read More >

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    Stefan Pape

  • Film Stars Don’t Die in Liverpool Review

    This film is so touching, so warm and so tender – and just to top it all off, there’s even a disco-dancing scene featuring the two lead roles. Billy Elliot may have grown up, but he didn’t forget how to boogie. Read More >

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    Stefan Pape

  • Only the Brave Review

    A difficult, if important film to endure. Read More >

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    Stefan Pape

  • Hugh Bonneville, Madeleine Harris, Samuel Joslin Paddington 2 interview

    Flickreel interviews stars Hugh Bonneville, Madeleine Harris & Samuel Joslin about their work on Paddington 2. Paddington 2 is in UK cinemas from Friday 10th November and out in the US early next year. Read More >

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    Stefan Pape

  • Paul King and Simon Farnaby Paddington 2 interview

    Flickreel interviews writer/director Paul King and writer/performer Simon Farnaby about their marvellous work on Paddington 2. Paddington 2 is in UK cinemas from Friday 10th November and out in the US early next year. Read More >

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    Stefan Pape