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Welcome to FILM 280 REVIEWS.

This is the full film review site for Twitter: @film_280

Here I post fuller, fleshed out reviews of particular movied I think worthy of a longer critique.

Please feel free to comment & suggest. After all, art is subjective!

I hope you enjoy reading my reviews…

Billy lives on the edge of the Yorkshire Dales, near Harrogate.

A 49 year old writer and poet; and some time actor, he is passionate about film and enjoys nothing more than a “movie marathon” lasting until the next day – occasionally.

Billy lives in a large bungalow with his husband Lee, 2 dogs and extremely vocal Alexandrine Parrot called Basil.

Latest from the Blog

THE CRITIC (2018)

Director: Stella Velon Performers: Stella Velon, Alan Smyth, Todd Karner From the opening shot of “The Critic” you get the impression that you are about to bear witness to some 1950’s melodrama. One that, in a former life, may have had Elizabeth Taylor, of whom Stella Velon is lip-quiveringly reminiscent, as it’s leading lady. The…

PIERCING (2019)

Director: Nicholas Pesce. Performers: Mia Wasikowska, Christopher Abbott Utterly unlikeable characters (with Mia Wasikowska managing what I’d thought impossible, namely appearing deeply unattractive), dialogue more rotten than an infected Prince Albert; “I want you to wear my skin…”, and a run time, at 82 minutes, a good 60 minutes longer than necessary! Piercing tried to…

INTRODUCTION

This is the full film review site for Twitter: @film_280 Here I post fuller, fleshed out reviews of particular movies I think worthy of a longer critique. Please feel free to comment & suggest. After all, art is subjective! I hope you enjoy reading my reviews… Billy lives on the edge of the Yorkshire Dales,…

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