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First Take Film Club
A different take from the First Take Film Club.
Welcome to First Take Film Club, you may recognise us from our podcast under the same name, where we discuss our first impressions on films we've just recently watched. This, may be slightly different. Expect additional first impressions along with more in-depth film analysis and some slightly hot takes. We hope you enjoy!
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Cleanin' up the Town: Remembering Ghostbusters review: A love letter that lands.
Ghostbusters is one of the best-loved movies of the 80s. It’s arguably one of the most well-loved films of all time. It brought about a...
lrchandley
Feb 14, 20203 min read
Parasite Non-Spoiler Review
Courtesy of our good friends at FACT, myself and the other pod-boys attended a preview screening of Bong Joon-Ho’s latest, and perhaps...
ConnorNorcott
Feb 7, 20203 min read
Liverpool Film Festival 2019: Time flies in character driven drama Cronofobia
By Liam Jones The title refers to the fear of time passing; it’s not a term used directly by the characters in Francesco Rizzi’s...
firsttakefilmclub
Nov 25, 20192 min read
Liverpool Film Festival: Locusts is Plagued by Narrative Confusion - Review
By Liam Jones There is no lack of effort from director, Heath Davis (Broke, Book Week), but plot-holes and jarring tonal shifts prevent...
firsttakefilmclub
Nov 2, 20191 min read
Liverpool Film Festival: Little Monsters Brings the Gore and Makes the Audience Roar - Review.
Danielle's Take Putting a group of tiny children at the centre of a zombie outbreak realistically would be terrifying, stressful and end...
lrchandley
Nov 1, 20192 min read
Joker Review - It's No Laughing Matter
If you’ve been hiding under a rock for the past couple of months, you may have missed the furore that followed the debut screening of...
ConnorNorcott
Oct 7, 20193 min read
Good Posture, a review - charming and sweet, Dolly Wells' debut strikes a comforting tone.
Good Posture is a movie about a woman who is lost, or lazy, or both. Lillian, a New York City newbie, moved to the Big Apple to live with...
lrchandley
Oct 2, 20193 min read
Bait review – This visually divergent seaside drama has potential to become a cult classic.
In a year dominated by big budget blockbusters, Disney re-makes and superhero hits – Bait becomes an irregularity. Filmed on a 1970’s...
liamjhjones
Sep 24, 20192 min read
Pain and Glory Review - A Masterpiece You Might Not Have Heard Of
Truth being told, I’d never properly dived into foreign movies before deciding to study film at university, where I was exposed to...
ConnorNorcott
Aug 27, 20193 min read
The MCU is a Giant. But how do you Turn a Giant into a Titan?
Avengers: Endgame was a pinnacle of cinema unlike anything we’ve really seen before. It was event cinema at its most blatant and...
lrchandley
Aug 2, 20194 min read
Easy Rider - On The Road To Nowhere
It seems bizarre that a film as well-regarded among cinephiles as 1969’s Easy Rider can be an embarrassing “not-watched-yet” on your...
ConnorNorcott
Jul 29, 20193 min read
A Top 5 Favourite Movies List - Luke
WHO DOESN’T LOVE A LIST? Buzzfeed make their living off lists. Most people run their lives from lists. And I regularly make and remake my...
lrchandley
Jul 24, 20194 min read
True Romance – Falling in Love with Cinema
It seems as though every cinephile or aspiring filmmaker familiarises themselves with the works of Quentin Tarantino in the early stages...
ConnorNorcott
Jul 4, 20193 min read
Movie Magic - What Makes the Silver Screen Spectacular?
I’ve always enjoyed movies. Unlike loads of people my age, my first cinema memory isn’t Jurassic Park in ‘93. I don’t remember when I...
lrchandley
Jun 27, 20194 min read
Toy Story 4 - A Familiar Plot Doesn't Tarnish a Well-Oiled Brand
When I first heard that Pixar would once again delve into the world of Toy Story my first reaction was, why? Toy Story 3 was the perfect...
liamjhjones
Jun 27, 20194 min read
Diego Maradona - The Duality of Il Dio
With the release of Diego Maradona, Asif Kapadia has perfectly rounded off his triumvirate of documentaries in stunning fashion. Starting...
ConnorNorcott
Jun 21, 20194 min read
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