“Leave your worries for a while, they will still be there when you get back”

Lancaster Dodd, The Master

Cardiff Animation Festival 2026 – Part II

It’s time to dive back into the fun of Cardiff Animation Festival and talk about the next bunch of films from Shorts 1 and Shorts 8. I had the opportunity to meet and speak to many of the filmmakers and enjoyed learning about their creative processes and what influenced their…

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Cardiff Animation Festival 2026 – Part I

It’s been a while since I have attended a film festival and the lovely folks at Cardiff Animation Festival let me stretch the old critic legs and enjoy a weekend full of brilliant and quirky films made by students and professionals alike. As ever, CAF was excellent from beginning to…

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Phantom Thread (2017)

Paul Thomas Anderson turns his attention to a period drama involving high fashion in 1950’s London. The hype for this film was electric with much of the buzz revolving around Phantom Thread being the swansong for method acting master, Daniel Day-Lewis. Anderson’s previous efforts centre on dreamy Californian landscapes, but…

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