Herts Reels

Welcome to Herts Reels, the home of film reviews curated to cast a unique angle on local events in our vibrant Hertfordshire community. Curated by James Poole, film correspondent with Mix 92.6 FM.

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  • By James Poole in collaboration with Mix 92.6 FM’s ‘Mix at the Flicks’. The World’s End (2013), written and directed by the legendary Edgar Wright, is a science fiction action-comedy starring iconic British actors including Simon Pegg, Nick Frost, and Martin Freeman. The film follows a group of adult men, led by the man-child ringleader…

  • When fireworks tell a story: V for Vendetta – Review.

    By James Poole in collaboration with Mix 92.6 FM’s ‘Mix at the Flicks’. V for Vendetta is a 2005 dystopian thriller film directed by James McTeigue in his directorial debut, from a screenplay by the minds behind the Matrix, the Wachowski sisters. Starring Hugo Weaving, Natalie Portman and John Hurt, the film centres around the…

  • Heart, Humour and Hertfordshire Half: Brittany Runs a Marathon – Review.

    By James Poole in collaboration with Mix 92.6 FM’s ‘Mix at the Flicks’: Brittany runs a marathon is a 2019 comedy film, directed by Paul Downs Colaizzo in his directorial debut. Starring Jillian Bell, Michaela Watkins and Utkarsh Ambudkar, it tells the story of an overweight lady struggling with substance abuse, who sets out to…

  • Hello everyone! My name is James Poole and since watching Pixar’s ‘Cars’ in cinema when I was four, I have loved all things films. I love watching them, I love debating them, I love realising that I missed a small detail that transforms my entire perception of the film when I look back on it…