CineVue
For the latest reviews of arthouse, documentary and indie film in cinemas and on the festival circuit.
★★★☆☆ Documentary filmmaker Niall McCann’s Lost in France is a nostalgic trip down memory lane for a group of mid-1990s bands and musicians borne from the influential Glasgow record label Chemikal Underground. Both an ode to the industrial Scottish city from which they hail and a lament on the changing Continue Reading
★★★★☆ John Wick: Chapter 2 comes two years after the first tore up cinemas across the world and resurrected the career of Keanu Reeves, who hasn’t felt so comfortable in a role since he played Neo in The Matrix. It doesn’t disappoint. In fact, this is a sequel that advances Continue Reading
★★★☆☆ Theodore Melfi’s Hidden Figures is the kind of movie which seems pre-tooled to be a school favourite during Black History Month. Based on the book by Margot Lee Shetterly, the Oscar-nominated film reveals the hidden history of three black women employed by NASA. This was when computers were people, Continue Reading
★★★☆☆ The contentious start of fast food chain McDonald’s is the focus of the smart if unspectacular The Founder, in which Michael Keaton delivers a sturdy performance as Ray Croc, an ambitious salesman who spends his days travelling through every drive-by dinner across America. It’s only when he stops by Continue Reading