CineVue
For the latest reviews of arthouse, documentary and indie film in cinemas and on the festival circuit.
★★★★☆ Golf is a gentleman’s game with oddly democratic principles. Its emphasis on precision over might allows young and old to play it side by side, and this – in some ways – is the crucial point of Tommy’s Honour: the true tale of a legendary golfing dynasty, brought to Continue Reading
★★★★☆ Following three poorly received instalments and two franchise reboots courtesy of Sony Pictures, there’s a lot riding on Spider-Man’s (Tom Holland) prodigal return to the Marvel stable, a near miracle in itself of cross-studio collaboration.Indeed, though the words, “with great power comes great responsibility” are never actually spoken in Continue Reading
★★★☆☆ A David and Goliath tale of simultaneously familial and federal proportions, Steve James’ Abacus: Small Enough to Jail exposes the big bad establishment’s attempted scapegoating of an NYC Chinatown community bank at the time of the mortgage loan collapse. Possessed of the same defiant resilience that the Sung family Continue Reading
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