Film Review: Joan of Arc
Advertisements ★★★☆☆ To many artists, from Morrissey to Victor Fleming, Joan of Arc has proved a rich canvas to reflect upon female suffrage. The...
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26 August 2021
Film Review: The Nest
Advertisements ★★★★☆ Class in British society is omnipresent and can be felt walking down any street in the country. On the flip side Stateside,...
4 August 2020
Film Review: Flash Gordon
Advertisements ★★★★☆ The superhero genre has, in recent years, dominated the global box office. Bringing the comic book to the big screen hasn’t historically...
2 July 2020
Film Review: Lynn + Lucy
Advertisements ★★★☆☆ To many people, Essex is home to the famous – or infamous – players of the reality TV show The Only Way...
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Film Review: A Streetcar Named Desire
Advertisements ★★★★☆ The quintessential American director is a hot topic for debate amongst most cinephiles. Whether it’s Welles, Reichardt or Scorsese, directors of this...
Film Review: Chained for Life
Advertisements ★★★★☆ Films about filmmaking are nothing new. From Truffaut’s visionary Day for Night to The Disaster Artist, film adores observing the magic of...
Film Review: Bait
Advertisements ★★★★★ Contemporary British cinema has continued to surprise and amaze in recent years with the vast array of stunning directorial debuts. From the...
Film Review: Notorious
Advertisements ★★★★★ Notorious is a masterclass of suspense, romance and technical craft. Featuring two of the most classic screen presences in Cary Grant and...
Film Review: Holiday
Advertisements ★★★☆☆ Summer and holidays on-screen conjure up iconic images of characters bathed in a splendour of heat; Ray Winstone in Sexy Beast, Alain...
Film Review: The Lion King
Advertisements ★★☆☆☆ After achieving critical and commercial success with 2016’s The Jungle Book, Jon Favreau once again returns to the director’s chair to digitally adapt...
Film Review: Varda by Agnès
Advertisements ★★★★★ The cinema of Agnès Varda endures beyond time. Whether this is her first feature La Pointe Courte or the digitally playful The...