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28/03/2019
Film Review: Being Frank: The Chris Sievey Story
★★★★☆ Stories on the seductive power of fame are omnipresent in film. Focusing on one’s disastrous downfall, all suffered atContinue Reading
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21/03/2019
Film Review: Sharkwater Extinction
★★★★☆ The late Rob Stewart’s activist documentary Sharkwater Extinction is an urgent and moving plea for action against the illegalContinue Reading
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21/03/2019
Film Review: The White Crow
★★★★☆ Ralph Fiennes’ third directorial feature, The White Crow is an evocative portrait of Russian ballet star Rudolf Nureyev’s earlyContinue Reading
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21/03/2019
Film Review: Minding the Gap
★★★★☆ Documentary as self-therapy, the Oscar-nominated Minding the Gap arrives in the UK this week following a flurry of State-sideContinue Reading
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21/03/2019
Three of the best “unofficial” remakes
Although plagiarism is much more common in the music industry and scientific studies, it’s not unheard of in other areasContinue Reading
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18/03/2019
Film Review: Ben Is Back
★★☆☆☆ Recalling last year’s First Reformed, Ben Is Back opens with a cross-cut between Holly Burns (Julia Roberts) watching her daughter Ivy (KathrynContinue Reading
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15/03/2019
Film Review: Benjamin
★★★☆☆ Released in UK cinemas this week, British actor and comedian Simon Amstell’s debut film Benjamin is a charming metropolitanContinue Reading
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12/03/2019
Michael B. Jordan’s top five roles
Michael B. Jordan already has an impressive resume as an actor. Between his acting chops, dashing good looks, and impressiveContinue Reading
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09/03/2019
Film Review: Captain Marvel
★★★☆☆ It’s 1995, and the Kree warrior Vers (Brie Larson) has just crash landed on the planet Earth after escapingContinue Reading
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08/03/2019
DVD Round-up: Feb 2019 edition
While the debate over streaming versus cinema rages among the Hollywood elite, many are raising their concerns that physical homeContinue Reading
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08/03/2019
How late is too late for Indy 5?
Indiana Jones was, is and forever shall be the most famous archaeologist in the world. He may not be aContinue Reading
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08/03/2019
Film Review: The Kindergarten Teacher
★★★☆☆ As Lisa Spinelli, Maggie Gyllenhaal is the eponymous educator bored with regurgitating the restrictive school curriculum. Lisa’s creative inclinationsContinue Reading
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07/03/2019
Film Review: Ray & Liz
★★★★★ Depicting British working class on film typically endures a mixed cinematic representation. Amongst illustrating life north of Watford asContinue Reading
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01/03/2019
Film Review: The Hole in the Ground
★★★☆☆ A young woman retreats to the Irish countryside with her son in Lee Cronin’s debut feature The Hole inContinue Reading
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01/03/2019
Film Review: Foxtrot
★★★★☆ Israeli filmmaker Samuel Maoz’s heart-rending family drama Foxtrot, starring Lior Ashkenazi, Sarah Adler and Yontan Shiray, explores the futilityContinue Reading