Review: The Hitman’s Wife’s Bodyguard – “Frenetic, Funny and Absolute Flippin’ Mayhem”
It’s not often you see a movie title sporting two apostrophes, but how else could Lionsgate market their sequel to the...
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Review: In The Heights – “A musical that’s very cinematic”
Are musicals back? The Greatest Showman made millions based on the thinnest of ideas sprouting while Hugh Jackman hosted the Oscars. La La...
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Review: A Quiet Place Part II – What the Big Screen was Built For
Summer 2021 will hopefully go down in history as the time when we felt safe to return to the movies. Going to the cinema will...
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How Promising Young Woman Harnesses the Power of Silence
Within the eight nominees for Best Picture in the 2021 Oscar season, Darius Marder’s Sound of Metal stands out (you might say, obviously)...
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Review: Sound of Metal – Must be Heard to be Believed
When describing what makes a good movie, how it uses sound usually falls lower down the list than visuals and performances. Millions in...
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LFF 2020 Review: Nomadland – “An awe-inspiring showcase of the American spirit”
Seconds before Nomadland began, I closed down an article I had been reading about a celebrity who had bought a house for $27million,...
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LFF 2020 Review: Industry – “A show with plenty to say”
In high finance, some things never change, or do they? Maybe the secret to change is to refocus for the modern day. Billions has cornered...
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LFF 2020 Review: Mangrove – “Delivers visceral joy, disgust and thrilling drama”
During every film, a bargain is struck between filmmaker and audience. The terms vary, but essentially it is an exchange of money and time...
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LFF 2020 Review: Herself – “An enjoyable piece of modern cinema”
The first ten minutes of Phyllida Lloyd’s Herself lay out an unfortunately familiar story: Irish single mother Sandra (Clare Dunne, also...
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TENET: An A-Z explainer of the year’s most confusing movie
We get it. You’re busy. TENET is both the first BIG movie back in cinemas in 2020 and also the most complicated. You don’t...
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