Review: Operation Mincemeat – “Excels as a film about deception and espionage”
There’s no shortage of Second (and First) World War stories in the British film landscape. Ranging from big action thrillers (Dunkirk) to...
Read MoreReview: Benedetta – “The film delves into themes of love, faith and abuses of power”
Director Paul Verhoeven is famous in English-speaking countries for directing films including Robocop (1987), Total Recall (1990) and...
Read MoreReview: One Of These Days – “Small on budget but big on characters and story”
One Of These Days centers around a simple premise: a group of ordinary people enter a competition to win a truck, to win they must keep...
Read MoreReview: Sing 2 – “Filled with fun songs and colourful animation”
When the first Sing movie came out in 2016 it was easy to dismiss it as another animated singing-animal film. It is with those low...
Read MoreReview: The Hand of God – “A charming story of adulthood in the face of tragedy”
The Hand of God may sound like it will be exclusively a football film, but Maradona is merely part of the scenery. Directed by Paolo...
Read MoreReview: Black Widow – “A fun solo adventure”
Post-Pandemic, the first Marvel film to return to the big screen is the long-delayed Black Widow, placing itself as an inbetween-quel....
Read MoreReview: Fast & Furious 9 – “A fun, explosive adventure”
I remember going in to the screening for Fast and Furious 5 not really expecting much, but after that film and every sequel after I had to...
Read MoreReview: Earwig and the Witch
The reputation of Studio Ghibli as a company is high and is favourably compared to Disney, but with such expectations behind each new...
Read MoreReview: Limbo – “One of the best absurd quirky comedies that will be released this year”
In popular culture, the asylum-seeking process in the UK usually vilifies or pities those who have to go through it, so when a film...
Read MoreReview: Clapboard Jungle – “Anyone who loves film and appreciates the effort to make them will enjoy this documentary”
Anyone with even the smallest desire for film-making will be tempted to try at least once to make something, whether it be a blockbuster...
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