Review: Manchester By The Sea – “A sprawling emotional mini-epic”
During last week’s Golden Globe Awards, when referring to Manchester By The Sea, one of the evening’s multi-nominated contenders in the...
Read MoreBlu-ray Review: Hell or High Water
If there’s one thing people of different ethnicities and beliefs seem to be able to bond over, it’s a mutual hatred for the anonymous...
Read MoreReview: Live by Night – “I wanted it to be longer”
Live by Night isn’t going to sit particularly well with regular cinema goers, I fear. It’s compromised and ambitious, while...
Read MoreBlu-ray Review: The Squid And The Whale – The Criterion Collection UK Release
I remember I was still living back home in Italy when The Squid And The Whale (2005) was released in cinemas and trust me, if you weren’t...
Read MoreReview: A Monster Calls
It was 9 am in the morning last October when I saw A Monster Calls at the BFI London Film Festival’s press screening and despite the early...
Read MoreA Quiet Passion is an Anachronistic Tale
2017 promises change, not least on the political spectrum. People are no longer apathetic (although Charlie Brooker is nostalgic for the...
Read MoreBlu-ray Review – Mechanic: Resurrection – “Briefly threatens to be the greatest film ever made”
Directed by Dennis Gansel (We Are the Night) Mechanic: Resurrection is a sequel to 2011’s The Mechanic. Jason Statham (The...
Read MoreReview: The Red Turtle – “A magical experience”
One of the best films I have seen this year comes in the shape of The Red Turtle, a different, wonderful work of art that’s touching,...
Read MoreBook Review: The Art of Rogue One
Rogue One: A Star Wars Story is currently playing in cinemas and is doing great things at the box office. Directed by Gareth Edwards...
Read MoreReview: The Eagle Huntress – “An uplifting film of the very highest order”
The Eagle Huntress is the kind of film we all deserve to see at the end of what has been – let’s be honest – a pretty shocking year. Set...
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