Review: National Theatre Life: Amadeus (2016)
by‘Amadeus’ means ‘love of God’. It’s interpreted in a few ways but in this context it would mean ‘beloved of the Almighty’; the big…
Film Review: The Zookeeper’s Wife (2017)
byAs much as it is remembered for its brutality, World War II is also the source of countless acts of heroism large and small,…
Film Review: Get Out (2017)
byName a great director and you’re pretty much guaranteed that they’ve made a horror movie. Either the genre offered them their start, or it…
Film Review: Pork Pie (2017)
byPork Pie is a tale of three runaways. Directed by Matt Murphy, it is a New Zealand Bonnie and Clyde meets a Michael Bay action…
Are You As Honest As Jim Jeffries?
byThe answer is normally no. Unless you’re a similar soul who is able to stand up in front of packed audiences, and unleash every…
Film Review: Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 (2017)
byAt some point there must have been a very strange series of meetings that took place in a back room of Marvel studios. Despite…
Film Review: Rules Don’t Apply (2016)
bySometimes you wonder who exactly a movie’s been made for. After over two hours of Warren Beatty’s rambling return to cinema – both onscreen…
Film Review: Free Fire (2016)
byDirector Ben Wheatley’s vein of comedy is darker than most. It is probably a dark shade of red actually. He and screenwriting buddy Amy…
Film Review: The Innocents (2016)
bySet in immediate post-war Poland comes a bleak important tale. It is an excerpt from the real life story of young medical student Madeleine…
Film Review: Things to Come (2016)
byAfter winning the Golden Globe for Elle, Isabelle Huppert returns to the screen for the new Mia Hansen-Løve film Things to Come, a narrative that…