Film Review: Roma (2018)
Roma appears to be the biggest independent hit of this year. So avant-garde that Netflix is not only producing it, but giving it a…
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Review: National Theatre Live: King Lear (2018)
When one of the finest actors of his generation leads in a play by the greatest writer in the history of the English language…
Film Review: Jumpman (2018)
Jumpman gets its title from the main activity around which the film is framed: a boy, Denis (Denis Vlasenko), who leaps in front of…
Film Review: The Girl in the Spider’s Web (2018)
The Girl in the Spider’s Web takes us back to Sweden and back to Lisbeth Salander; ‘The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo’, this time…
Film Review: Boy Erased (2018)
You’re not meant to judge a book by its cover and nor should you make assumptions about a film’s quality by the strength of…
Film Review: Suspiria (2018)
Luca Guadagnino refers to his latest feature Suspiria as a cover version rather than a remake. It’s a fair call; the redo bears little resemblance…
Film Review: Hunter Killer (2018)
Hunter Killer is a bit of a throwback for war movies of late, taking the scene away from the desert battlefield to underwater Russia. Director…
Film Review: Charming (2018)
Apparently the females have had their time to shine and it’s time to give some attention to the forgotten hero: Prince Charming. Charming, directed…
Film Review: Wildlife (2018)
In his quiet but remarkably assured directorial debut, Paul Dano offers a rich and elegant portrait of 1960s marital discontent. Wildlife, adapted by Dano…
Film Review: Bohemian Rhapsody (2018)
Queen is about to sell a lot of albums again, or whatever is today’s modern equivalent. As audiences emerge from viewings of Bryan Singer’s…