Film Review: Neon Bull (2015)
Neon Bull (or Boi Neon) is a realist and observational take on the life of cattle handlers and rodeo workers in Brazil. It is…
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Film Review: Moscow Never Sleeps (2015)
Just as short-story collections have become the go-to book release for the author having a quiet year, we have seen the multi-narrative tale of…
Film Review: Nocturnal Animals (2016)
Nocturnal Animals opens with a jarring and disorienting sequence, one which is likely to fascinate and perturb viewers in equal measures. Middle aged and…
Film Review: The Student (2016)
Coming from the mind of Kirill Serebrennikov is the brooding and intellectual The Student. The film examines the place of Russian orthodox Christianity within school…
Film Review: The Accountant (2016)
Ben Affleck is The Accountant. The film’s title doesn’t exactly evoke much excitement, but like every other film this year, it can’t be any…
Film Review: The Light Between Oceans (2016)
Each day we make choices. Perhaps they are mostly simple choices, but they are choices nonetheless. Sometimes we are forced to summon our inner…
Film Review: American Honey (2016)
One word that comes to mind when thinking about the filmography of English director Andrea Arnold is atmospheric. Her films feel more like set…
Film Review: Hacksaw Ridge (2016)
A man willing to lay down his life to save those around him. A man who turns the other cheek to violence and holds…
Film Review: Doctor Strange (2016)
How do we critique Marvel movies when they feel so difficult to orient in the wider framework of film? The problem is they are,…
Film review: I, Daniel Blake (2016)
I, Daniel Blake is the Palme D’Or recipient for 2016 and the latest feature of underground British cinema king Ken Loach. Dave Johns delivers a no…