Film Review: Justice League (2017)
When you add Justice League’s troubled production – which involved director Zack Snyder having to step down for personal reasons and Joss Whedon having to…
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Film Review: Bad Moms 2 (2017)
At the start of November the Christmas decorations start to adorn the city, carols start to be played through the supermarket radio channels, and…
Film Review: The Ornithologist (2016)
If you had John Waters remake Andrei Tarkovsky’s 1979 Stalker the result might end up resembling The Ornithologist, the latest feature from Portuguese arthouse director…
Film Review: Brigsby Bear (2017)
James Pope is 25 and his life is about to undergo a seismic shift. Abducted by Ted and April Mitchum (Mark Hamill and Jane…
Film Review: Home Again (2017)
Current marketing for Home Again quotes a reviewer who declared it an “instant classic”. And I’m here to tell you that whoever said that…
Film Review: Blue (2017)
Blue is a series of provocative vignettes on the state of our oceans. Director Karina Holden delivers a wake-up call for all of us…
Film Review: Mountain (2017)
After Sherpa it is hard not to be at least a little disappointed with Jennifer Peedom’s follow-up effort. Less traumatic diary, more meandering essay…
Film Review: The Lovers (2017)
Watching The Lovers, the Rupert Holmes song Escape springs to mind – “Do you like piña coladas and getting caught in the rain?” The…
Film Review: Ali’s Wedding (2017)
Seeing our own stories on screen is always reassuring. There’s a sense that someone is listening, but also that our own people are ‘making…
Film Review: The Hitman’s Bodyguard (2017)
The Hitman’s Bodyguard is what I like to call a collage of a movie. It’s a load of different pieces put together to form…