Film Review: Dark Waters (2019)
Dark Waters is based on an illuminating New York Times article about a corporate defence lawyer, Rob Bilott (Mark Ruffalo). Bilott is an associate…
Film Review: Guns Akimbo (2019)
Guns Akimbo is a grindhouse-light, high-octane affair with a colourful Scott Pilgrim aesthetic and tone. That’s a complicated assessment of a simple film. Daniel…
Film Review: The Invisible Man (2020)
Universal Studios continue to reboot classic horror movies, transposing The Invisible Man into the light of the 21st century. The result is a film…
Film Review: Colour Out of Space (2019)
There’s plenty of hype around Colour Out of Space for a variety of reasons: Richard Stanley directs his first film after his infamous sacking…
Film Review: Underwater (2020)
Underwater is a sci-fi horror set deep deep down, in the depths of the Mariana Trench. The action starts more or less immediately and…
Film review: 1917 (2019)
1917 is expert cinema. Riveting from the first minute until the last, not one moment is wasted. Coupled with the engrossing plot it’s also…
Film Review: A Shaun the Sheep Movie: Farmageddon (2019)
The current headliner of the Aardman Animations Studio is the raucous A Shaun the Sheep Movie: Farmageddon. This is the lamb’s second foray onto the…
Film Review: Portrait of a Lady on Fire (2019)
Portrait of a Lady On Fire is a period drama so immersive with a story so engrossing it will make you forget you’re watching…
Film Review: Ford v Ferrari (2019)
‘Based on a true story’ is the overused tagline usually reserved for implausible events. Ford v Ferrari, an underdog motor racing tale of 1966,…
Film Review: Pain & Glory (2019)
A Pedro Almodovar film can be a little like an amusement ride down a dark tunnel. Will it be romantic? Titillating? Kitsch? Enthralling? The…