Film Review: Big in Japan (2018)
byYou may know the phrase ‘Big in Japan’, perhaps from a 2014 film, a 2009 TV Series or even a 1985 song by Alphaville. It refers to…
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Film Review: Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri (2017)
byThree Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri, written and directed by Martin McDonagh, is both emotionally raw and hilariously irreverent. And despite its somewhat cumbersome title,…
Film Review: Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle (2017)
byIt’s a common complaint that cinema has nothing new to offer these days. And that’s wrong, because if you care to expand your viewing…
Film Review: The Greatest Showman (2017)
by“Ladies and gents, this is the moment you’ve waited for”. And so begins this year’s second lavish musical extravaganza, The Greatest Showman. But have…
Film Review: Breathe (2017)
byWhat kind of film do you imagine when you hear the words “Andy Serkis‘ directorial debut”? The man who was at the vanguard of…
Film Review: Call Me by Your Name (2017)
byEver since it got its long awaited debut at Sundance at the beginning of the year Call Me by Your Name has earned a…
Film Review: Paddington 2 (2017)
by“Mrs Brown says that in London everyone is different, and that means anyone can fit in.” That was Paddington Brown in 2014. Clearly Mrs…
Film Review: Slack Bay (2016)
bySlack Bay (Ma Loute) is very difficult to categorise or to explain. Is it a period farce? Or an Agatha Christie style murder mystery?…
Film Review: Ferdinand (2017)
byAll credit to 20th Century Fox. Any studio that opens an animated film on the same day as the new Star Wars is either…
Film Review: Downsizing (2017)
byAt the beginning of Downsizing, we’re asked to imagine two things. The first is that world is on the brink of ecological disaster and…