Film Review: The Ornithologist (2016)
byIf 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…
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Film Review: Loving Vincent (2017)
byVincent Van Gogh‘s life as an artist and crazy man is celebrated in Loving Vincent. Directed by Dorota Kobiela and Hugh Welchman this is the first fully painted animated film to use the same brush…
Film Review: Suburbicon (2017)
bySuburbicon is both the title of the film and the name of the idyllic and idealised 1950s style suburb in which it is set….
Film Review: Thor: Ragnarok (2017)
byThor has always been the weird Avenger. Even in a team that includes smartarses in suits of armour, super soldiers, giant green rage monsters,…
Film Review: The Journey (2016)
byOctober 2006. For forty years Northern Ireland had been engulfed in a proxy guerrilla war between the Ulster Loyalists and the Irish Republicans. In…
Film Review: That Good Night (2017)
byAs one of his last feature roles before his death, John Hurt’s performance in That Good Night is a real case of ‘art imitates…
Film Review: The Midwife (2017)
byThe Midwife is a relationship-focused movie centered specifically around the relationship of protagonist Claire and antagonist Beatrice, played by two great Catherine’s of French…
Film Review: ADDicted (2017)
byThere is a risk in letting your passion for an issue override your ability to make a decent film. This is the mistake writer…
Film Review: Brigsby Bear (2017)
byJames 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: Ingrid Goes West (2017)
byDirector and co-writer Matt Spicer’s Ingrid Goes West is a smart social media satire, a dark millennial comedy that’s an impressive debut. One that…