Film Review: That Man from Rio (1964)
byOver film history, there have been a number of exceptional figures that have defined their nation’s cinema. There is something about them that screams…
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Film Review: The Belko Experiment (2016)
byOne thing Berberian Sound Studio taught us was that horror films can produce that recognisable sound of a knife penetrating a body easily through the sound studio….
Film Review: Final Portrait (2017)
byIn the mid-20th century, Swiss-Italian artist Alberto Giacometti was one of the leading proponents of the surrealist movement. You may well have seen some…
Film Review: Clarity (2015)
byWith the state of US-Mexican relations in a curious place at present, with Donald Trump’s border wall still a possibility, Clarity has the potential to…
Film Review: Battle of the Sexes (2017)
byIt wasn’t all that long ago that a film starring Emma Stone and Steve Carell would be a light-hearted comedic romp. But with Academy…
Film Review: Heal the Living (2016)
byThere are many emotional adjectives that would be apt to describe Heal the Living. Emotionally charged, moving, tumultuous, draining. Basically this is a film…
Film Review: Beatriz at Dinner (2017)
byIf you want to write a film which explores a certain group of people it’s usually a very good idea to structure the story…
Film Review: Kingsman: The Golden Circle (2017)
byKingsman: The Golden Circle is the cinematic manifestation of the guy who thinks that dressing well and spending lots of money makes him less…
Film Review: The LEGO Ninjago Movie (2017)
byIt seems only yesterday that The Lego Batman Movie was gracing silver screens across the country. Now we have another instalment in the LEGO…
Film Review: Mother! (2017)
bySay what you will about Darren Aronofsky, he’s never been a director that shies away from making films that puzzle and test you. Since…