Film Review: Hidden Figures (2016)
byThe current fascination with American race relations continues like never before in Oscar season 2017. The pallid white-fest of the previous years climaxed famously…
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Film Review: Fences (2016)
by“Some people build fences to keep people out…and other people build fences to keep people in” – August Wilson, Fences. Boundaries, borders, divisions, and…
Film Review: The Handmaiden (2016)
byWith The Handmaiden, director Park Chan-wook (perhaps best known for Oldboy) adds another visually indulgent and thematically risqué film to his resume. The screenplay,…
Film Analysis: Scorsese’s Cinema of Religion
byThere is no doubt that Martin Scorsese is most renowned for his Italian-American crime dramas of the ‘70s and ’80s. It would not be surprising…
Film Review: Silence (2016)
byThe silence in the title of Martin Scorsese’s most recent film refers to the silence of the voice of God, when one is alone…
Film Review: Arrival (2016)
byDenis Villeneuve is one of the most talented and exciting directors in contemporary cinema. In Prisoners he portrays vengeful parental anguish with a palpably…
Film Review: The Mummy (1999)
by“There is a hardly a thing I can say in its favor, except that I was cheered by nearly every minute of it.” This…
Film Review: Fifty Shades Darker (2017)
byWith Valentine’s Day just around the corner surely there’s no better time to release the next film in the Fifty Shades trilogy. Because nothing…
Film Review: A Street Cat Named Bob (2016)
byNo, there’s no Marlon Brando here, but there is a loveable ginger cat and one uplifting true story to go with it. Based on…
Film Review: The Coming War On China (2016)
byThe Coming War on China is a dry but humane look at the politics of war by journalist John Pilger, his 60th film for ITV, a free…