Film Review: Wildlife (2018)
byIn his quiet but remarkably assured directorial debut, Paul Dano offers a rich and elegant portrait of 1960s marital discontent. Wildlife, adapted by Dano…
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Film Review: Mudbound (2017)
byMudbound is an intimate, sprawling epic. This might sound like a paradox – how can a film be both small and large scale, both…
Film Review: Suffragette (2015)
byWe’ve come so far, we’ve got so far to go. Suffragette acts as both a reminder of the progress made in the fight for…
Film Review: Far From the Madding Crowd (2015)
byFilms based on classic literature are often devoured by lovers of the genre, while the rest of the cinema-going public run as far as…
Film Review: Inside Llewyn Davis (2013)
byThis is truly virtuoso, expertly crafted film making, the only problem is that it’s just a little soulless, and just a little soullessness is a fairly big problem if it stops you caring about the characters. The Brothers, as usual, are more interested in the world they’re creating – and it’s impeccably done – but they forget to make us care about the people that populate it. Offering little resolution does little for them either.
Film Review: The Great Gatsby (2013)
byThough the highly anticipated release of Baz Luhrmann’s adaptation has been met with stern objection, lovers of the novel will find this newly imagined The Great Gatsby plays more like a love letter to Fitzgerald, thanking him for creating a tragically beautiful tale that transcends the ages and is relevant in a social context, even today.
Film Review: Shame (2011)
byPerfection. One word to describe the performances, Steve McQueen‘s direction, Sean Bobbitt’s cinematographyand the film itself is perfection.