Film Review: Widows (2018)
byWritten by Kevin Hawkins Originally published 19 November 2018 A film passes the Bechdel test when it meets three criteria: “(1) it has to…
Colin Farrell
Film Review: The Killing of a Sacred Deer (2017)
byWritten by Angus Tonkin Originally published 13 November 2017 Anyone hoping for grounded realism in the work of Yorgos Lanthimos can look elsewhere. A…
Film review: The Beguiled (2017)
byWritten by Kevin Hawkins Originally published 13 July 2017 What do you get if you place a horny Colin Farrell in a house full…
Film Review: The Lobster (2015)
byWritten by David Nagle Originally published 19 October 2015 After the critical and commercial failure of American Ultra, which he penned, Max Landis went…
TV: True Detective, An Analysis
byWritten by Maria Ramos Originally published 21 July 2015 True Detective‘s first season won five Emmys and the adulation of audiences craving philosophically engaging…
Film Review: Winter’s Tale (2014)
byWritten by Chris Smith Originally published 16 February 2014 Winter’s Tale, a modern fairy tale taking place across three time lines and concerning itself…
Film Review: Saving Mr Banks (2013)
byWhen we watch a film, we often lose focus on the complexities and persuasion that it took behind the scenes to get a film even into production. As is the case with the production of Mary Poppins in the early 1960s when Walt Disney finally lured Poppins author P.L. Travers to Hollywood.
Film Review: Dead Man Down (2013)
byThe slow intertwining of these narrative threads unfortunately gifts the audience with a particularly unfocused and muddled film. Dead Man Down seemingly wants to present itself as possessing a complex story with in-depth characters. B
Wednesdays With Woody: Cassandra’s Dream (2007)
byWritten by Jemima Bucknell Originally published 14 November 2012 The third of Allen’s London films, Cassandra’s Dream, much like Match Point is a film…
Film Review: Seven Psychopaths (2012)
byWritten by Angus Tonkin Originally published 7 November 2012 Marty (Colin Farrell) is an Irish screenwriter living in Los Angeles. He has an alcohol…