Film Review: Vox Lux (2018)
byWritten by Amy Taylor Originally published 20 February 2019 It would be fair to question the need for another film exploring the phenomenon of…
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Film Review: Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald (2018)
byWritten by Angus Tonkin Originally published 14 November 2018 Watching with neck craned from the second row, it may be tempting to blame a…
Review: National Theatre Live: Obsession (2017)
byWritten by Angus Tonkin Originally published 25 July 2017 Luchino Visconti’s 1943 film Ossessione may be one of the lasting classics of Italian neo-realist…
Film Review: King Arthur: Legend of the Sword (2017)
byWritten by Kendal Coombs Originally published 19 May 2017 Despite the success of Guy Ritchie’s Sherlock Holmes franchise (let’s be fair, he did manage…
Film Review: Lion (2016)
byWritten by Claire Robson Originally published 16 January 2017 Many will be familiar with Saroo Brierley’s story, having previously been covered some years back by 60…
Film Review: Spy (2015)
byWritten by Amy Taylor Originally published 19 May 2015 Melissa McCarthy is wonderfully funny and warm in Spy, a CIA comedy spoof which is…
Film Review: Black Sea (2014)
byWritten by Lisa Sinclair Originally published 8 April 2015 There will come a day when all the Nazi gold stashed away around the world…
Film Review: The Holiday (2006)
byWritten by Sam Zagame Originally published 21 December 2014 Set around the Christmas season, The Holiday follows the life of Iris (Kate Winslet), a…
Film Review: Side Effects (2012)
byIn many ways, Side Effects is the perfect swan song for Soderbergh. Like many the films in his catalog, it is impeccably made, with the director showing his panache for composition, framing and editing throughout.
Film Review: Anna Karenina (2012)
byDespite its faithfulness, the story is dull and dreary, and neither Stoppard, Wright, nor the actors change the fact. The one exception is Matthew Macfadyen, whose comical and lively performance is a breath of fresh air amongst the turgid, boring love affair being played out before our eyes.