Film Review: The Souvenir (2019)
byIn French ‘souvenir’ means ‘to remember’. Joanna Hogg’s latest film – executive produced by none other than Martin Scorsese – seems to embrace both…
Tilda Swinton
Film Review: The Dead Don’t Die (2019)
byThe world is veering off its axis. The moon has the blue shimmer of a stove-top burner. Clocks have stopped working. And in the…
Film Review: Suspiria (2018)
byLuca Guadagnino refers to his latest feature Suspiria as a cover version rather than a remake. It’s a fair call; the redo bears little resemblance…
Film Review: You Were Never Really Here (2017)
byWith four films to her name and an uncommon reverence in the film community, Scottish director Lynne Ramsay has earned the right to be…
Film Review: It (2017)
byIf you’ve never read Stephen King’s It then it’s probably a good idea to clear some time out of your schedule and get through…
Film Review: Okja (2017)
bySouth Korean director Bong Joon-Ho is developing a reputation for making robust films which blend adventure and intellect with searing critiques of environmental mismanagement and…
Film Review: Doctor Strange (2016)
byHow do we critique Marvel movies when they feel so difficult to orient in the wider framework of film? The problem is they are,…
Film Review: A Bigger Splash (2015)
byA Bigger Splash, directed by Luca Guadagnino (best known for recently directing I Am Love), opens with a couple spending an idyllic summer on the…
Film Review: Hail, Caesar! (2016)
byIt has been a while since co-directors and co-writers Joel and Ethan Coen have made a straight up comedy – eight years in fact,…
Film Review: Snowpiercer (2013)
byPart action-thriller, part environmentalist critique, part political commentary: Snowpiercer is a rarity. It offers both exhilarating entertainment and intriguing ideas – and is all…