Film Review: A Beautiful Day in the Neighbourhood (2019)
byEarly on in Marielle Heller’s A Beautiful Day in the Neighbourhood, it’s tempting to put yourself in Lloyd Vogel’s shoes and wander ‘What is…
Tom Hanks
Film Review: Toy Story 4 (2019)
byWhen news arrived that a fourth Toy Story film was in production, some fans were understandably miffed; why would you re-boot a franchise that…
Film Review – Arctic (2018)
byThere’s something especially gratifying about watching survival movies. They can distil the human experience down to essential choices, bring into focus what’s really important,…
Film Review: The Post (2017)
byThere is generally always some friction between governments and the media. In recent times, nowhere has this escalated more quickly than in the United…
Film Review: Inferno (2016)
byTo steal a quote from Ben “Yatzee” Croshaw – Dante’s Inferno is history’s first recorded work of self-insert fan fiction. Born 750 years ago,…
Film Review: Sully (2016)
byRight now Clint Eastwood and Tom Hanks both share the quality of unfussily ‘getting the job done’ with Captain Chesley Sullenberger, the subject of…
Film Review: A Hologram for the King (2016)
byTom Tykwer’s latest film is A Hologram for the King, based on the novel of the same name by Dave Eggers. Although entertaining and…
Film Review: Bridge of Spies (2015)
byAt the end of the 1950s, the twin superpowers of the USSR and the USA, both armed with and ready to use a stockpile…
Film Review: The Polar Express (2004)
by‘Seeing is believing, but sometimes the most real things in the world are the things we can’t see’, declares The Conductor, played swimmingly by…
Film Review: All is Lost (2013)
byFilms which are entirely about a guy on a boat lost at sea don’t initially sound like compelling viewing. Especially when the film only…