If you like Symbolism you’ll love The Red Turtle
Lost-at-sea movies have undergone a recent surge in popularity. Perhaps disposable incomes and mobiles, guaranteeing all whims catered for...
Read MoreWhen you don’t have the right Sense of an Ending
In homage to Julian Barnes’s captivating novel “The Sense of an Ending”, I will write this piece in two parts. Part One...
Read MoreCan’t stop tapping my feet…on 42nd Street
If only song and dance were could be medically prescribed we would all be feeling better about our lives. I entered the Theatre Royal...
Read MoreA Quiet Passion is an Anachronistic Tale
2017 promises change, not least on the political spectrum. People are no longer apathetic (although Charlie Brooker is nostalgic for the...
Read MoreA letter to Tom Ford, entitled ‘Nocturnal Animals’
Dear Tom Ford, I am writing to let you know that it’s okay, everything is going to be okay. I have just watched Nocturnal Animals...
Read More2016 London Film Festival Review: Planetarium
Many modern films are made to be easily digested, perhaps a little too easily, lending them a flimsy quality. Others take time, the...
Read MoreReview: The Girl on the Train…wants to get off
Paula Hawkins’ phenomenally successful book may be ubiquitous, but I hadn’t read it, so I came to the film of The Girl On The Train...
Read MoreBurnt shows why we need mid-range movies
Matt Damon recently said that mid range movies aren’t being made anymore, which is probably true and breaks my heart....
Read MoreReview: Louder Than Bombs
The title doesn’t do justice to Louder Than Bombs, potentially misleading audiences while not focusing on the real heart of this...
Read MoreTarantino wants to improve you
The Hateful Eight is both typically and atypically a Quentin Tarantino movie. It is full of his usual flourishes, beautiful panoramas,...
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