LFF 2019 Review: The Peanut Butter Falcon – “A wonder to behold”
It’s not often that a film conveys the feeling of being really dirty. Not the gritty city realism of a kitchen-sink drama, nor...
Read MoreReview: Downton Abbey – “Fun, silly, moving, and at times, downright pacy”
It’s a very particular kind of drug, with a diminishing supply – can you get high on aristocracy? The snobbery, manners,...
Read MoreReview: It Chapter Two at the BFI IMAX
Sequels used to be a harder sell-in, because recreating that first-time cinematic magic is a dark art. However, in recent years, the...
Read MoreWhy I Signed the Game of Thrones Petition
“I am not going to stop the wheel, I’m going to break the wheel.” I am going to break the wheel of established journalism, by starting...
Read MoreReview – Fantastic Beasts 2: The Crimes of Grindelwald – “Far too convoluted”
Ten films into a franchise that Warner Bros. now calls the ‘Wizarding World’, arrives Fantastic Beasts 2: The Crimes of...
Read MoreBFI London Film Festival 2018 Review: Sorry To Bother You – “Margaret Atwood territory with a dash of Monty Python”
The word ‘genius’ is so casually thrown around that when a work of real genius arrives, it can get overlooked. Sorry To Bother You is a...
Read MoreReview: Pitch Perfect 3 – “A light, feel-good comedy”
Once upon a time, a film was just a film. Then, in the last thirty years, two distinct sub-sets emerged: boy films and girl films. Many...
Read MoreReview – Star Wars: The Last Jedi gives us everything and more
SPOILERS GALORE There was a special kind of camaraderie at 3AM this morning, as the thrall left the cinema, rolling out into the cold...
Read MoreReview: The Florida Project – “A dark and funny modern fairytale”
Bright purple and pink buildings stretch out to the sky. Crumbling breezeblocks painted to defiantly stand out, well aware that they...
Read MoreLondon Film Festival Review: Wonderstruck – “Like nothing else at the cinema”
Wonderstruck is a well-named movie. It’s also a rewarding watch for viewers willing to immerse themselves within its confusing...
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