Review: Smile – a superior horror shocker
Film Reviews
Marriage Story
A devastating portrait of marital breakdown is provided by Noah (The Squid and the Whale) Baumbach in his most personal … [ Read More ]
Beanpole
The psychological cost of total war is explored with great insight in Katemir Balagov’s award-winning second feature Beanpole (ICA cinema), … [ Read More ]
Pain and Glory
An ageing, afflicted and lone filmmaker, his eyes closed and back marked by a scar from a spine operation, dives … [ Read More ]
Bridesmaids Review:
If you walk into the cinema expecting Bridesmaids to be an unfunny, try-hard, chick flick equivalent of The Hangover, I’m … [ Read More ]
Marianne & Leonard: Words of Love
I have long been a fan of the late great poet/singer-songwriter Leonard Cohen so I was looking forward to seeing … [ Read More ]
The Cockleshell Heroes
This wartime film has some strange oddities that make stand out from many others, but many other elements that give … [ Read More ]
I Was Monty’s Double
There are many cases of authors making cameos as themselves in films. This film took it to another level.
Puppet Master: The Littlest Reich
The 14th instalment of the cult 1989 slasher/horror hit Puppet Master has landed in UK cinemas, drenched in blood, a … [ Read More ]
Being Frank: The Chris Sievey Story
The documentary about one the most peculiar of musicians is best described in the words of his most famous creation: … [ Read More ]
If Beale Street Could Talk
Laurence Green reviews Barry Jenkins’ angry, assured and distinctive drama which asserts that even in a world of corruption and … [ Read More ]
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