Film Reviews

Freda Cooper 27 April 2020

Back in 1977, he was Roy Neary, the ordinary guy who came into contact with aliens and ended Close Encounters...

Freda Cooper 16 April 2020

The opening shots of The Guardian (known in some countries as Ana)remind us of a natural disaster from 2017. Hurricane...

Courtney Speirs 16 April 2020

★★★★ 'Sonic The Hedgehog' is the first live-action feature film for SEGA's blue speedster mascot, and a surprisingly faithful one...

Freda Cooper 6 April 2020

There’s something about stories involving a child forming a bond with an animal. The unconditional love that goes with it,...

Freda Cooper 4 April 2020

Nobody knows what’s round the corner, and the past few weeks have been a sharp reminder. Yet it’s not so...

Georgia May 30 March 2020

The Lawyer (or Advokatas, as it was originally titled) is a potently political, interpersonal exploration of queer identity within Europe....

Freda Cooper 30 March 2020

Remember The Last Right when it came out in December? No, me neither, and its release was so limited very...

Freda Cooper 30 March 2020

A film that’s something of a rarity in these strange and constantly changing times. After doing the rounds at smaller...

Paul 29 March 2020

Suicide remains a very sensitive and controversial topic, even more when it's assisted suicide. Religion plays a big part in...

Georgia May 21 March 2020

Selected as part of the BFI Flare Film Festival 2020 (now available online here), My Fiona is a stunning directional...

Georgia May 4 March 2020

A visually poetic film with a daring philosophy, The Other Lamb bleeds with female defiance. Reminiscent of Margaret Atwood’s 1985...

Freda Cooper 3 February 2020

Weddings can be a minefield when you’re single. They all come at once, inevitably when you’re going solo and, if...

Josh Hall 6 January 2020

“Everyone grieves differently”... Thunder Road is a heartfelt, moving, surprisingly funny character study of police officer, Jim Arnaud (played by...

Bradley Hadcroft 11 October 2019

It is the late 19th century and Tom Wake (Willem Dafoe), a superstitious semi crippled ex-mariner, is the dictatorial keeper...