Film Review – In The Heights (2021)
This intrepid writer has seen a lot of films across his almost forty years. Indeed, 2021, despite all the delays,...
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Film Review – The Father (2020)
Six weeks have passed since this year’s Oscars were handed out – weeks that have seen cinema doors re-open, giving...
Film Review – Nobody (2021)
Liam Neeson could never have imagined what he started. When Taken was released, it ushered in a new breed of...
Film Review – Shiva Baby (2021)
Family. What a concept. We all have them, we all love them, loathe them, shout at them, hug them (safely,...
Film Review – Me, Myself And Di (2021)
Beaming with positivity, birthday girl Janet Brown (irrepressible Katy Clayton) wins a holiday to Rhyl, North-Wales; in a raffle at...
Film Review – Land (2021)
Grief, in all shapes and forms, is an impossible thing to overcome, if you ever do. It's everlasting reach means...
Film Review – A Quiet Place Part II (2021)
"That's desperation." "It's necessity." A sequel that is so close in tone and emotional impact as its predecessor but yet...
Film Review – Dream Horse (2020)
When it comes to stories of triumph over adversity, you can always trust the world of sport to come up...
Film Review – A Quiet Place Part II (2021)
We've spoken many a-time about the existence and execution of sequels on this site - but, let's face it, there...
Film Review – Earwig and the Witch (2020)
★ Studio Ghibli are back - and unfortunately with a misfire. Directed by Goro Miyazaki, son of legendary director Hayao...
Film Review – Zebra Girl (2021)
Stephanie Zari’s Zebra Girl first saw the light of day back in 2017 on the Edinburgh Fringe as one-woman play...
Film Review – Cruella (2021)
She’s the mistress of monochrome malice, one of the most memorable big screen villains – and she’s famously none too...
Film Review – Frankie (2019)
There’s something decidedly familiar about the scenario for Frankie and, while it’s not to the film’s detriment, it does influence...
Film Review – The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It (2021)
The stories of Ed and Lorraine Warren are legendary and utterly unique. In the early 1950's, they helped found The...