Film Review – Radical (2023)
The inspirational teacher. It’s a movie standard: Dead Poets’ Society, To Sir With Love, even School Of Rock all come...
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Film Review – My Neighbour Totoro (1989)
When you look at the history and worldwide reputation Studio Ghibli has had over the years, it's hard to believe...
Film Review – A Place Called Silence (2024)
Horror is an interesting genre for me, although it is not my favourite because I am not easily scared. I...
Film Review – Harold And The Purple Crayon (2024)
It’s an idea packed with cuteness. A small boy, little more than a toddler, creates the world around him by...
Film Review – Kensuke’s Kingdom (2024)
If you went to primary school in Scotland then chances are you were made to read at least one Michael...
Film Review – I Saw The TV Glow (2024)
With an overwhelming number of positive reviews for the US public, my expectations for I Saw The TV Glow were...
Film Review – Deadpool & Wolverine (2024)
At long last, Deadpool (Ryan Reynolds) has joined the Marvel Cinematic Universe... and he's having his cake and eating it...
Film Review – Blur: To The End (2024)
I'm not going to hide it: I'll be half a century old next year, which means Blur would have been...
Film Review – Janet Planet (2023)
“I’m going to kill myself.” The startling opening line of Janet Planet is guaranteed to make the audience sit up...
Film Review – Twisters (2024)
Back in 1996, director Jan De Bont brought us Twister, a fast n fierce blockbuster that turned out to be...
Film Review – Crossing (2024)
Crossing is one of those small, intimate stories that ends up feeling momentous and significant precisely because of how well...
Film Review – Thelma (2024)
The face is familiar, the name perhaps not so much. June Squibb, scene stealing queen of supporting roles from Nebraska...
Film Review – Chuck Chuck Baby (2024)
Chuck Chuck Baby is a pensive film about the figurative prisons we make for ourselves. Liberation and self-acceptance can be...
Film Review – Shayda (2023)
Shayda and her six-year-old daughter, Mona, take refuge in a women’s shelter. From there, a long emancipation journey begins. The...