Film Review – Black Widow (2021)
Rejoice, ye faithful, for the Marvel Cinematic Universe is back on the big screen so get those pens and paper...
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Film Review – Occupation Rainfall (2020)
The race is on to save the planet in Occupation Rainfall, an epic sci-fi action adventure featuring an all-star cast...
Film Review – Jumbo (2020)
There’s a word for the passion at the centre of Zoe Wittock’s feature debut, Jumbo. And that word is objectophilia...
Film Review – Freaky (2020)
Back in the 80s - yes, this writer always has to find some way to reference the decade of his...
Film Review – Another Round (2020)
It’s easily one of the most memorable images from last year’s London Film Festival. Mads Mikkelsen’s exuberant yet irony-tinged dance...
Film Review – French Exit (2020)
The wealthy fallen on hard times. A familiar literary trope, and one that comes with a certain built-in satisfaction as...
Film Review – In The Earth (2021)
Every now and again a movie will jolt my senses by not expecting the unexpected and being prepared for what...
Film Review – Fast & Furious 9 (2021)
Number 9. Nine. The Alan Shearer of the franchise. It's somewhat miraculous that the little car film that could, The...
Film Review – Monster Hunter (2020)
Not being a gamer, I knew nothing about the world in which this adaptation takes place, in fact I didn't...
Film Review – The Hitman’s Wife’s Bodyguard (2021)
When Ryan Reynolds played bodyguard to Samuel L Jackson’s hitman in 2017, it sounded like a dream team. Reynolds, with...
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,...
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,...