Beuys (2018)
2018-11-30
Andres Veiel’s documentary, a portrait of the 20th century sculptor and performance artist Joseph Beuys, draws on a rich archiveContinue Reading
The Staircase (TV Series 2004- )
2018-11-22
Netflix’s The Staircase follows the court cases of Michael Peterson, the once renowned novelist accused of killing his wife inContinue Reading
Robin Hood (2018)
2018-11-21
Given the abundance of Marvel-inspired movies doing the rounds, perhaps Tina Turner was onto something when she sung “we don’tContinue Reading
The Ballad of Buster Scruggs (2018)
2018-11-21
Though it may be tempting, in the age of television’s dominance, to view the six sections of the Coen brothers’Continue Reading
Johnny English Strikes Again (2018)
2018-11-19
No cinematic shot of London is complete without showcasing The Shard which towers above the ashes of Grenfell Tower likeContinue Reading
Outlaw King (2018)
2018-11-17
Tired of running and hiding from his English oppressors, Robert the Bruce (Chris Pine) uses the unforgiving land and unpredictableContinue Reading
Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald (2018)
2018-11-16
With sequels and prequels, of which Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald is both, being the second of five prequelsContinue Reading
The Grinch (2018)
2018-11-15
Watching The Grinch by the animation studio behind the Despicable Me trilogy, Illumination, reminded me of a touring production ofContinue Reading
Overlord (2018)
2018-11-15
Screenwriters Billy Ray (Captain Phillips) and Mark L. Smith (The Revenant) combine warfare with zombies to create a gory though skin-deep horror inContinue Reading
Widows (2018)
2018-11-10
Widows, based on the novel by Lynda La Plante, and previously adapted for a BBC television series, centres on theContinue Reading
Making a Murderer Part 2 – TV Series (2015– )
2018-11-05
This Netflix documentary is terrifying, beautiful and bang up to date. Set against the homely backdrop of the American Midwest,Continue Reading
Anna and the Apocalypse (2018)
2018-11-04
In the introduction to an exclusive screening of Anna And The Apocalypse at the Hippodrome in Bo’ness, director John McPhailContinue Reading
Columbus (2017)
2018-10-29
Casey (Haley Lu Richardson), lives in Columbus, Indiana, with her mother. She works at a local library, and knows justContinue Reading
Bohemian Rhapsody (2018)
2018-10-26
With a 12A certificate, Bohemian Rhapsody by the Oscar-nominated writer of Darkest Hour and The Theory of Everything, Anthony McCarten,Continue Reading