Unsane (2018)
2018-04-11
In the joy that was Misery, Annie Wilkes was novelist Paul Sheldon’s “number one fan”. That was until she tookContinue Reading
Wonder Wheel (2017)
2018-03-15
Ebbing had three billboards, Coney Island has one. And its weathered appearance and empty boast sets the tone for WoodyContinue Reading
You Were Never Really Here (2018)
2018-03-13
It’s a dog eat dog world. And the dogged assassin with the hangdog face Joe (Joaquin Phoenix) is top dog. IfContinue Reading
Thoroughbreds (2017)
2018-03-10
Thoroughbreds is a dark comedy-thriller written and directed by Cory Finley; it is also his directorial debut, which is astounding,Continue Reading
Walk Like a Panther (2018)
2018-03-09
“For this thing to work,” says former wrestler Trevor “Bulldog” Bolton (Dave Johns) to his ragtag group of fellow grapplers TheContinue Reading
Red Sparrow (2018)
2018-03-07
I’ll keep it short. I only wish screenwriter Justin Haythe (A Cure for Wellness, Revolutionary Road) had. Sandwiched between aContinue Reading
Black Panther (2018)
2018-03-06
The excitement and anticipation surrounding Black Panther since word got out of its release is understandable. Black Panther is notContinue Reading
Game Night (2018)
2018-03-03
Back in the day, my friend, flatmate and fellow student aka effing Paul and I used to take turns inContinue Reading
Phantom Thread (2018)
2018-03-02
Phantom Thread has much in common with Call Me By Your Name in that both are slow burners about opposites whoContinue Reading
Lady Bird (2018)
2018-03-01
Parting, they say, is such sweet sorrow. A lesson learned by the self-proclaimed Lady Bird aka high school senior Christine McPhersonContinue Reading
Finding Your Feet (2018)
2018-02-25
“Gravity hits us all,” says bohemian Bif (Celia Imrie) to her strait-laced sister Sandra (Imelda Staunton). “The challenge is toContinue Reading
I, Tonya (2018)
2018-02-24
Stabbed by her mother and shot by her lover, it is little wonder that Tonya Harding (Margot Robbie) is skating onContinue Reading
Early Man (2018)
2018-02-20
Set in pre-historic times. Near Manchester, England. The latest movie from Nick Park and Aardman Studios starts promisingly with aContinue Reading
The Ballad of Lefty Brown (2017)
2018-02-17
The Ballad of Lefty Brown is not so much a ballad as a travesty. Filled with shallow, stereotyped characters; mumbling,Continue Reading