Review: Dumbo (2019)
Director: Tim Burton Stars: Danny DeVito, Michael Keaton, Eva Green “This is a disaster,” exclaims Alan Arkin’s character during the … Continue reading Review: Dumbo (2019)
Month: March 2019
Review: Happy As Lazzaro
Director: Alice Rohrwacher Stars: Adriano Tardiolo, Alba Rohrwacher, Luca Chikovani This review contains some mild spoilers. I’ve tried to keep … Continue reading Review: Happy As Lazzaro
Review: Us
Director: Jordan Peele Stars: Lupita Nyong’o, Winston Duke, Shahadi Wright Joseph Dating back to the 16th century, the psychomanteum was … Continue reading Review: Us
Minutiae: The Use of Coca-Cola in Mulholland Drive
It’s pretty much a note of permanent record on this little site of mine that, in spite of the blog’s … Continue reading Minutiae: The Use of Coca-Cola in Mulholland Drive
Review: Under The Silver Lake
Director: David Robert Mitchell Stars: Riley Keough, Andrew Garfield, Callie Hernandez David Robert Mitchell’s Under The Silver Lake is a woozy, … Continue reading Review: Under The Silver Lake
Why I Love… #103: Desert Hearts
Year: 1985 Director: Donna Deitch Stars: Helen Shaver, Patricia Charbonneau, Audra Lindley Gay cinema has become pleasingly normalised in contemporary … Continue reading Why I Love… #103: Desert Hearts
Review: Captain Marvel
Directors: Anna Boden, Ryan Fleck Stars: Brie Larson, Samuel L Jackson, Clark Gregg That the Marvel machine has taken 11 … Continue reading Review: Captain Marvel
Review: Serenity (2019)
Director: Steven Knight Stars: Matthew McConaughey, Anne Hathaway, Rafael Sayegh Steven Knight has some strange credits behind him. Sure, his … Continue reading Review: Serenity (2019)
Review: Isn’t It Romantic
Director: Todd Strauss-Schulson Stars: Rebel Wilson, Liam Hemsworth, Priyanka Chopra Having already lovingly lampooned the slasher movie with The Final Girls, … Continue reading Review: Isn’t It Romantic
Review: 24 Frames
Director: Abbas Kiarostami ‘I always wonder to what extent the artist aims to depict the reality of a scene. Painters … Continue reading Review: 24 Frames
The Lost Highway Hotel 