Review: Freaky
Director: Christopher Landon Stars: Kathryn Newton, Vince Vaughn, Celeste O’Connor A common problem in film criticism one finds (and something … Continue reading Review: Freaky
Category: 2020
Review: David Byrne’s American Utopia
Director: Spike Lee Stars: David Byrne, Tendayi Kuumba, Chris Giamo In the second half of the 1983 ‘Stop Making Sense’ … Continue reading Review: David Byrne’s American Utopia
Review: Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom
Director: George C Wolfe Stars: Chadwick Boseman, Viola Davis, Glynn Turman On 28th August this year the world stopped at … Continue reading Review: Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom
Review: Education
Director: Steve McQueen Stars: Kenyah Sandy, Sharlene Whyte, Naomi Ackie Steve McQueen’s Small Axe series of films comes to a bittersweet … Continue reading Review: Education
Review: Liberté
Director: Albert Serra Stars: Iliana Zabeth, Helmut Berger, Marc Susini Consisting in the main of a furtive, debauched orgy in … Continue reading Review: Liberté
The Best of 2020
The top ten Portrait of a Lady on FireNever Rarely Sometimes AlwaysEmaBeanpoleA Hidden LifeLovers RockOverseasDick Johnson is DeadRelicAn Easy Girl … Continue reading The Best of 2020
Review: Alex Wheatle
Director: Steve McQueen Stars: Sheyi Cole, Jonathan Jules, Robbie Gee One of the points I wanted to cover (but skipped … Continue reading Review: Alex Wheatle
Review: Swallow
Director: Carlo Mirabella-Davis Stars: Haley Bennet, Denis O’Hare, Elizabeth Marvel Around the turn of the last century, a popular ‘exhibit’ … Continue reading Review: Swallow
Review: Mank
Director: David Fincher Stars: Gary Oldman, Amanda Seyfried, Tuppence Middleton Thanks to his episodic endeavours for Netflix – House of … Continue reading Review: Mank
Review: Red, White and Blue
Director: Steve McQueen Stars: John Boyega, Steve Toussaint, Antonia Thomas “Is that it?” It’s the first thought that clapped into … Continue reading Review: Red, White and Blue
Review: Monsoon
Director: Hong Khaou Stars: Henry Golding, Molly Harris, Parker Sawyers The past meets the present in Hong Khaou’s understated second … Continue reading Review: Monsoon
Review: Happiest Season
Director: Clea DuVall Stars: Kristen Stewart, Mackenzie Davis, Aubrey Plaza The ratio of good Christmas films to… not? It’s not … Continue reading Review: Happiest Season
Review: Hillbilly Elegy
Director: Ron Howard Stars: Amy Adams, Gabriel Basso, Glenn Close Ron Howard – purveyor of an almost unbroken record of dismally … Continue reading Review: Hillbilly Elegy
Review: Lovers Rock
Director: Steve McQueen Stars: Amarah-Jae St. Aubyn, Ellis George, Micheal Ward The second installment in Steve McQueen’s Small Axe strand shows … Continue reading Review: Lovers Rock
Review: Possessor
Director: Brandon Cronenberg Stars: Angela Riseborough, Christopher Abbott, Tuppence Middleton Living and working in the shadow of David Cronenberg might … Continue reading Review: Possessor
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