Review: I Came By
Director: Babak Anvari Stars: Kelly Macdonald, Hugh Bonneville, George MacKay Two features into his career and Babak Anvari has already … Continue reading Review: I Came By
Category: Archive
A vault for reviews of films to hit UK cinema screens. Reviews from before the blog’s creation are marked with the date they were written.
Review: The Feast
Director: Lee Haven Jones Stars: Annes Elwy, Nia Roberts, Julian Lewis Jones There’s been a small but notable uptick in … Continue reading Review: The Feast
Review: Beast
Director: Baltasar Kormákur Stars: Idris Elba, Iyana Halley, Leah Jeffries Man vs nature movies used to be big business, especially … Continue reading Review: Beast
Review: The Invitation (2022)
Director: Jessica M. Thompson Stars: Nathalie Emmanuel, Thomas Doherty, Stephanie Corneliussen Like the undead creatures that stalk them, vampire movies … Continue reading Review: The Invitation (2022)
Review: Hit the Road
Director: Panah Panahi Stars: Pantea Panahiha, Hasan Ma’juni, Rayan Sarlak Tensions of freedom and enclosure persist throughout Panah Panahi’s assured … Continue reading Review: Hit the Road
Review: Orphan: First Kill
Director: William Brent Bell Stars: Isabelle Fuhrman, Julia Stiles, Matthew Finlan There’s been 13 years between Orphan and this unanticipated, deeply … Continue reading Review: Orphan: First Kill
Review: Nope
Director: Jordan Peele Stars: Keke Palmer, Daniel Kaluuya, Steven Yeun Jordan Peele’s Nope is about looking. Wanting to look. Wanting to see. … Continue reading Review: Nope
Review: Prey
Director: Dan Trachtenberg Stars: Amber Midthunder, Julian Black Antelope, Dakota Beavers At the time of writing the internet (or nooks … Continue reading Review: Prey
Review: Bullet Train
Director: David Leitch Stars: Brad Pitt, Bryan Tyree Henry, Hiroyuki Sanada Teased to the nth degree over the last 6 … Continue reading Review: Bullet Train
Review: She Will
Director: Charlotte Colbert Stars: Alice Krige, Malcolm McDowell, Kota Eberhardt Recovering from a double mastectomy, terse aging actor Veronica Ghent … Continue reading Review: She Will
Review: The Gray Man
Directors: Joe Russo, Anthony Russo Stars: Chris Evans, Ana de Armas, Ryan Gosling The Russo Brothers’ ho-hum post-Avengers career ebbs … Continue reading Review: The Gray Man
Review: Where the Crawdads Sing
Director: Olivia Newman Stars: David Strathairn, Taylor John Smith, Daisy Edgar-Jones In spite of the middling reviews that started snaking … Continue reading Review: Where the Crawdads Sing
Review: Dark Glasses
Director: Dario Argento Stars: Ilenia Pastorelli, Asia Argento, Andrea Zhang There’s a fair if damning consensus that Dario Argento’s status … Continue reading Review: Dark Glasses
Review: Nitram
Director: Justin Kurzel Stars: Essie Davies, Caleb Landry Jones, Judy Davis One of my most vivid cinema-going memories remains a … Continue reading Review: Nitram
Review: Brian and Charles
Director: Jim Archer Stars: David Earl, Chris Hayward, Nina Sosanya David Earl has been performing some version of bumbling sad-sack … Continue reading Review: Brian and Charles
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