Review: A Wounded Fawn
Director: Travis Stevens Stars: Sarah Lind, Josh Ruben, Malin Barr Travis Stevens has done well enough so far crafting amiable … Continue reading Review: A Wounded Fawn
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: Lady Chatterley’s Lover
Director: Laure de Clermont-Tonnerre Stars: Emma Corrin, Matthew Duckett, Jack O’Connell While D. H. Lawrence’s Lady Chatterley’s Lover was first published … Continue reading Review: Lady Chatterley’s Lover
Review: Lynch/Oz
Director: Alexandre O. Philippe It was only a week or two ago that I revisited – after a long gap … Continue reading Review: Lynch/Oz
Review: She Said
Director: Maria Schrader Stars: Zoe Kazan, Carey Mulligan, Ashley Judd In cinematic terms, the investigative journalism picture is beholden to … Continue reading Review: She Said
Review: Bones and All
Director: Luca Guadagnino Stars: Taylor Russell, André Holland, Timothée Chalamet Pinning down a director who largely works from source materials … Continue reading Review: Bones and All
Review: Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery
Director: Rian Johnson Stars: Daniel Craig, Janelle Monáe, Kate Hudson Imagine for a moment that you’re a smug tech billionaire. … Continue reading Review: Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery
Review: The Menu
Director: Mark Mylod Stars: Anya Taylor-Joy, Hong Chau, Ralph Fiennes If the Palme d’Or winning Triangle of Sadness underscored anything, it … Continue reading Review: The Menu
Review: Return to Dust
Director: Li Ruijun Stars: Wu Renlin, Hai Qing, Yang Guangrui The gentle rhythms of Li Ruijun’s Return to Dust barely hint … Continue reading Review: Return to Dust
Review: Resurrection
Director: Andrew Semans Stars: Tim Roth, Rebecca Hall, Grace Kaufman Margaret (Rebecca Hall) keeps an ordered life. She lives with … Continue reading Review: Resurrection
Review: Aftersun
Director: Charlotte Wells Stars: Frankie Corio, Paul Mescal, Celia Rowlson Hall I didn’t like Charlotte Wells’ Aftersun as I was watching … Continue reading Review: Aftersun
Review: Emily the Criminal
Director: John Patton Ford Stars: Megalyn Echikunwoke, Theo Rossi, Aubrey Plaza Like many millennials her age, Emily (Aubrey Plaza) is … Continue reading Review: Emily the Criminal
Review: Watcher
Director: Chloe Okuno Stars: Maika Monroe, Karl Glusman, Burn Gorman A one-time actress ‘re-evaluating’ her options, Julia (Maika Monroe) follows … Continue reading Review: Watcher
Review: Triangle of Sadness
Director: Ruben Östlund Stars: Charlbi Dean, Harris Dickinson, Dolly De Leon Yaya (Charlbi Dean) is an influencer. Carl (Harris Dickinson) … Continue reading Review: Triangle of Sadness
Review: Barbarian
Director: Zach Cregger Stars: Georgina Campbell, Bill Skarsgård, Justin Long Ever get the feeling that a character has been based … Continue reading Review: Barbarian
Review: Prey for the Devil
Director: Daniel Stamm Stars: Jacqueline Byers, Colin Salmon, Posy Taylor If Prey for the Devil feels like it’s been locked in … Continue reading Review: Prey for the Devil
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