The Stranger review – filmed like a laconic,…
A confession: I am really not a fan of the French filmmaker Franoçois Ozon. He seems like a lovely chap. Literate, passionate, with
Undertone review – hits only bum notes
There’s an argument to be made that audio is consistently underutilised in cinema – despite the advent of Dolby Atmos,
The Super Mario Galaxy Movie review – even worse…
Regrouting blackened bathroom tiles; filling out a commercial tax return; cleaning the mouldering leaves out of a clogged storm drain; grudgingly buying
Fuze review – popcorn fair that fizzles out…
For those not intimately familiar with the topographical and historical minutiae of the UK, the relatively blasé way in which
My Undesirable Friends: Part I – Last Air in…
In 1971, French filmmaker Jacques Rivette made a 13-hour opus called Out 1. Its extended runtime was necessary to encompass the
Pompei: Below the Clouds review – a stimulating…
The inner lives of buildings and institutions provide an intriguing and enlivening way of looking at the modern landscape, particularly
Fallen Star: In Praise of The Man Who Fell To Earth
From there, he goes into seclusion in the dry Southwestern landscapes that likely remind him most of home, inadvertently retreating
Ready or Not 2: Here I Come review – here comes…
When you have a hit film these days, inevitably the question always arises about a sequel. There’s very little studios love more
Mike & Nick & Nick & Alice – first-look review
Aside from the latest version of The Naked Gun, action comedies have suffered a recent dry spell. Many of the latest movies
Scarlet review – a disappointing offering from an…
Across his two-decade feature career, Mamoru Hosada has stuck to a handful of thematic preoccupations. Family in all its complexity; forgiveness