‘Loveless’ Review: It’s the Young Who Suffer
A neglected child goes missing, forcing his separated parents to come together and search for him. Andrey Zvyagintsev’s new film is every bit as devastating...
Month: February 2018
‘Black Panther’ Review: A Super-Empowering Addition to the MCU. Includes Q&A with Ryan Coogler
Writer-Director Ryan Coogler visited the BFI Southbank to introduce an advanced screening of the new Marvel film Black Panther. In the film, Chadwick Boseman plays...
‘The Cloverfield Paradox’ Review: Love, Loss and the End of the World(s) as We Know It
There I was watching the Superbowl like any other sports-hating Englishman when the trailer for the third Cloverfield film: The Cloverfield Paradox began to play....
‘I, Tonya’ Review: Margot Robbie Impresses In This True Story of Ice Skating Infamy
I, Tonya is the extraordinary and possibly true story of Tonya Harding, covering her rise to fame and then fall to infamy. Margot Robbie plays...
‘Altered Carbon’ Review: Death is Not the End in Netflix’ Sprawling Future Noir Blockbuster
The first bite is always with the eye so who am I to start this by commenting on things like nuance and detail? Altered Carbon...
‘Phantom Thread’ Weaves a Mesmerising Tale of Dark Romance
Paul Thomas Anderson’s latest character study follows the strange relationship between Alma (Vicky Krieps), a waitress, and Reynolds Woodcock (Daniel Day-Lewis), a fashion designer who...
‘Den of Thieves’ Review: The Good, The Bland and The Boring
A group of bank robbers in LA plan the perfect heist whilst a small gang of ruthless cops plot their downfall. A couple of action...
10 Best X-Files Episodes to Get You in the Mood for the New Season
The TV show which changed the way we think of Sci-fi on TV, X-Files, returns to our screens Monday 5th February on Channel 5. With Gillian...
‘A Futile And Stupid Gesture’ Review: Netflix Takes on The National Lampoon
I went into A Futile And Stupid Gesture knowing very little about National Lampoon and it’s founding other than it was a magazine that John...