‘Holiday’ Review: An Uncomfortable And Provocative Story Of Luxury And Abuse
Sasha (Victoria Carmen Sonne) is the trophy girlfriend of a violent and possessive druglord (Lai Yde). He and his crew and hangers-on go on holiday...
Month: October 2018
‘Wild Rose’ Review: Country Music And Motherhood In Hilarious Gem
Rose-Lynn Harlan (Jessie Buckley) is a young Glaswegian mum who dreams of becoming a country music star. She has just served twelve months in prison...
‘Roma’ Review: Alfonso Cuarón’s Extraordinary Portrait Of Life In Mexico City
Cleo (Yalitza Aparicio) is a maid working for a wealthy family in 1970s Mexico City. The family is undergoing a messy separation when Cleo discovers...
‘The Ballad Of Buster Scruggs’ Review: Six Tall Tales Of The Old West
The Coen Brothers return to tell six tall tales from the old west. A singing cowboy (Tim Blake Nelson) wreaks havoc in a small town;...
‘Beautiful Boy’ Review: A Tragedy Of Addiction And Family
David Shef (Steve Carrell) is a writer who’s son Nic (Timothee Chalemet) is addicted to Crystal Meth. He worries terribly about his son, frequently leaving his...
‘The Old Man And The Gun’ Review: Robert Redford’s Swan-song Is A Charming Heist Movie
Forrest Tucker (Robert Redford) is a 70-year-old bank robber with no intention of slowing down. Shortly after one of his heists he bumps into Jewel...
‘Happy New Year, Colin Burstead’ Review: Ben Wheatley’s Fraught Family Drama
Colin Burstead rents a large estate to host a large family get together. It’s immediately obvious that there are tensions between the various members of...
‘Styx’ Review: A Humanitarian Crisis At Sea
A paramedic undertakes a solo journey to an African island by sail boat. After a terrible storm she discovers a boat overfilled with immigrants. Keeping...
‘Joy’ Review: Working The Hard Streets
Joy is a sex worker in debt bondage. She’s been brought from Nigeria and is being forced to pay back an extortionate debt by undertaking...
‘Widows’ Review: A Rivetting Thriller From Steve McQueen and Gillian Flynn
Widows opens with a heist gone wrong. A team of men are horrifically killed by police during a getaway. Their wives all grieve, unaware they...