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Author: Paul Salt

Posted onFebruary 10, 2021April 22, 2021

‘The White Tiger’ Review: Rags to Riches via the Harsh Streets of Delhi

Balram (Adarsh Gourav) considers himself a rare kind of man. He has been born into poverty in a low caste, but he manages to hustle...

Posted onFebruary 8, 2021April 22, 2021

Top 30 Films of 2020

It’s always difficult to reduce a years worth of films to a shortlist of 30, but this year was particularly challenging. I have always favoured...

Posted onFebruary 1, 2021April 22, 2021

‘Host’ Review: Paranormal App-tivity (Sorry)

Stuck in lockdown, a group of bored friends decide to conduct a seance over zoom. But as the spiritualist internet connection cuts out and the...

Posted onFebruary 1, 2021April 22, 2021

‘Miss Juneteenth’ Review: Touching Story about a Mother’s Legacy

After winning the Miss Juneteenth beauty contest, Turqioise Jones (Nicole Beharie) has not achieved the success she had once dreamt of. Struggling to pay the...

Posted onJanuary 28, 2021April 22, 2021

‘Promising Young Woman’ Review: It Takes a Whole Village to Destroy a Woman

Cassie Thomas (Carrey Mulligan) likes to play drunker than she is in bars. She likes to pretend to be vulnerable and compromised so that when...

Posted onJanuary 25, 2021April 22, 2021

Critics vs Creators: Why Can’t We Be Friends?

Earlier this week, critic Jerry Saltz tweeted an Oscar Wilde quote that has pissed off a few thousand people. It reads: “A good critic always...

Posted onDecember 31, 2020April 22, 2021

‘The Nest’ Review: The Sad Life of a Yuppie

Life is good for Rory (Jude Law). He has a good job in the United States where he shares a comfortable home with his wife,...

Posted onDecember 31, 2020December 31, 2020

‘On the Rocks’ Review: Characterful but a Little Too Neat

Laura Keene (Rashida Jones) is married with children and although her husband Dean (Marlon Wayans) is away a lot she believes she is happy. However...

Posted onDecember 31, 2020

‘Mank’ Review: Citizen Kane’s Little Companion

Herman “Mank” Mankiewicz (Gary Oldman) is recruited by the 26 year old Orson Welles (Tom Burke) to write whatever script he feels like writing. He...

Posted onDecember 22, 2020

‘Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom’ Review: The Theft of Black Voices

Ma Rainey is a legend in the 1920s Black Soul community. The respect and excitement she inspires in the people around her have finally been...

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