‘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...
Author: Paul Salt
‘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...
‘They’ll Love Me When I’m Dead’ Review: The Fascinating Story Of The Greatest Film Orson Welles Never Finished
This documentary film tells the story of Orson Welle’s great unfinished project “The Other Side Of The Wind”. It explores the intentions behind it, the difficulties...