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Posted onOctober 12, 2021

LFF 2021 ‘Belfast’: Kenneth Branagh’s Sectarian Violence for the Whole Family

Belfast is anything but subtle. We start with establishing shots of the modern city with an American Blues soundtrack so generic you’d swear Matthew McConaughey...

Posted onOctober 12, 2021

LFF 2021 ‘The Power of the Dog’ Review: Campion Returns with a Mythic Western Drama

Twelve years after her last feature film, Jane Campion demonstrates masterly vision and control in her adaptation of Thomas Savage’s novel. Guest House Owner Rose...

Posted onOctober 2, 2021

‘No Time to Die’ Review: Worth the Wait? A Fitting End?

Daniel Craig has been James Bond to the public for 15 years. He therefore ties with Roger Moore as the longest serving bond, and yet...

Posted onOctober 2, 2021October 2, 2021

‘The Green Knight’ Review: What it Means to be a Knight

David Lowery’s new film is an extraordinary cinematic experience, challenging the audience to venture into a work rich in symbolism and elusive meaning. It’s a...

Posted onJuly 29, 2021

Sundance London 2021 Review Roundup: Writing With Fire, Cryptozoo and Human Factors

As Press Screenings for Sundance London 2021 come to a close, I eagerly await my public screenings of Censor and the Surprise Film. Meanwhile, here’s...

Posted onJuly 29, 2021July 29, 2021

Sundance London 2021 ‘Zola’ Review: Viral Twitter becomes Thrilling Cinema

In 148 tweets, Aziah “Zola” King recounted a shocking story of a stripper’s road trip gone bizarrely and dangerously wrong. Janicza Bravo now realises this...

Posted onJuly 29, 2021

‘Old’ Review: Shyamalan Horror Plays into Some of His Best Weaknesses

A holidaying family find themselves stuck on a beach that they find themselves unable to leave. Trapped with another family, a couple, a cagey man,...

Posted onJuly 28, 2021

Sundance London 2021 ‘The Sparks Brothers’ Review: The Artistic Importance of Failure

Filmmaker Edgar Wright chronicles roughly fifty years of work from the brothers Ron and Russell Mael, the co-founders and only constant members of band Sparks....

Posted onJuly 27, 2021

Sundance London 2021 “The Blazing World” Review: Visually Striking, but Fundamentally Lacking Horror-Fantasy

Sharing a name (and not too much else) with Margaret Cavendish’s bold and imaginative 17th century work, The Blazing World sees Director, co-writer and star Carlson Young...

Posted onJuly 13, 2021

‘Black Widow’ Review: Marvel’s Espionage Thriller Doesn’t Pull Any Punches (except in its action)

Shortly after becoming a fugitive from global authorities, Natasha “Black Widow” Romanov (Scarlet Johanson) is contacted by her long lost “sister” Yelena (Florence Pugh). Holding...

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