KING RICHARD
This biopic of Venus and Serena Williams’ father is a perfectly fine yet frustratingly sanitised movie, elevated by a handful of...
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FILM REVIEWS
Jan 25, 2022
THE ELECTRICAL LIFE OF LOUIS WAIN
On the surface the movie looks like a traditional biopic, but in the end the oddness and quaintness win out. I had never heard of Louis...
Jan 22, 2022
THE HOUSE
As far as anthologies go, the picture has more pleasures than drawbacks. The first tale of the three featured is the best of the lot. A...
Jan 17, 2022
SCREAM
The directors ignore the biggest asset original helmer Wes Craven brought to Scream: a heart-felt connection to the characters, but at...
Jan 11, 2022
RON'S GONE WRONG
There are enough scenes that pop, either visually or emotionally, to enjoy this coming-of-age story more than you would perhaps assume....
Jan 7, 2022
LICORICE PIZZA
Licorice Pizza drags in places, indulges in star cameos and hasn’t got the most engaging of stories, but it’s never not entertaining....
Jan 4, 2022
PETITE MAMAN
An emotional connection, so essential to coming-of-age tales like Petite Maman, is mostly missing in this film. A cute idea isn't...
Jan 2, 2022
THE CARD COUNTER
When the picture focuses on the bond between the titular character and a young man out to avenge torture tactics, the film is at its...
Jan 2, 2022
THE LOST DAUGHTER
Once a long series of flashbacks commences The Lost Daughter swaps mystery for backstory and the film loses almost all momentum. It is a...
Dec 31, 2021
ZOLA
Promising director Janicza Bravo keeps you glued to the edge of your seat for significant parts of this pretty short, but always...
Dec 29, 2021
BEING THE RICARDOS
Aaron Sorkin's Lucy Ball and Desi Arnaz biopic nevers gives you the feeling you are there, on the soundstages where it all happened. In a...
Dec 25, 2021
ENCANTO
Despite the standard Disney ingredients, chances are slim that future generations will look back on the film as a picture that shaped...
Dec 7, 2021
THE HARDER THEY FALL
Large stretches of the picture consist of loud yells, but in the more intimate moments this western does come into its own. Even with a...
Dec 1, 2021
THE POWER OF THE DOG
Individual scenes brim with tension and understated emotions yet they often feel strangely detached from the main narrative. Make no...
Nov 30, 2021
FIRST COW
An often engrossing film with shades of Robert Altman’s McCabe and Mrs. Miller that could have been so much better but for some...
Nov 24, 2021
BIG TROUBLE IN LITTLE CHINA
For all of its many flaws Big Trouble in Little China is one of the most giddily fun films John Carpenter has directed: a camp classic in...
Nov 20, 2021
GHOSTBUSTERS: AFTERLIFE
If the latest Ghostbusters film could have sustained the nostalgic eighties momentum of its excellent first hour, it might have lingered...
Nov 14, 2021
RED NOTICE
The movie does exactly what is says on the tin and thanks to a game cast there is nothing wrong with that. Does Red Notice re-invent the...
Nov 13, 2021
QUO VADIS, AIDA?
This Oscar-nominated film proves that even movies about important subjects need a distinct point of view to make for compelling viewing....
Nov 3, 2021
PIG
Another all-in Nicolas Cage performance goes a long way in Pig, but it’s not enough to elevate a clunkily constructed movie. For better...
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