Category: Films
American Dreamer review – Peter Dinklage is charmer in oddball tale of eccentric inheritance
This low-key oddity has the potential for some proper horsepower given the odd but intriguing casting of Peter Dinklage and Shirley MacLaine, but it never [more…]
Drop review – a standout from White Lotus excels in tight first date thriller
I have a special place in my heart for a movie that knows what it is, doesn’t mislead and delivers accordingly in a tight 90 [more…]
Holland review – twisty Nicole Kidman thriller is a disappointing mess
Nicole Kidman is, in general, providing a public service with her seemingly inexhaustible energy. She’s been working consistently with female directors – 19 in the [more…]
‘I contemplated the unthinkable’: Karla Sofía Gascón speaks out about ‘overwhelmingly painful’ Oscars season
Karla Sofía Gascón, the first out trans actor to be nominated for an Oscar, whose hopes of winning were dashed after offensive social media posts [more…]
The Wonder Way review – artists grapple with the outdoors in study of beautiful chaos
This dense yet maddingly diffuse work by Swiss documentary maker Emmanuelle Antille starts with the director reflecting on her late grandmother’s intense devotion to her [more…]
‘Keeps me optimistic’: why You’ve Got Mail is my feelgood movie
There’s a montage in the opening of You’ve Got Mail that is so sentimentally sweet that it feels like the cinematic equivalent of a pumpkin [more…]
Don’t Turn Out the Lights review – party-animal horror turns into backwoods road trip to hell
If the ritualistic nature of horror means higher tolerance for cliche in the genre, director Andy Fickman runs with that in this brash but increasingly [more…]
Kamay review – searing story of Afghan Hazara family’s painful quest for justice
Living in the remote, mountainous Daikundi province in central Afghanistan, the Khawari family is part of the Hazara community, one of the most persecuted ethnic [more…]
Next James Bond should be British, says former 007 Pierce Brosnan
The next James Bond should be British, Pierce Brosnan has said, as a leaked memo reportedly confirmed the character will remain a man. The Irish [more…]
The Accountant 2 review – Ben Affleck’s autistic assassin returns for solid sequel
Ben Affleck may have given up Batman, but he’s not done with superheroes. In the 2016 film The Accountant, Affleck played Christian Wolff, one of [more…]
