Category: Films
MaXXXine review – a horribly watchable Hollywood tale of sex, death, fear and gore
Director Ti West goes three for three, serving up a horribly watchable new episode in his outrageous black-comic franchise of aspirational horror porn, this time [more…]
Network review – terrific 1976 news satire is an anatomy of American discontent
‘The time has come to say … is ‘dehumanisation’ such a bad word?” The speaker is Howard Beale, the sweat-drenched, swivel-eyed TV news anchor in [more…]
Poolman review – Chris Pine makes splash of totally wrong kind in shambolic stoner comedy
Chris Pine is usually a likable screen presence but he’s let down here by a flimsy script and over-indulgent direction – which could have something [more…]
Fancy Dance review – Lily Gladstone shines in knotty Native American family drama
In Martin Scorsese’s Killers of the Flower Moon, Lily Gladstone made a deep impression with her stillness and controlled presence. This is different; in a [more…]
Diaries of actor who inspired character of Withnail to be auctioned in London
“I must have some booze!” So goes the famous line exclaimed by Richard E Grant in his turn as the title character in the cult [more…]
Bye Bye Tiberias review – heartfelt memoir of Palestinian family reunion in Galilee
Hiam Abbass is the Franco-Palestinian actor who has been a consistent presence in international cinema for more than 20 years, but cut through ultimately with [more…]
Sean Penn says ‘timid and artless policy toward the human imagination’ means he can no longer play gay roles
Sean Penn says it would be currently impossible for him to play the part of a gay man, as he did in the 2008 film [more…]
A Greyhound of a Girl review – Roddy Doyle story is beautiful take on childhood grief
Roddy Doyle’s novel for kids, about childhood grief, has been turned into a gorgeous family animation with a big heart, charming without being too sugary. [more…]
Eternal You review – death, download and digital afterlife in the age of the AI griefbot
In the future, it’s possible that you won’t have to die. You’ll simply upload yourself. Or download a deceased loved one. In fact, some of [more…]
‘I can see him now. I will see him forever’: Donald Sutherland remembered by Keira Knightley, Elliott Gould, Ralph Fiennes and more
‘He stood in the middle of the party wearing a gas mask’ Keira Knightley, co-star in Pride and Prejudice (2005) Donald was a giant. When [more…]
