Strange But True – Edinburgh Film Festival Review Carmen Paddock June 24, 2019 Reviews A panicked young man runs through a forest, moments ahead of an unseen assailant and heavily hampered by a broken leg. The view then abruptly cuts to two days earlier, when his brother’s high school...
Beautiful Boy – Review Rhys Handley January 19, 2019 Reviews This review was originally published as part of our London Film Festival coverage on 13/10/2018. Journalist David Sheff and his son Nic exist on opposite ends of a spectrum; at once, they balance out a...
Beautiful Boy – LFF 2018 review Rhys Handley October 13, 2018 Reviews Journalist David Sheff and his son Nic exist on opposite ends of a spectrum; at once, they balance out a complete picture while repelling and aggravating each other in equal measure. Belgian director Felix...
Central Intelligence – Review Joni Blyth June 29, 2016 Reviews Central Intelligence isn’t concerned with changing the status quo. There’s no grand message, no attempt to subvert the genre, or even poke fun at it Jump Street style. With its bland title and boilerplate...
Goosebumps – Review Tori Brazier February 6, 2016 Reviews Goosebumps generally keeps its head above the waters of churned-out children’s-book-adaptation mediocrity, embracing the fun of iconic monsters wreaking havoc on small-town America. The script teeters on the...
Bridge of Spies – Review Tom Bond November 25, 2015 Reviews For someone so universally loved, Steven Spielberg can be quite a divisive director. Sometimes his sentimentality and upstanding morals warm your heart, and sometimes they stick in your throat. Bridge of Spies...