The Eyes of Tammy Faye – Review Daniel Theophanous January 31, 2022 Reviews Fervent piousness and vulgar materialism have never been interwoven so tightly as they did in the lives of the once biggest names in TV Christian evangelism, Tammy Faye Bakker (Jessica Chastain) and husband...
Under the Silver Lake – Review Tom Bond March 16, 2019 Reviews This review was originally published as part of our Cannes coverage on 18/05/2018. “Ever get the feeling you fucked up somewhere a long time ago and you’re living a bad version of the life you were...
The Amazing Spider-Man’s Failure was the Best Thing to Happen to Andrew Garfield Jack Blackwell March 13, 2019 Analysis, Features, Opinion Andrew Garfield was too handsome to be a superhero. This has never been a problem for any actor in the history of Hollywood, but it ended up being one of several factors that doomed the short-lived Amazing...
Who’s the Best Spider-Man? Carmen Paddock December 11, 2018 Analysis, Debate, Features With Spider Man: Into the Spider-Verse out tomorrow, audiences will be treated to a new version of a beloved, oft-portrayed superhero. Or more accurately, new versions – Miles Morales might be at the heart...
Under the Silver Lake – Cannes 2018 Review Tom Bond May 18, 2018 Reviews “Ever get the feeling you fucked up somewhere a long time ago and you’re living a bad version of the life you were supposed to have?” Under the Silver Lake, from It Follows director David Robert...
Breathe – Review Louise Burrell October 28, 2017 Reviews This was originally reviewed on 04/10/17 as part of London Film Festival. A sweeping and truly British love story, Breathe marks the directorial debut of Andy Serkis. He tackles the true story of Robin...
Breathe – LFF 2017 Review Louise Burrell October 4, 2017 Reviews A sweeping and truly British love story, Breathe marks the directorial debut of Andy Serkis. He tackles the true story of Robin Cavendish (Andrew Garfield), a young man in the late 1950s who suddenly finds his...
Hacksaw Ridge – Review Cathy Brennan January 28, 2017 Reviews To Mel Gibson and Andrew Garfield, Hacksaw Ridge is a shot at redemption. For Garfield, it’s to be taken seriously again after the failure of the Amazing Spider-Man films. For Gibson, well, it’s a lot more...
Team Talk: Silence David Brake January 8, 2017 Reviews 1 Comment It's a new year, and eight days in we're already questioning whether God exists. Martin Scorsese's Silence came out on New Year's Day in the UK and it's rather divided audiences. Critics on our shores have...
Silence – Review Bertie Archer December 16, 2016 Reviews The sound of Silence is astonishing. Insects, waves, weather, chanting, groaning and, yes, prolonged silence - these elements combine into a sensory experience at once rich and austere. The clash of languages...
99 Homes – Review Calum Baker September 26, 2015 Reviews Laborer Dennis (Garfield) has his house foreclosed; desperate and inhabiting a small apartment with his son and mother, he winds up working for the slimeball who evicted him (Shannon). Bahrani, one of the...
Casting Call – Spider-Man Tom Bond February 13, 2015 Behind The Curtain, Casting Call, Features Finally, Spider-Man has been saved. After two entries in the cruelly mistitled “Amazing” Spider-Man reboot, the character has been given a new lease of life by the arrival of Marvel. Teaming up with...
The Amazing Spider-Man 2 – Review Christopher Preston April 9, 2014 Reviews Calling Marc Webb’s perfunctory remixing of Spider-Man’s origins "Amazing" was an audacious claim back in 2012. Now, less than two years later, comes the web-slinger’s greatest battle: to remain...