The Woman in the Window – Review Weiting Liu May 15, 2021 Reviews Despite director Joe Wright’s aesthetically-pleasing visual storytelling, cinematographer Bruno Delbonnel’s thoughtful coordination of symbolic framing and lighting, and a stellar cast attempting to...
Synchronic – Review Daniel Theophanous January 30, 2021 Reviews Director-duo Justin Benson and Aaron Moorhead have been chipping away for the past decade, carving themselves a specific niche in cerebral horror-tinged sci-fi with a comedic undercurrent, usually centred...
Seberg – Venice 2019 Review Jack King August 31, 2019 Reviews What is it, exactly, with all of this late-‘60s revivalism? Have the eighties played out already? Perhaps it’s a nostalgic symptom of turning into the next terrifyingly unsure decade – has America been...
Detroit – Review Jack Blackwell August 26, 2017 Reviews Kathryn Bigelow’s return to cinemas couldn’t be more tragically timely. Just over a week after the horrifying Nazi rally in Charlottesville, the racism deep at the roots of the American psyche has been...
Triple 9 – Review Alex Flood February 21, 2016 Reviews Director John Hillcoat is a master of the visceral, slightly depressing mood, so it's a surprise that he's whipped a completely different rabbit out of the hat with Triple 9. This occasionally clever...
Our Brand Is Crisis – Review Bertie Archer January 23, 2016 Reviews Welcome to Clooney/Heslov’s Bolivian campaign, The Ides of March-ing Powder if you will. As a good humoured drama, with the laughs peaking at a choice use of Sandra’s buttocks, this is light yet...
COMPETITION – Win Shelter on DVD! David Brake January 8, 2016 Competitions Happy New Year you wonderful lot. Thanks to the tremendous folk at Arrow Films, we've got TWO copies of Shelter to give away! Aren't they lovely? Not heard of it? It's this wonderful Paul Bettany number....
Captain America: The Winter Soldier – Review Chris Davies March 27, 2014 Reviews 1 Comment After the disappointing Thor: The Dark World, Marvel matures with a contemporary thriller that emphasises character and ideology. The Winter Soldier himself is underused and the conclusion weakened by...