The Bookshop – Berlinale 2018 Review Joni Blyth February 19, 2018 Reviews Charming and inconsequential, The Bookshop perfectly evokes the sensation of losing yourself in a good book. Nothing too heavy – more of a summer read than daunting prose – we are led stepping into its...
Idris Elba’s Yardie is an Effortlessley Cool Misfire Joni Blyth February 18, 2018 Reviews In his directorial debut, Idris Elba brings his effortless sense of cool behind the camera; Yardie is embodied with his crackling energy as a performer, despite his staying well behind the frame....
Black 47 – Berlinale 2018 Review Joni Blyth February 17, 2018 Reviews A conventional thriller in an unconventional setting, Black 47 lays the bleakness on pretty thick to establish the woeful world in which we find ourselves. War, famine, greed, wrath – the seven sins, the...
Damsel – Berlinale 2018 Review Joni Blyth February 16, 2018 Reviews 1 Comment Movies don’t have to mimic their settings. Space is pretty desolate, but most films featuring the final frontier don’t waste half their running time slowly inching through the black. When it comes to...