A Simple Favour – Review Phil W. Bayles September 21, 2018 Reviews Don’t be fooled by trailers - A Simple Favour is far more than a Gone Girl knock-off. Heavily marketed as coming from ‘the dark side of Paul Feig,’ in practice it feels like Feig has remade a François...
Why The Shallows Isn’t Really About A Shark James Andrews August 7, 2018 Analysis, Close-Up, Features The plot of 2016 movie The Shallows is pretty easy and quick to sum up: it's Blake Lively versus a shark. This excellent, taut thriller sees her surfer, Nancy, get attacked and injured by a great white - then...
Café Society – Review Calum Baker September 3, 2016 Reviews Early on in Café Society, Woody Allen’s 47th film, Jesse Eisenberg’s character meekly hires a prostitute. It’s his first such transaction, and he’s edgy. When she finally arrives, he’s gone off the...
The Shallows – Review David Brake August 11, 2016 Reviews With Suicide Squad currently disappointing audiences worldwide, there is an unspoken desperation for something invigorating that will shake us from this summer's ho-hum selection. A film that earns our...
The Age of Adaline – Review Rachel Brook May 10, 2015 Reviews With an omniscient voiceover, supernatural premise and bland romance, The Age of Adaline could be a mash-up of Pushing Daisies and a Nicholas Sparks novel. After a whistle-stop tour of 20th century US...