Stan & Ollie – Review
This review was originally published as part of our London Film Festival coverage on 21/10/2018. Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy’s brand of amicable slapstick remains in high esteem for its purity –...
Stan & Ollie – LFF 2018 review
Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy’s brand of amicable slapstick remains in high esteem for its purity – without agenda, the duo distilled comedy down to its simple, singular objective of making people laugh;...
Ghost Stories – Review
Based on the Olivier Award-nominated play, Ghost Stories is at once an old-fashioned British horror flick and yet very much not what you expect. The premise sees professional debunker Professor Phillip Goodman...
Finding Fatimah – Review
Oz Arshad’s directorial debut Finding Fatimah brings us the story of Shahid, a Muslim divorcee looking for love on dating app Single Muslim. He stumbles across the beautiful Fatimah, but with divorce...
The Hatton Garden Job – Review
The Hatton Garden Job, from the very beginning, is an exhausting waste of time. There's nothing in this film that inspires joy, instead, it's a two-hour long stare into an abyss where creativity has died and...
Just Jim – Review
With Craig Robert’s first turn as a director out of the way, it’s easy to see why “wunderkind” comes up so much. Just Jim marks a new and crucial development in Roberts' thematic repertoire, showing...
The Messenger – Review
The idea that we can receive one final message from dead loved ones is appealing to us as humans, and is interestingly played upon through flashbacks interspersed throughout the narrative, demonstrating how...
The Bad Education Movie – Review
Brash, dumb, and cheerfully puerile, the Bad Education gang follow in the Inbetweeners' footsteps in uprooting from their familiar surroundings for the big screen. This move largely pays off, offering...
Starred Up – Review
Starred Up serves its porridge with bits of broken glass. It grins as it spits teeth, just as likely to erupt into another volcanic episode of violence as it is to cough up a pearl of prison wisdom. Jack...
Making It Big: Sola
It's been a while since we've featured a Making It Big. If we're honest, there's not been enough out there to inspire us. However, a new contender has come to our attention and we now present it to you. A...