Scene Stealers: Linda Cardellini in A Simple Favor Rory Steabler February 1, 2019 Analysis, Features, Scene Stealers Peter Farrelly's Green Book may be a politically regressive movie directed by a onetime sex pest, but at least it also wastes three very talented actors. Viggo Mortensen has been a household name since his...
Green Book – Review Jack Blackwell February 1, 2019 Reviews This review was originally published as part of our London Film Festival coverage on 13/10/2018. An obvious crowd pleaser and Oscar-friendly awards player, it would be easy to underestimate Green Book. And...
Oscar Nominations 2019: The Full Rundown Calum Baker January 22, 2019 Analysis, Features, One Off, Opinion 10 years ago, Bradley Cooper may as well have been nobody. Then he starred in The Hangover. Then... uh... The Hangover 2. But six brief years since his "serious film" breakout Silver Linings Playbook, the...
The Hand That Holds the Pen: The (Un)Importance of Cinematic Historical Accuracy Carmen Paddock January 14, 2019 Analysis, Features, Opinion Roughly a third of the way through Colette, currently in UK cinemas, Keira Knightley’s titular author muses that ‘the hand that holds the pen writes history.’ This line – featured prominently in the...
Green Book – LFF 2018 Review Jack Blackwell October 13, 2018 Reviews An obvious crowd pleaser and Oscar-friendly awards player, it would be easy to underestimate Green Book. And while it is certainly formulaic, to ignore or dismiss it would be to miss out on one of the warmest...
