Incredibles 2 – Review Jack Blackwell July 14, 2018 Reviews In the 14 years since the original Incredibles, the superhero genre has changed almost immeasurably. While, for the most part, the sequel avoids the new traditions and tropes that have sprung up, the...
Scene Stealers: Holly Hunter in The Big Sick Rhys Handley July 10, 2018 Analysis, Features, Scene Stealers In recent months, we’ve been absolutely spoiled when it comes to great parents onscreen. Laurie Metcalf got a deserved Oscar nom for Lady Bird, Michael Stuhlbarg should have got the same for Call Me By Your...
Jane Campion’s The Piano, 25 Years On Ellena Zellhuber-McMillan June 14, 2018 Features, Spotlight Arriving in the midst of a new era of feminism and a heightened awareness how the film industry treats women, the rerelease of Jane Campion’s 1993 film The Piano feels well-timed. The film, a Victorian...
The Big Sick – Review Rachel Brook July 26, 2017 Reviews Ranging from gently witty to laugh-out-loud funny, The Big Sick is a vibrant comedy-drama which always engages despite broadly conventional structure and lack of stylisation. What it lacks in style, it makes...
Song to Song – EIFF 2017 Review L D June 25, 2017 Reviews Song to Song is both very similar and very different to Terrence Malick’s small but precious early filmography. Touring musicians BV (Ryan Gosling) and Faye (Rooney Mara) are identifiable as Bill and...
Manglehorn – Review Calum Baker August 8, 2015 Reviews A.J. Manglehorn has a ridiculous name and a ridiculous obsession with lost-love Clara; like Bellow's Herzog, the ageing recluse has an unfortunate habit of writing never-delivered letters. Thankfully, a...
