The Father – Review Phil W. Bayles June 16, 2021 Reviews Adapted by Florian Zeller from his stage play of the same name, The Father is a film about the ravages of time in the vein of Michael Haneke’s Amour. But while Haneke presented his subjects with clinical...
Vivarium – Cannes 2019 Review Tom Bond May 19, 2019 Reviews Don’t even talk to me about getting a mortgage. In this economy? May as well resign yourself to renting forever and raising your own Chernobyl of a nuclear family from a cupboard under the stairs. Vivarium...
The Promise – Review Tori Brazier January 19, 2017 Reviews An impressive amount of access - and diligence - sets this true crime documentary apart from others. The Promise's angle of Jens Söring's possible (and protested) innocence - he claims to have provided a...
Green Room – Review Tori Brazier May 14, 2016 Reviews Green Room has a decent concept compared to what one might expect of a thriller/slasher flick: an unsigned band (all very credibly acted) plays a last-minute gig at a seedy, backwater venue, leading to...
She’s Funny That Way – Review J B Queree June 28, 2015 Reviews This nostalgic screwball comedy is Woody Allen-esque in plot and tone, which is funny, as Wilson seems to be wearing exactly the same shirt here as he did for the majority of Midnight in Paris. Unfortunately,...
Jimi: All Is By My Side – Review Ben Murphie October 28, 2014 Reviews Director John Ridley’s attempts to conjure the psychedelic life and times of Jimi Hendrix make for a colourful but ultimately mediocre spectacle of an artist on the cusp of stardom. The film rides on a...
A Long Way Down – Review Patrick Taylor March 22, 2014 Reviews Adapted from a Nick Hornby novel, A Long Way Down tells the story of four people who become unlikely companions when they all attempt to commit suicide on New Year’s Eve. Unfortunately, the film...
Need For Speed – Review Christopher Preston February 27, 2014 Reviews A song scabs over the penultimate scene of Need For Speed (or Braking Bad) before it hits you that it’s actually a truly dreadful cover of Dylan’s 'All Along The Watchtower'. This mangled arrangement...