The Front Runner – Review Joni Blyth January 13, 2019 Reviews This review was originally published as part of our London Film Festival coverage on 15/10/2018. It’s a tough time to talk about America; any film covering politics is drawn into the vortex of the...
The Front Runner – LFF 2018 Review Joni Blyth October 15, 2018 Reviews It’s a tough time to talk about America; any film covering politics is drawn into the vortex of the current climate. The Front Runner is no exception; in positioning itself as something of a quasi-origin...
Patriots Day – Review Tom Bond February 25, 2017 Reviews Mark Wahlberg loves Boston more than you love your own mother. So who better to play the lead in Patriots Day, this emotive dramatisation of the 2013 Boston Marathon bombing? Wahlberg and director Peter Berg...
The Accountant – Review Bertie Archer November 7, 2016 Reviews It doesn't take a genius to know that The Accountant is not high-art cinema; instead director Gavin O'Connor has made a masterpiece of the modern action genre. Unmissable, enjoyable excellence from start to...
Top 20 Films of 2015: 1. Whiplash Conor Morgan December 31, 2015 Analysis, Features, Top 10 Whiplash is One Room With A View’s best film of 2015, beating all other competition since its UK release date of January 16th. That’s all the more impressive when you think how tough the competition has...
Scene Stealers: J.K. Simmons in Spider-Man Nick Evan-Cook January 9, 2015 Analysis, Features, Scene Stealers “Cash money for a picture of Spider-Man!” The beauty of J.K. Simmons as an actor is that he has made a career out of stealing the thunder of his better-known, more highly-paid co-stars. Rarely being...
Whiplash – LFF Review Tom Bond October 17, 2014 Reviews At the heart of Whiplash lies an uncomfortable truth, relentlessly hammered home with the force of a thousand drumbeats. To be truly great at anything you need to work till you bleed, work until you hate...
