Brazil – My First Time Film Review Rob Salusbury March 26, 2020 Reviews In this new series of articles, our writers are watching classic films for the first time. Here we have Robert catching up on Terry Gilliam’s Brazil. Earlier this year, bizarro director and ex-Monty...
The Two Popes – LFF 2019 Review Jack Blackwell October 10, 2019 Reviews Anthony McCarten has, in recent years, made his name as one of the premier screenwriters of mass appeal but mediocre historical films like Darkest Hour and Bohemian Rhapsody. His latest, The Two Popes, teams...
The Wife – Review Tom McAdam September 30, 2018 Reviews Although completed last year, the rumour mill tells us that The Wife was held back from cinemas until now in order to give Glenn Close a better shot at an Oscar nomination for her performance as Joan...
The White King – Review Rachel Brook January 29, 2017 Reviews 1 Comment Though The White King’s striking animated opening credits and boy hero Djata (Allchurch) suggest it’s an adventure aimed at children, the film as a whole is utterly confused about who its audience is....
Spotlight: Jason Schwartzman Tom Bond June 5, 2015 Analysis, Features, Spotlight Really, Jason Schwartzman should be a bigger star. Part of the prolific Coppola clan and erstwhile creator of teen drama theme tunes, he made his screen acting debut in Wes Anderson’s Rushmore in 1998 – a...
The Salvation – LFF Review Tom Bond October 18, 2014 Reviews The Salvation launches into action with a tense and life-changing encounter for Jon (Mikkelsen) and his family. Unfortunately, from there the plot becomes increasingly ludicrous and lightweight. The...
Listen Up Philip – LFF Review Tom Bond October 9, 2014 Reviews Philip (Schwartzman) is the man you'll love to hate. Ike (Pryce) is the man he could become. They are both tortured, selfish literary geniuses and Moss, Ritter and de La Baume are the women who suffer for...