The 15:17 to Paris – Review Naomi Soanes February 10, 2018 Reviews When it comes to films that portray true acts of heroism, it feels uncompassionate to do anything other than praise them. However, sometimes we’re left in the sticky position where there really isn’t that...
Our Souls At Night – Venice 2017 Review Jack Blackwell September 1, 2017 Reviews Jane Fonda and Robert Redford already have previous experience working on Netflix projects, with Grace & Frankie and The Discovery respectively bringing these legendary faces to the small screen....
War for the Planet of the Apes – Review Christopher Preston July 7, 2017 Reviews Like a virus, Hollywood has evolved to survive. Its most recent business has been to sidle towards us, camelhair overcoat flapped open, exposing fix upon fix stitched into the lining – each one an...
Wilson – Review Rachel Brook June 9, 2017 Reviews The grumpy old(er) man comedy is a great tradition. See Alexander Payne’s About Schmidt, or the forthcoming A Man Called Ove for examples of hilarious cantankerousness ultimately giving way to a heartwarming...
Scene Stealers: Judy Greer in Grandma Rachel Brook June 7, 2016 Analysis, Features, Scene Stealers Grandma is an excellent film, featuring an equally excellent performance from the hilarious and hell-raising Lily Tomlin in the titular role. As her pregnant teenage granddaughter Sage, Julia Garner makes a...
Grandma – Review Ellena Zellhuber-McMillan December 12, 2015 Reviews Grandma is a film with a lot of ambition; with its strong female characters and name-dropping of classic feminist texts, it tries very hard to be clever and spunky. It does have its moments: Lily Tomlin is...
Men, Women & Children – LFF Review Cameron Ward October 14, 2014 Reviews Jason Reitman's deceptively light exploration of the Digital Age couples both comedy and tragedy through near-accepted absurdity. Despite Men, Women & Children's initial, "sexually playful" approach, it...