Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery – Review Alysha Prasad November 24, 2022 Reviews This film was previously reviewed in September 2022 as part of our TIFF coverage. From writer-director Rian Johnson, the highly anticipated Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery features an impressive lineup of...
Mona Lisa and the Blood Moon – Venice 2021 Review Tom Bond September 9, 2021 Reviews Some films have a profound message in the gaps between their 24 frames a second, and some just want to show you a damn good time. Mona Lisa and the Blood Moon spirits up a woozy vibe that thrills for every...
Deepwater Horizon – Review Naomi Soanes October 2, 2016 Reviews We've seen an increasing amount of industrial "docufilms" in recent years - Captain Phillips and Flight, to name but a couple. But the interesting thing about Horizon is that it is a glimpse into a shady...
Rock The Kasbah – Review Phil W. Bayles March 20, 2016 Reviews On paper, Rock the Kasbah sounds like a sure thing. The director of Good Morning, Vietnam making a film about the war in Afghanistan, with Bill Murray in the lead role? What could go wrong? Quite a lot, as...
Where Are They Now? Almost Famous Tom Bond September 15, 2015 Features, Nostalgia, Where Are They Now? It’s been 15 years since Almost Famous, one of the finest films about the rock ‘n’ roll lifestyle, graced our cinema screens. Directed by Cameron Crowe, the film follows 15-year-old aspiring journalist...
Good People – Review Stephen O'Nion August 25, 2015 Reviews Way back when, Good People would likely be hitting a supermarket’s DVD bin with a big fat “4.99!” sticker slapped on the case. Now it’ll shuffle onto Netflix under “Crime Films”, 1.5 red stars...
Where Did All The Good Ones Go? The Death of the Romcom Olivia Luder January 22, 2015 Analysis, Features, Opinion 1 Comment Romantic comedies don’t win awards. Rarely are they rapturously received, and they’re an easy cinematic target for the average armchair critic. Formulaic, clichéd and predictable, much of the criticism...
