Nocebo – Review Scott Wilson December 9, 2022 Reviews Eva Green leans into scream queen territory in Nocebo, as a woman living with the after-effects of a tragic phone call at her fashion designer workplace. Delusions and convulsions are Christine’s new normal,...
1917 – Review Tori Brazier January 12, 2020 Reviews 1917’s spirit is about showing strength in the face of adversity – but how that message is delivered removes any triteness. The film puts a personal face, in two young lance corporals, to warfare. 1917...
Shazam! – Review James Andrews April 7, 2019 Reviews To be the DCEU's brightest, funniest film so far is a pretty low bar, but Shazam! clears it effortlessly. The story of a 14-year-old boy suddenly becoming endowed with superhuman powers is ripe with comedic...
6 Days – Review Tori Brazier November 4, 2017 Reviews This was originally reviewed on 18/10/17 as part of London Film Festival. It’s surprising that it took so long for 6 Days’ subject matter to receive the onscreen treatment, as it depicts the famous 1980...
6 Days – LFF 2017 Review Tori Brazier October 18, 2017 Reviews It’s surprising that it took so long for 6 Days’ subject matter to receive the onscreen treatment, as it depicts the famous 1980 Iranian Embassy siege and the SAS’s response, seen as “an almost...
Miss Sloane – Review David Brake May 14, 2017 Reviews Jessica Chastain is a good actress. That sentence is not a shock to anybody. Miss Sloane, both engaging and middling, is a wonderful reminder of her excellent talent. From the first frame, Chastain grabs the...
Live Broadcasts: What Do They Mean For Cinemas and Theatres? Patrick Taylor March 23, 2015 Analysis, Features, Opinion Cast your eye over the listings at your local cinema and chances are you’ll spot something which looks a bit out of place. Over the last couple of years, live transmissions of theatre productions and operas...
Kingsman: The Secret Service – Review Bertie Archer January 20, 2015 Reviews 1 Comment Putting the pugnacious into Pygmalion, Kingsman arrives to save the day. Egerton is terrific throughout his “My Fair Lad” transformation from street kid to superspy through a lethal training programme....
COMPETITION – Win Before I Go To Sleep On DVD David Brake January 7, 2015 Competitions Thanks to the wonderful folk at StudioCanal and DDA PR, we've got THREE copies of Rowan Joffe's terrific Before I Go to Sleep up for grabs! Here's the film's synopsis: Christine (Nicole Kidman, The...
The Imitation Game – LFF Review Danielle Davenport October 9, 2014 Reviews 2 Comments This enthrallingly proficient biopic combines scope with style, provoking attention and excitement through gripping drama and the stirring warfare milieu. Technical scenes belie tedium through Tyldum’s...
Before I Go to Sleep – Review Rachel Brook September 5, 2014 Reviews 1 Comment Joffe’s adaptation retains the premise of Watson’s novel yet recalibrates elements of the plot to keep even those who’ve read it (all four million of them) on the edge of their seats. One clever...