Shirley – Review Josefine Algieri October 29, 2020 Reviews This film was previously reviewed in February 2020 as part of our Berlinale coverage. The incandescent Madeline’s Madeline still fresh in our memories, Josephine Decker returns to the screen with Shirley....
Scene Stealers: Michael Stuhlbarg in Call Me By Your Name Thom Denson August 1, 2018 Analysis, Features, Scene Stealers Though the majority of our Scene Stealers inductees are made up of scenery-chewing tour-de-forces and unexpectedly bizarre cameos, our latest entry stands as perhaps one of the series' most understated...
The Shape of Water – Review Jack Blackwell February 11, 2018 Reviews This film was previously reviewed on 31/08/17 as part of Venice Film Festival. Anticipation for Guillermo del Toro’s The Shape of Water has been sky high, thanks to its prestigious cast and a beautiful...
Parenting & Privilege: The Florida Project and Call Me By Your Name Rhys Handley November 16, 2017 Analysis, Features, Opinion Parenting - good or bad, present or not - permeates all lives. Children’s worlds are built on the foundations of the early teachings of mothers, fathers, and carers. Even when its effects move to the...
Call Me By Your Name – Review Christopher Preston October 29, 2017 Reviews This was originally reviewed on 16/02/17 as part of the Berlinale. While making comparisons is nearly always reductive, Call Me by Your Name feels like Brokeback Mountain via Richard Linklater – which...
The Shape of Water – Venice 2017 Review Jack Blackwell August 31, 2017 Reviews Anticipation for Guillermo del Toro’s The Shape of Water has been sky high, thanks to its prestigious cast and a beautiful trailer. Amazingly, it completely surpasses these expectations to conjure up a...
Call Me By Your Name – Berlinale 2017 Review Christopher Preston February 16, 2017 Reviews While making comparisons is nearly always reductive, Call Me By Your Name feels like Brokeback Mountain via Richard Linklater – which hopefully sounds like a compliment because it is meant as a huge one. It...
Miles Ahead – Review Eddie Falvey April 23, 2016 Reviews It's hard to determine exactly what director, co-writer, and star Don Cheadle thinks of Davis. If he adores him, then that never comes through in his film; and if he has nothing but contempt for him, then...
Steve Jobs – LFF Review Tom Bond October 18, 2015 Reviews What Steve Jobs does best is selling the vision of Steve Jobs. A carnivorous, heartless ego has never looked more appealing or lonely. Fassbender is supreme, bristling with authority and an unquenchable...