Mowgli: Legend of the Jungle – Review Tom McAdam December 15, 2018 Reviews Originally scheduled for release back in 2016 before being blindsided by Disney announcing a remake of their own, Andy Serkis’ directorial effort has finally found its footing on Netflix, bringing us a new...
Rampage – Review David Brake April 15, 2018 Reviews A giant gorilla, a super-sized armoured alligator, a flying mega wolf and Dwayne Johnson appear in a film. It’s the beginning of a great joke and therein lies the problem with Rampage. Stuck in attempting to...
Top 20 Films of 2017: #2 – Moonlight Rhys Handley December 30, 2017 Analysis, Features, Top 10 In 2017, differences of perspective mutated into an aggressive disruption of common truth. Facts are no longer sacred in societal discourse, meaning philosophical debate is now often a battle over the...
Team Talk – Moonlight Louise Burrell February 19, 2017 Reviews With 8 Oscar nominations under its belt, Moonlight has quickly become a real competitor against the likes of La La Land. Offering a look at the complexities of modern day masculinity in situations of high...
Moonlight And The Performativity Of Masculinity Stephanie Watts February 17, 2017 Analysis, Close-Up, Features Barry Jenkins' Moonlight explores the life of Chiron - a black gay man in a rough Miami neighbourhood - across three periods in his life. He's taken in by a well-meaning couple (played by Mahershala Ali and...
Moonlight – Review Tom Bond February 17, 2017 Reviews Moonlight is a strange mixture of the old and the new, offering plenty that we’ve seen before while pushing boundaries that too often remain rigid in mainstream films. Director Barry Jenkins begins in the...
Our Kind Of Traitor – Review Bertie Archer May 15, 2016 Reviews As couples therapy goes, tinkering with international espionage is an unconventional gambit. That is, however, the basic premise here. Flimsy foundation aside, Our Kind of Traitor ranks respectably within the...
Mandela: Long Walk To Freedom – Review David Brake January 6, 2014 Reviews 2 Comments How can one film cover the life of Nelson Mandela? A prisoner, a statesman, a hero over a period of 80 years; Madiba's story does not fit a three-act structure. Elba handles the challenge exceedingly well,...