Johnny English Strikes Again – Review James Andrews October 7, 2018 Reviews How much you laughed at the first two Johnny English films will be a good barometer for your enjoyment level of this belated third mission. Strikes Again does little to break from the series' established...
The Death of Stalin – Review Phil W. Bayles October 20, 2017 Reviews Karl Marx famously observed that history repeats itself twice: “the first time as tragedy, and the second time as farce.” In The Death of Stalin, the two happen simultaneously. For some reason, it all...
Momentum – Review Dave McLaughlin November 21, 2015 Reviews The best thing about Momentum, this year’s least anticipated political-gangster thriller, is its Stomp-style opening credit sequence. It gets a bit hammy after that. The camera lingers longest...
A Perfect Day – LFF Review Rachel Brook October 13, 2015 Reviews From its striking opening A Perfect Day is grubby and real, filled with weathered props and beautiful aerial shots of the suffering landscape. Though it has a well-defined style – established in part by...
The Water Diviner – Review Bertie Archer April 1, 2015 Reviews The Water Diviner is a poignant, beautiful and captivating film, showing the ongoing ravages on both sides after WW1’s Gallipoli campaign. The extraordinary courage needed from a man who lost everything...
The November Man – Review Stephen O'Nion November 10, 2014 Reviews Pesky Russians, sneaky intelligence agencies, whizzingly distant locales, exotic women with intriguing accents... Pierce isn’t the only one who’s been here before. Though Brosnan sells hard-bitten like...
Top 10 Films of 2013: Chris D Chris Davies December 27, 2013 Analysis, Features, Top 10 As 2013 draws to a close, it’s time to reel off One Room With A View’s Top Ten Films of 2013. Each writer will list their top ten and we’ll reach an ultimate list at the end. To achieve this, we’ll be...