Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga – Review Carmen Paddock June 26, 2020 Reviews In a year that saw Eurovision cancelled due to Covid, Netflix has swooped in with an imperfect yet heartfelt tribute to the iconic song contest. Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga (retitled so as...
Disobedience – Review Rachel Brook December 2, 2018 Reviews With his second release of 2018, Sebastián Lelio attempts to trade one fantastic woman for two. But don’t be fooled by the promotional images of Rachel-on-Rachel (Weisz and McAdams). Disobedience isn’t a...
Top 20 Films of 2016: 3. Spotlight Bertie Archer December 29, 2016 Analysis, Features, Top 10 Sometimes it's easy to forget that we spend most of our time stumbling around the dark. Suddenly, a light gets turned on and there's a fair share of blame to go around. I can't speak to what happened before I...
The Little Prince – Review Phil W. Bayles August 7, 2016 Reviews The problems of adapting The Little Prince for the screen are twofold. Not only is it one of the most beloved stories in all of literature, it’s not even really a story - it’s more a series of vignettes...
Spotlight – Review Nick Evan-Cook January 30, 2016 Reviews Absorbing and understated, Spotlight handles its complex subject matter with class, restraint and, vitally, balance. A cast on their A-game add depth and humanity to their intriguing characters - who are...
Southpaw – Review Thom Denson July 26, 2015 Reviews MMA-centric Warrior once perfectly blurred the lines between predictable fluff and hard-hitting emotional heft. Southpaw treads the same path with less punches on target. This is a redemption movie and so...
A Most Wanted Man – Review Tom Bond September 13, 2014 Reviews Go into A Most Wanted Man expecting the familiar tone and pace of fellow John le Carré adaptation Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy and you won’t be disappointed. Corbijn’s direction is a little more gruff and...