Rocketman and the Spirit of Forgiveness Stephanie Watts May 29, 2019 Analysis, Features, Opinion It can be difficult to fully forgive. Forgiving others can be trying, and self-forgiveness can sometimes feel downright impossible. Rocketman, the glitzy, musical biopic of Elton John’s life, is grounded in...
Rocketman – Review Ben Flanagan May 21, 2019 Reviews As Elton John plays his first LA show, he begins to levitate, only tethered to earth by fingers on the piano. The crowd lift too as ‘Crocodile Rock’ slows down to a crawl, a moment of sublime magical...
Robin Hood – Review David Brake November 24, 2018 Reviews It's always worse when your parents tell you they're not angry, they're just disappointed. How would they react when you managed to achieve both, and yet neither at the same time? Wonder no more and say hello...
Sing – Review Joni Blyth January 27, 2017 Reviews There is absolutely no reason the characters in Sing are animals. The version of LA they live in is exactly the same as ours, the plot would function if they didn’t have tails and scales, and the film...
Eddie the Eagle – Review Conor Morgan March 30, 2016 Reviews Whilst Eddie the Eagle may use every cliche in the book, and takes some major poetic licence for narrative's sake (the requirement of a qualifying distance, Hugh Jackman’s entire character... ), Taron...
Legend – CFF Review Rachel Brook September 9, 2015 Reviews Legend is a mixed bag, combining undeniable technical brilliance with hokey pseudo-romance. However, framing the myth of the Krays from Frances’ perspective pays off by foregrounding the instability of this...
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....
Testament of Youth – LFF Review Danielle Davenport October 16, 2014 Reviews James Kent has lavished care on this searing story of love and war so as to produce a familiar yet fresh adaptation. The emotions exposed throughout Testament of Youth are sagaciously measured, truthful and...