The Pale Blue Eye – Review Alysha Prasad January 14, 2023 Reviews Based on Louis Bayard’s novel of the same name, writer-director Scott Cooper’s The Pale Blue Eye, set in 1830 West Point, New York, follows veteran detective Augustus Landor (Bale) as he investigates a...
Early Man – Review Nick Evan-Cook January 17, 2018 Reviews It's been a full 10 years since Aardman founder and visionary Nick Park last occupied the director's chair on one of their creations, but the joyous Early Man makes us feel as if he never left it. Early...
The Party – Review Joni Blyth October 13, 2017 Reviews Like a real shindig, The Party takes a while to settle into a groove – but once the champagne is flowing and the blood hits the floor, it’s an absolute blast to laugh with Sally Potter as she mercilessly...
Denial – Review Rachel Brook January 29, 2017 Reviews Denial is bold in crafting a fictionalised Deborah Lipstadt who isn’t always easy to like; Weisz is fierce and prickly and at times almost unrecognisable. It’s a far cry from the tedious tear-jerking of...
The Journey – Venice 2016 Review Cathy Brennan September 9, 2016 Reviews From the very first frame, it’s clear that The Journey is more of an ITV drama than a film. Cheap in its look and firmly middlebrow, there’s nothing of note to recommend it. Timothy Spall transforms...
Top 10 Film Father Figures Calum Baker June 21, 2015 Analysis, Features, Top 10 In case you missed the calendar alert, the endless commercials, the supermarket displays and the Google Doodle: it's Fathers' Day! We're celebrating with a brief rundown of ten fantastic father figures from...
Mr. Turner – LFF Review Danielle Davenport October 13, 2014 Reviews 1 Comment Leigh’s joyful rendition of J.M.W. Turner’s final years is unique and unpredictable, an incandescent homage to light, beauty and inimitable talent. The audience is treated to captivating scenery, its...