She Said – Review Rachel Brook November 26, 2022 Reviews Let’s get the inevitable comparison out of the way; is She Said to Hollywood what 2015’s Spotlight is to the Catholic Church? Both films document painstaking journalistic investigations into abuse...
Cryptozoo – Review Alysha Prasad October 24, 2021 Reviews This film was previously reviewed in January 2021 as part of our Sundance Festival coverage. Dash Shaw and Jane Samborski’s Cryptozoo takes viewers on a journey along with cryptozookeepers who set out to...
The Kindness of Strangers – Berlinale 2019 Review Carmen Paddock February 7, 2019 Reviews As befitting its title, the characters with which Lone Scherfig populates The Kindness of Strangers prove the shining emotional heart of the drama. Getting them all together takes some contrivance, not to...
Wildlife – Review Stephanie Watts November 9, 2018 Reviews Paul Dano’s directorial debut comes in the form of Wildlife, a drama about a teenage boy who watches his parents’ marriage fall apart. The film reflects on the mess of relationships and takes parents off...
Wildlife – TIFF 2018 Review Stephanie Watts September 7, 2018 Reviews Paul Dano’s directorial debut comes in the form of Wildlife, a drama about a teenage boy who watches his parents’ marriage fall apart. The film reflects on the mess of relationships and takes parents off...
Scene Stealers: Holly Hunter in The Big Sick Rhys Handley July 10, 2018 Analysis, Features, Scene Stealers In recent months, we’ve been absolutely spoiled when it comes to great parents onscreen. Laurie Metcalf got a deserved Oscar nom for Lady Bird, Michael Stuhlbarg should have got the same for Call Me By Your...
The Big Sick – Review Rachel Brook July 26, 2017 Reviews Ranging from gently witty to laugh-out-loud funny, The Big Sick is a vibrant comedy-drama which always engages despite broadly conventional structure and lack of stylisation. What it lacks in style, it makes...
Our Brand Is Crisis – Review Bertie Archer January 23, 2016 Reviews Welcome to Clooney/Heslov’s Bolivian campaign, The Ides of March-ing Powder if you will. As a good humoured drama, with the laughs peaking at a choice use of Sandra’s buttocks, this is light yet...
What If – Review Rachel Brook August 18, 2014 Reviews 1 Comment Despite its title this isn’t a film about ‘if’, it’s about ‘when’. Yet as it progresses, sometimes ploddingly, to the inevitable conclusion the long-awaited coupling of Wallace (Radcliffe) and...