FILM REVIEW: Napoleon (2023)
2023-11-23
This 2023 epic by Ridley Scott starring Joaquin Phoenix doesn’t quite hit the mark. There are lots of patches leftContinue Reading
FILM REVIEW: BlackBerry (2023) ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
2023-03-11
Blackberry is a Canadian biopic about the rise and fall of the world’s first smartphone, with Jay Baruchel, Matt JohnsonContinue Reading
FILM REVIEW: Chevalier @ Glasgow Film Festival ⭐⭐⭐⭐
2023-03-08
Chevalier is based on the true story of mixed race composer and violinist Joseph Bologne (Kelvin Harrison Jnr), who lived,Continue Reading
The Loudest Voice – TV Mini-Series (2019)
2020-05-06
The Loudest Voice depicts Roger Ailes’s rise to power as Fox News’ CEO and chairman and his decay with theContinue Reading
True History of the Kelly Gang (2019)
2020-02-28
In his 2015 adaptation of Macbeth, Justin Kurzel proves himself a filmmaker with no interest in attending to the competingContinue Reading
Bombshell (2019)
2020-01-21
This docu-drama about the Fox News sexual harassment scandal is a gripping watch with a star-studded cast. Yet, it hasContinue Reading
Ford v Ferrari (2019)
2019-12-08
Director James Mangold delves into the world of motor racing with Ford v Ferrari (or Le Mans 66, depending onContinue Reading
The Irishman (2019)
2019-11-30
Martin Scorsese delivers an incredibly ambitious, and equally lengthy look at the life of a gangster. However, this time heContinue Reading
Dolemite Is My Name (2019)
2019-11-20
After a career hiatus following on from a series of commercial and critical flops, Eddie Murphy is back with NetflixContinue Reading
Official Secrets (2019)
2019-10-21
In the wrong hands, Official Secrets could so easily have descended into a glossy star vehicle. But director and co-writerContinue Reading
Judy (2019)
2019-10-08
Before the closing credits start rolling, three words from a brief biographical postscript pierce the heart: “She was 47.” WhatContinue Reading
The Current War (2019)
2019-07-29
Ironically, for a film about the historic battle between two entrepreneurial inventors to light up America “from sea to shiningContinue Reading
The Captor (2019)
2019-06-21
Robert Budreau’s new film The Captor receives its UK premiere at the Edinburgh International Film Festival. This is a bankContinue Reading
Rocketman (2019)
2019-05-26
“Real love is hard to come by,” says the artist formerly known as Reginald Kenneth Dwight (Taron Egerton) after walkingContinue Reading