Fences (2016)
2017-02-17
The similarities between August Wilson’s Fences (upon whose play of the same name his screenplay is based) and Arthur Miller’sContinue Reading
Moonlight (2016)
2017-02-13
If you were to distil the troubled life of Chiron, the central character of writer and director Barry Jenkins’ movieContinue Reading
Hidden Figures (2016)
2017-02-12
A photograph during the closing credits of the Oscar-nominated Hidden Figures symbolises the challenges faced not only by the threeContinue Reading
Denial (2016)
2017-02-04
How do we know the holocaust really existed? What are the proofs of the existence of gas chambers? The AmericanContinue Reading
T2 Trainspotting (2017)
2017-02-03
“The past,” wrote L. P. Hartley in the opening sentence of his classic novel The Go-Between, “is a foreign country:Continue Reading
Manchester by the Sea (2016)
2017-02-02
Caretaker Lee Chandler (Casey Affleck) is going round the bend. Literally. With one hand down the shitter and the otherContinue Reading
Hacksaw Ridge (2016)
2017-01-31
You can say what you like about Mel Gibson – and most people do, with accusations of misogyny and antisemitismContinue Reading
Lion (2016)
2017-01-29
“From the moment you came into our lives,” says Sue Brierley (Nicole Kidman) to her son Saroo (Dev Patel) beforeContinue Reading
Paterson (2016)
2017-01-25
by Igor Salutregi Gagiola What is life? Whoever tries to answer this question, will face several problems to determine it,Continue Reading
Jackie (2016)
2017-01-24
“I’m sorry for your loss.” Hollow words we mouth to one another in times of grief. And when the handContinue Reading
Sherlock – Series 4 (TV Series)
2017-01-21
The Series 4 of Sherlock has just come to an end and the TV Show did not lose its humour,Continue Reading
Silence (2016)
2017-01-10
Silence, they say, speaks volumes. And with a running time of 161 minutes, Martin Scorsese’s labour of love, which hasContinue Reading
The Witness for the Prosecution (TV Series)
2017-01-06
After the success of the BBC’s sensational production of And Then There Were None in December 2015, Agatha Christie fansContinue Reading
Passengers (2016)
2016-12-21
To use the first of two memorable sci-fi misquotations: “It’s life, Jim, but not as we know it.” Jim beingContinue Reading