The Possession of Hannah Grace (2018)
2018-12-07
Unlike Werther’s, it’s not original. The needle on the scare-o-meter seldom flickers. And when it does, it’s far too fleetingContinue Reading
Creed II (2018)
2018-12-05
There’s a brief scene midway through Creed 2 which explains in a poetic manner why Sylvester Stallone has jumped intoContinue Reading
Plagi Breslau (2018)
2018-12-02
If you thought Columbo was dishevelled, compared to Polish homicide detective Helena Rus (Malgorzata Kozuchowska) he is as suave andContinue Reading
Assassination Nation (2018)
2018-12-02
Sex sells. And according to writer and director Sam Levinson it is the fuel which feeds the fire of socialContinue Reading
Beuys (2018)
2018-11-30
Andres Veiel’s documentary, a portrait of the 20th century sculptor and performance artist Joseph Beuys, draws on a rich archiveContinue Reading
The Staircase (TV Series 2004- )
2018-11-22
Netflix’s The Staircase follows the court cases of Michael Peterson, the once renowned novelist accused of killing his wife inContinue Reading
Robin Hood (2018)
2018-11-21
Given the abundance of Marvel-inspired movies doing the rounds, perhaps Tina Turner was onto something when she sung “we don’tContinue Reading
The Ballad of Buster Scruggs (2018)
2018-11-21
Though it may be tempting, in the age of television’s dominance, to view the six sections of the Coen brothers’Continue Reading
Johnny English Strikes Again (2018)
2018-11-19
No cinematic shot of London is complete without showcasing The Shard which towers above the ashes of Grenfell Tower likeContinue Reading
Outlaw King (2018)
2018-11-17
Tired of running and hiding from his English oppressors, Robert the Bruce (Chris Pine) uses the unforgiving land and unpredictableContinue Reading
Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald (2018)
2018-11-16
With sequels and prequels, of which Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald is both, being the second of five prequelsContinue Reading
The Grinch (2018)
2018-11-15
Watching The Grinch by the animation studio behind the Despicable Me trilogy, Illumination, reminded me of a touring production ofContinue Reading
Overlord (2018)
2018-11-15
Screenwriters Billy Ray (Captain Phillips) and Mark L. Smith (The Revenant) combine warfare with zombies to create a gory though skin-deep horror inContinue Reading
Widows (2018)
2018-11-10
Widows, based on the novel by Lynda La Plante, and previously adapted for a BBC television series, centres on theContinue Reading