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
FILM REVIEW: The Last Duel (2021)
2021-10-20
There’s a wealth of talent involved in this epic set in Medieval France but it never really takes off. It’sContinue Reading
McMillions (TV Mini-Series 2020)
2020-06-12
McMillions, the documentary series, tells the story of the McDonald’s Monopoly game fraud of 1989-2001. The Mark Wahlberg production exploresContinue 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
Never Look Away (2019)
2019-07-21
‘Never Look Away’ is like four films in one: It’s a historical film about the horrors of Germany’s past; it’sContinue Reading
Robert the Bruce (2019)
2019-07-08
The success of Angus Macfadyen’s labour of love Robert The Bruce, developed over a thirteen year period with assistance fromContinue Reading
Hotel Mumbai (2018)
2019-02-24
A high-impact retelling of the terrorist attacks in Mumbai in 2008 by filmmaker Anthony Maras. Hotel Mumbai is understandably goryContinue Reading
Mary Queen of Scots (2018)
2019-01-23
So there we have it: all men are bastards. Or as Queen Elizabeth I (Margot Robbie) more eloquently put it:Continue Reading
Peterloo (2018)
2018-10-23
After 2014’s exquisite Mr Turner, Mike Leigh returns with another historical film, this time attending to the lives of thoseContinue Reading
First Man (2018)
2018-10-17
Sometimes, an actor, through talent and charisma, can elevate a good film to excellent and an excellent film to great.Continue Reading
Slender Man (2018)
2018-08-29
The young legend of the child stealing, faceless giant that is Slender Man has rapidly grown and progressed since itsContinue Reading
The Happy Prince (2018)
2018-08-05
“There’s no mystery so great as suffering”, says Oscar Wilde (Rupert Everett in career-best form) in a bedside story to hisContinue Reading
Darkest Hour (2017)
2018-01-25
Much has been written of Gary Oldman’s performance in Darkest Hour penned by the Oscar-nominated screenwriter of The Theory ofContinue Reading