The Life Of Chuck review – soliloquy soup
This year Mike Flanagan, known best for turning horror’s greatest novels into palatable limited television series for Netflix, is switching
The extreme vulnerability of Joaquin Phoenix
Looking at his last four projects, it seems that Phoenix perfected his precise working formula – hyper-ambitious, complex-to-realise films from
The Regulars review – sweet and relatable
Chances are if you’re a fan of the cinema you’ll have been to The Prince Charles Cinema in London’s Leicester Square.
In defence of the cinema date
When I tell my friend that I’m writing a piece on cinema dates, he gives me a sideways look. “They’re a good third date,”
Young Mothers review – jumps from dramatic peak…
The Dardenne brothers’ new film, Young Mothers, opens at a bus station, one of the unlovely and liminal spaces where their
Eva Victor: ‘I used the title as a way to reward…
Eva Victor’s first brush with celebrity came through viral comedy videos, most famously one on Straight Pride, which earned them
Eddington review – a deeply cynical film for…
This is the basic set-up of the film, and across an admirably light-footed 2 hours and 15 minutes it charts the incremental
Sorry, Baby review – a film about holding on to…
Something very bad happened to Agnes. It’s hinted at in the first segment of Sorry, Baby, when her best friend Lydie
Nobody 2 review – a quick cash grab
After the surprise success of 2021’s John Wick knock-off Nobody, it comes as no surprise that the Hollywood brain trust
My Grandmother Trelotótó review – a world of…
Hoping to resurrect her late grandmother, Júlia, Catarina Ruivo combines family archives with rich visuals in a non-fiction film which successfully