King Arthur sets out on a quest to find the Holy Grail. Doing for bunnies what Benchley and Spielberg did for Great Whites, and demolishing fourth walls with the glee of a cowboy builder, the Pythons’ second big screen outing is a hoot, a meandering delight that also firmly skewers the genial pointlessness of quests… Monty Python & The Holy Grail Read More
Madame Web, unravelled
Who survives to weave a future and who comes to a sticky end? What connects Cassie’s spider babies to her? And why was Cassie’s mom in the Amazon researching spiders right before she died? (If you’re after my review, it’s here) I doubt there will be a sequel to Madame Web, considering how poorly it… Madame Web, unravelled Read More
Madame Web 2 stars
A paramedic whose mom was in the Amazon researching spiders right before she died has to save three teenage girls from a man intent on killing them But for an editorial swerve, Madame Web could have been Hamlet. By which I mean cursed with a line that has the audience on such tenterhooks waiting for… Madame Web Read More
Monty Python & The Holy Grail: UK cinema re-release!
Excuse me when I bang these coconut shells together, I’m clapping not pretending to be a horse. Yes, not only will you be able to watch Monty Python & The Holy Grail in a limited cinema run from 21 February, but there will also be… wait for it… [more clip-clop clapping]… QUOTE-ALONG SCREENINGS! That’s therapy… Monty Python & The Holy Grail: UK cinema re-release! Read More
Dagr 4 stars
Two young “Robin Hood” YouTubers inveigle their way into a rural film shoot, but get more than they bargained for… I do everything I can to guarantee a paranormal-free life – staying off the moors, avoiding sailing ships docking in Whitby, and did I say I stay off the moors – but I do have… Dagr Read More
65: it was the end of times, it was the worst of times
Ostensibly a family dino sci-fi adventure, 65 is really about loss. Both Mills and Koa are trying to avoid their grief, Mills by distancing himself from this young girl after letting down his dead daughter, and Koa by holding on to the idea that her parents are alive and waiting for her at the top… 65: it was the end of times, it was the worst of times Read More
65 3 stars
A space pilot crashlands on Earth 65 million years ago, and has to fight prehistoric predators while getting himself and his young charge Koa to their escape vessel. (My re-cap article is here) 65 million years ago, Man meets Dinosaur. That’s 64 million years before Raquel Welch met Dinosaur. (I hope you’re all feeling bad for… 65 Read More
Class and the ending of Saltburn
Actually Saltburn will always endure, despite modern day Oliver stating “It’s the end of everything” as he reminisces about the morning Felix’s body is discovered. Whoever its owner, it will simply remain. See below for more on why Oliver turning out to be middle class is such a blow for the Cattons, and click down… Class and the ending of Saltburn Read More
Saltburn 3 stars
It’s 2006, and Oliver, a young man from a bleak background, befriends Felix, one of the posh popular boys at Oxford University, ingratiating himself with the family one long, hot summer. (Note: for my plot re-cap go here.) Emerald Fennell — whose definition of subtlety is bashing us over the head with a small Le… Saltburn Read More
The Boys In The Boat ending: down the last straight
Is it really a spoiler article if the film has been promoted as the true story of the USA rowing eight winning the gold medal in the 1936 Olympics — but here’s the “in case you missed it” stuff, picking up just before they take part in the Poughkeepsie Regatta… (If you’re after my review,… The Boys In The Boat ending: down the last straight Read More
The Boys In The Boat 3 stars
An underdog team of novice rowers from Washington University defies expectations, making it to the 1936 Berlin Olympics. (Note: for my plot re-cap go here.) It’s a shame George Clooney’s feelgood rags-to-Olympic-riches story wasn’t released here over Christmas as it was in the US, as it would make a great cross-generational family cinema trip. It’s… The Boys In The Boat Read More
Whodunnit or woohoodunnit? A Haunting In Venice explained
So the killer was calling from inside the house… Scroll down for the victims, the murderer, the blackmailer(s), the connivers and the conspirators. I’ve bolded the key information if you just want to scan. (My review is here.) There are three murders in the building: of Alicia Drake (which takes place well before our visit);… Whodunnit or woohoodunnit? A Haunting In Venice explained Read More
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