Quick warning – there’s a general air of spoilery-ness at the very end so if you want to watch Unsane blind, and it’s worth doing that, come back and read this afterwards! What can you do if the more you try to convince the world that you are perfectly fine, the more that is seen… Unsane Read More
An Actor Prepares 4 stars
“If I do croak I want you to have my nuts… I know they’re big but they can probably make them fit.” Three-times Oscar winner Atticus Smith can’t resist sexual oneupmanship against his own adult son, even as he finally faces up to his own terrible parenting and possible death. Following a heart attack, Atticus… An Actor Prepares Read More
Siberia 2.5 stars
There’s a coldness to Matthew Ross’s new thriller Siberia that goes way beyond bleakly sub-zero temperatures and beautiful ice-blue diamonds. That and the nihilistic icy clarity of how Lucas Hill’s story will end make it hard to really engage with. Still, his relationships with his new girlfriend and her brother are bleakly funny, and there’s… Siberia Read More
Christopher Robin 3 stars
This is a film that yearns for a golden bygone age. “You can’t just keep saying hello to people!” says Christopher Robin to Pooh as they rush past harried Londoners. Okay, not that. A time when bosses utilised our goodwill, demanding more and more, expecting us to work all hours so we never saw our… Christopher Robin Read More
Horsing Around On John Wick 3
UPDATE 21/03/19: NEW TRAILER FOR JOHN WICK: PARABELLUM. Watch now. If Keanu Reeves doesn’t end John Wick 3 soaring into the sky atop a fire-breathing dragon, I for one will be asking for my ticket money back. And you don’t know how close you came to getting a “horsing around” pun in that title. Oh…. Horsing Around On John Wick 3 Read More
Big Bad Fox And Other Tales 3.5 stars
From accidental abandonment in a butcher’s van to being packaged up in a polystyrene-filled box, the adorable baby Pauline, star of the first film in this trilogy of tales, is never less than happy. Being a child of the 1970s I did question the necessity for the BBFC warning “some dangerous behaviours” at the start… Big Bad Fox And Other Tales Read More
The Meg 3 stars
Even as a B-movie The Meg could have been scarier, funnier and sillier. But bitching about it would be like kicking a particularly boisterous, fluffy kitten. It’s quite enjoyable if not particularly memorable. There are a couple of terrific action set pieces, particularly Jonas being pulled through the sea at top speed with the Meg… The Meg Read More
Ant-Man And The Wasp 3.5 stars
Scott Lang – Ant-Man, father, and according to the trophy his daughter gave him, World’s Greatest Grandma – is only a few days away from the end of his two-year house arrest after his breaking of the Sokovia Accords. So it’s unsurprising he’ll end up entangled in a plot that requires him to be anywhere… Ant-Man And The Wasp Read More
Massacre At Central High 3 stars
A new student starts at a high school and discovers it’s ruled by a clique of bullies. Luckily he finds a near-kindred spirit in a sweet female classmate. Soon a series of horrific deaths rock the school, but no one realises they are actually murders. And then new bullies move up to fill the vacancies…. Massacre At Central High Read More
Hotel Transylvania 3: Summer Vacation 2.5 stars
It’s been 100 years since his last date. And even though his castle hotel is always bustling with monster holidaymakers, weddings and his family, poor old undead Drac is starting to feel lonely. He even tries online dating, but he can’t get round the fact that he and his kind only zing – the monster… Hotel Transylvania 3: Summer Vacation Read More
Director Marcelo Martinessi On Filmmaking In Conservative Paraguay, & The Women Who Inspired Him
Marcelo Martinessi is the writer-director of the award-winning The Heiresses, a story of relationship breakdown set in his native Paraguay – a country which after decades living under a dictatorship is only now starting to develop a film industry. The film won two Silver Bears at this year’s Berlin International Film Festival: Best Actress for Ana… Director Marcelo Martinessi On Filmmaking In Conservative Paraguay, & The Women Who Inspired Him Read More
The Heiresses 4 stars
*** Read my interview with The Heiresses director Marcelo Martinessi *** Director Marcelo Martinessi’s feature debut The Heiresses has no male characters at all. Men are sometimes talked about (dead or nearly dead husbands, gone to seed ex-lovers); and occasionally seen (prison visit extras, furniture removers). Chela (Ana Brun) and Chiquita (Margarita Irun) are a Paraguayan… The Heiresses Read More
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