A cinema release has been announced for spooky psychological-or-is-it-reincarnation* drama Here Before, about a bereaved mother becoming obsessed with the daughter of her new neighbours. * not sure which, I haven’t watched the actual film yet. Andrea Riseborough plays Laura and Jonjo O’Neill her husband Brendan, a couple whose own daughter Josie died a few… Familiarity breeds contention in the Here Before trailer Read More
Moonfall trailer has set my world alight
*** Read my 3-star Moonfall review and very spoilery article about the ending here. *** I love space what-ifs. My favourite documentary was about what would happen if the Earth happened to fall into a black hole. (We get stretched into 20 foot long spaghetti.) But I think I may have met my match in… Moonfall trailer has set my world alight Read More
We’re all going to Di(e)! 2021 in review
Remakes. Princess Diana. Lockdown. The end of the world (see remakes). The return of our favourite British superhero: Peter Rabbit. Sorry, I mean JAMES BOND. I interviewed an astronaut! And in Copshop a star is born (say it Louder for those at the back). This year I found myself wanting to watch and review films… We’re all going to Di(e)! 2021 in review Read More
Silent Night explained (including that ending)
Very spoilery. Venture in at your own risk, once you’ve paused to put out the recycling. (My review is here.) The theme Despite Silent Night‘s COVID similarities, this is about climate change. It’s just that (a) humans have a penchant for looking for patterns and connections with our real lives, and (b) by now one… Silent Night explained (including that ending) Read More
Silent Night 3.5 stars
Family and friends meet for one last Christmas, before the world ends. Coming in at a pacy hour and 30 minutes – a length many can only dream of when it comes to family Christmas dinners that feel like the end of the world — Silent Night bounces along until almost the end; beautiful, bitterly… Silent Night Read More
The last, Last Train To Christmas: that ending and how they get there
Two brothers, several bad decisions, and — thank god! — one happy ending. (Very spoilery. If you’re after my review, it’s here.) The film follows brothers Tony and Roger Towers, whose relationship is fraught with unresolved anger and sibling rivalry. When we first meet Tony, he is a successful provincial nightclub owner, revelling in ’80s… The last, Last Train To Christmas: that ending and how they get there Read More
Last Train To Christmas 3 stars
Nightclub owner Tony Towers, on a train with his fiancée on Christmas Eve 1985, sees how his life might have been if he had made different decisions along the way. The synopsis of Last Train To Christmas made it sound like a mash-up of A Christmas Carol, Snowpiercer, Sliding Doors and The Hitman And Her… Last Train To Christmas Read More
The Women Film Critics Circle Awards 2021
The Women Film Critics Circle announced its 2021 award winners on 13 December 2021. Despite some much-delayed blockbusters finally being released in 2021, there were plenty of smaller films by women that shone. Check out our winners and runners-up below. The WFCC awards are given for the best movies over the past year by and… The Women Film Critics Circle Awards 2021 Read More
A Castle For Christmas: ending explained (wait, what?)
ENDING EXPLAINED? IN A NETFLIX CHRISTMAS ROMANCE MOVIE? Okay: They realise they’ve been stupid and admit they love each other, The End. The slightly longer version is here: Sophie and Myles finally become a couple thanks to Hamish the dog running off with her shoe when she’s trying on a black taffeta and tartan ball… A Castle For Christmas: ending explained (wait, what?) Read More
A Castle For Christmas 3 stars
An American author finds love when she travels to Scotland to visit the childhood home of her late father. It is a truth universally acknowledged that an impecunious British aristocrat with a freezing castle must be in want of a rich American wife, even if he doesn’t know it yet. In A Castle, A Castle,… A Castle For Christmas Read More
Verrily, thy ending: The Knight Before Christmas
Prepare for spoilers [twangs lute, plays Greensleeves in preparation] — or check out my review here. It’s Christmastime, and medieval knight Sir Cole Lyons meets a crone in a snowy forest while hawking. He wants to get her to shelter, and because of his kindness to her she tells him she is going to send… Verrily, thy ending: The Knight Before Christmas Read More
Home Sweet Home Alone recap
Very spoilery, though most of it you’ve probably seen before… (My 2/5 review is here.) Pam and Jeff Mackenzie are selling their family home at an open house viewing day. Their children Abby and Chris don’t know they are moving, but since Jeff lost his IT job they can’t survive in the house on Pam’s… Home Sweet Home Alone recap Read More
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