The true story of how a small team of Brits aimed to deceive Hitler over the Allies’ plans for Sicily. There is always artistic licence in films based on true stories, though I was gratified to discover that Operation Mincemeat‘s London coroner Bentley Purchase, who sounds like an early ’00s indie band, was indeed a… Operation Mincemeat Read More
Let The Wrong One In 3.5 stars
A young man tries to help his sibling who has been turned into a vampire in modern-day Dublin. Trainspotter-turned-staker Henry might not be John Wick but he did once kill three vampires in a taxi with a sharpened stick, and if that isn’t nearly a pencil I don’t know what is. He’s on a mission… Let The Wrong One In Read More
Deep Water 2.5 stars
A wealthy married man becomes the chief suspect in the deaths of his wife’s lovers. I had many questions after watching Deep Water (twice!), including why don’t these wealthy people have a dishwasher. In fact why don’t any rich Americans in movies have a dishwasher. There are other, more important unanswered questions in this sometimes… Deep Water Read More
Moonfall 3 stars
The Moon is out of orbit, and heading on a collision course with Earth. There is one pet in Moonfall, but it is never in real peril. Otherwise Roland Emmerich’s old-fashioned, entertainingly silly sci-fi blockbuster ticks many of the genre’s boxes: an underdog no one listens to, government conspiracies, iconic buildings washed hundreds of miles… Moonfall 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
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
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
Home Sweet Home Alone 2 stars
A young boy is left alone over Christmas, while a couple try to steal back from him a valuable heirloom. I watched this and civilisation did not collapse. Great nations did not fall. Untranslatable ancient scrolls did not crumble to dust. Also, parts of it I actually quite enjoyed. When Home Sweet Home Alone was… Home Sweet Home Alone Read More
No Time To Die 4.5 stars
James Bond has left active service. His peace is short-lived when Felix Leiter, an old friend from the CIA, turns up asking for help, leading Bond onto the trail of a mysterious villain armed with dangerous new technology. Note: some spoilers, some allusions to big spoilers. (If you’re actually looking for full on spoilers check… No Time To Die Read More
Diana: The Musical 2 stars
Diana’s life from 1982 to 1997, in song. “Has your torture finished,” enquired my 9 year old, an hour and a half into Diana: The Musical. Admittedly he veers to the dramatic — “what is the point of me being here,” he asked, aged 7, when I took him to see the film Cats —… Diana: The Musical Read More
The Green Knight 4 stars
Gawain, King Arthur’s headstrong nephew, embarks on a daring quest to confront the eponymous Green Knight, a gigantic stranger and tester of men. The Green Knight is about the making of legends, though by the end it looks very much as if a chivalric knight is just a sacrificial victim. It’s certainly relevant to us… The Green Knight Read More
Copshop 4 stars
On the run from a lethal assassin, a wily con artist devises a scheme to hide out inside a small-town police station-but when the hitman turns up at the precinct, an unsuspecting rookie cop finds herself caught in the crosshairs. It’s all very well working on the assumption that your enemy’s enemy is your friend,… Copshop Read More
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