Two men murder their friend then hold a party, inviting the victim’s own family. Driven by the hubris of a killer, Rope is in that sense a story as old as time, though how the thriller was made was much more experimental. The film is made up of several long takes of up to 10… Rope Read More
The Naked Gun 4.5 stars
LA Police Squad scion Frank Drebin Jnr takes on an evil tech billionaire and falls in love with the sister of a murder victim. While my friends and I watched this new Naked Gun in a haze of nostalgic goodwill, I can’t see how those generations born since the original movies won’t adore it too…. The Naked Gun Read More
The Roses 3 stars
A British couple living in America find themselves at violent loggerheads when one career plummets while the other goes stratospheric. As a long-married couple look to be approaching the end of the marital road, neither will budge enough for them both to move on. Will they blow up their marriage or will it be til… The Roses Read More
Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale 3 stars
It’s 1930, and society is changing; with those changes as well as old mores threatening the residents of Downton Abbey. This is meant to be the last Downton Abbey film in the franchise, but is it really the end? I would not be surprised if in five years they’re rebooting the whole thing but with… Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale Read More
Jurassic World: Rebirth 4 stars
A team of mercenaries and a shipwrecked family end up marooned on the island home of genetically spliced dinosaurs. The best bit in Jurassic Park: Rebirth is when they play Movin’ On Up by Primal Scream. That’s not even a criticism, it’s just because it’s one of the standout songs of the ’90s. Rebirth is… Jurassic World: Rebirth Read More
28 Years Later 5 stars
28 years after the Rage virus decimated Britain, a young boy ventures onto the mainland to save his sick mother Unsurprisingly in Britain, a zombie apocalypse doesn’t even put a dent in our class system. Rather, the Infected seem to have embraced it: a few alpha leaders, tall, lean and strong, surrounded by upright minions,… 28 Years Later Read More
Fire Of Love 3.5 stars
The true story of Katia and Maurice Krafft, volcanologists and filmmakers who ultimately died in a volcanic eruption. The glugs and gurgles and slowly popping bubbles of lava belie how fast it can actually flow – there’s something both beautiful and repulsive about it, like an over-egged, undercooked pudding. Like bears, lava flows are natural… Fire Of Love Read More
ClearMind 4 stars
A grieving mother uses virtual reality to find answers and plot her revenge. I’m not an aficionado of virtual reality, screeching when my sons force me to walk the plank off a highrise, even though my fall will be broken by my living room carpet. But I am fascinated by the idea that we’re in… ClearMind Read More
Bridget Jones: Mad About The Boy 4 stars
Bridget, now widowed, gets back in the dating game – and finds a much younger man. Bridget is back, and she has become, dare I say it, slightly more sophisticated. Where once she slurped blue soup now she quaffs blue cocktails; and she has gained a beautiful Hampstead house, possibly accidentally swapped for her hairbrush…. Bridget Jones: Mad About The Boy Read More
Alien: Romulus 4 stars
A young woman and her android brother battle xenomorphs in an abandoned research station. Seven films into this franchise, Alien: Romulus manages to be both terrifying and comforting; the audience revisiting their haunted childhood home, relieved to be tucked up in their old bed even if it does levitate. There is no comfort for our… Alien: Romulus Read More
Better Man 4.5 stars
The highs, lows and eventual triumph of singer-songwriter Robbie Williams, as portrayed by a chimp. Better Man certainly brings back musical memories, though rather than the nostalgia-fest one might expect they force us to face the uncomfortable truth: as the real Robbie Williams belted out Angels from the stage and thousands of us sang it… Better Man Read More
Monty Python & The Holy Grail 5 stars
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
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