A chance encounter with the vampiric Master leads to browbeaten minister’s wife Anne discovering a new sense of power and an appetite to live bigger and bolder than before. “Are blonde ladies normally considered vampires?” asked my 9 year old, eyeing Barbara Crampton and then me after wandering in while I watched Jakob’s Wife. After… Jakob’s Wife Read More
Chaos Walking 2.5 stars
100 years in the future, Todd Hewitt discovers Viola, a mysterious girl who crash lands on his planet. Despite its big budget, Doug Liman’s film mainly reminded me of those 1970s/80s sci fi serials on British TV that involve endless running through Oxfordshire woodland – there is lots of dashing through trees, some visual effects,… Chaos Walking Read More
Infinitum: Subject Unknown 4 stars
Jane is trapped in a parallel universe and is forced to find a way to alter her reality before it is too late. After a year on pause, it turns out a life of endless possibilities might not be so great after all. A chilling story about the expansion of human life, created during a… Infinitum: Subject Unknown Read More
Coming 2 America 3 stars
30 years on, the newly-crowned Akeem discovers he has a long-lost son living in Queens. Caught between a Queens mother and a King for a father, Lavelle Junson has to learn how to balance both sides of his birthright in the new Coming 2 America, remaining true to himself while learning what it means to… Coming 2 America Read More
Barb And Star Go To Vista Del Mar 4 stars
Two forty-something women take a vacation to Florida’s Vista Del Mar, where they get mixed up in a plot to kill everyone in the town. Unemployed, underqualified, and over-age, Barb’s hopeful comment to best friend and housemate Star that “This town is full of places looking to hire women in their 40s!” was my first… Barb And Star Go To Vista Del Mar Read More
The Father 5 stars
An elderly man whose memory is failing struggles to hold on to his life and his memories, while his daughter is torn over how best to help him. In The Father you never know who’s going to walk in the door but you know they’ll probably be carrying a chicken. The chicken is one of… The Father Read More
BLOG: the film club is shaken and stirred by The Quake 4.5 stars
Extremely spoilery. This is a disaster film post though, so maybe even if you don’t want spoilers you should read on anyway, assuming everything will be fine, while worrying about tourists staying away. Much of the action in Nordic disaster sequel The Quake takes place in an elegant restaurant on the 34th floor of a… BLOG: the film club is shaken and stirred by The Quake Read More
I Care A Lot 4 stars
A woman uses the legal system to strip elderly people of their assets – until she becomes guardian to one woman with some scary associates. I Care A Lot shows how capitalism is now so venal it’s actually easier to stay within the law than break it when screwing people over to make your fortune,… I Care A Lot Read More
The Reckoning 2 stars
As the plague rages across England, a young widow with a baby daughter is accused of witchcraft. I don’t know if anyone’s ever tried to draw a Venn diagram of misogynists through the ages and the wearing of ridiculous headwear, but I bet there’s a considerable overlap. There are horrible hats a-plenty in Neil Marshall’s… The Reckoning Read More
Willy’s Wonderland 3.5 stars
A silent drifter takes on a set of murderous animatronic amusement park mascots in a night of bloody violence. When a haunted building tells you what it is, listen. Family entertainment centre / birthday party venue Willy’s Wonderland – a name likely to send British parents scuttling in the other direction even before it establishes its… Willy’s Wonderland Read More
News Of The World 4 stars
A man travelling from town to town reading the news is tasked with delivering a young German girl who has been living with the Kiowa people back to her only living relatives. Intinerant storytellers have a long history: outsiders who paradoxically bring people together through the connective power of stories, even if the lines between… News Of The World Read More
Saint Maud 4 stars
Religious convert Maud starts work as a live-in nurse at the home of Amanda, a famous dancer now frail from illness and trapped in her grand, isolated house. We know exactly what the friendless, fervently religious Maud thinks, because she chats to God all the time to assuage her loneliness. Her (to us) one-sided discussions… Saint Maud Read More
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