It’s 1934, and LS “Laurie” Lowry’s debt-ridden father has been dead a few years. Laurie, rent collector by day and attic artist by night, is slowly paying those debts off, while still living at home with his belittling, bed-ridden mother Elizabeth. Adrian Noble’s film, adapted by Martyn Heasford from his own play, is a fascinating… Mrs Lowry & Son Read More
1917 4.5 stars
The camera follows Lance Corporals Blake and Schofield, two young soldiers sent on a mission to stop British forces going over the top into a German trap. They jog through sandbagged trenches and warily crouch their way across No Man’s Land, an alien landscape where bodies hanging on barbed wire are used by their surviving… 1917 Read More
Uncut Gems 4.5 stars
“They say you can see the whole universe in opals” says New York jeweller and gambler Howard Ratner (Adam Sandler). Look closely at the start of the film and that universe turns before our eyes from the sparkling multicolours of the gemstone into Howard’s colon as he undergoes a medical procedure; and throughout the film… Uncut Gems Read More
Clemency 5 stars
Clemency, a film set on an American prison’s Death Row, starts with a bodged killing, though it’s one planned by the State. We don’t know the details of Victor Jimenez’s crimes, or his life, but we witness his final, panic-stricken moments. The gurney with its leather straps was awaiting him, standing vertical like a cross. Once… Clemency Read More
The Souvenir 4 stars
An 80s-set coming of age story, The Souvenir charts a woman trapped in an emotionally abusive relationship, increasingly desperate to find her voice as disparate forces buffet her, for reasons malicious and benign. Writer-director Joanna Hogg’s film is a classic example of how a toxic relationship can mark us for ever; though as its young,… The Souvenir Read More
Little Women 3.5 stars
If you’re a struggling writer, don’t google what Jo March’s $20 payment for her short story, offered by a publisher who thinks all literary heroines should end up married or dead, works out as in today’s money. You’ll only start crying, and as an author you need to save those tears for Beth dying, I… Little Women Read More
Cats – kids’ review! 1 stars
This film is a U which means anyone can see it even little kids. It is a little bit scary though because of the cat costumes. I saw the trailer before and I thought the cats would be in a house a lot of the time but when I saw the film they weren’t. It… Cats – kids’ review! Read More
Cats 2 stars
I am very familiar with cats: the Good (cuddly, make great Instagram posts, the bug they can give you that makes you sexier); and the Bad (clawing your tights when sitting on your knee, peeing all over your carpets, making you feel like an intruder in your home when you want to sit on your… Cats Read More
Jumanji: The Next Level 4 stars
Like Olympians declaring on camera after winning Gold that they’re never going to run / row / swim again, the four teens who ended up in the Jumanji video game two years ago were adamant that was it. No more sudden, shocking deaths before falling from the sky with one less life inked on their… Jumanji: The Next Level Read More
Daniel Isn’t Real 4 stars
This is an electrifying and unforgettable film, a psychological thriller that morphs seamlessly into gut-wrenching horror. Its physical monster shocks and inescapable mind terrors equally frightening and equally believable – as college student Luke is haunted by his childhood imaginary friend Daniel, now fully grown and keen to play. Daniel (an excellent Patrick Schwarzenegger) is… Daniel Isn’t Real Read More
The 225 Film Club – short film round-up Short Film
The 225 Film Club recently held its third programme of short films by women filmmakers. Curated again by director, writer and producer Rita Osei, the event, held at London venue The Wing, showcased some of the best in short filmmaking from women directors over the past few years. Rita created the 225 Film Club in… The 225 Film Club – short film round-up Read More
Stardog & Turbocat 3 stars
This movie certainly understands cats and dogs, made up as it is of frenetic activity interspersed with longer periods when not much happens. Then the last 25 minutes really crank up the excitement, like that half hour starting at 6pm when cats go nuts and start running round the living room chasing their tails. Still,… Stardog & Turbocat Read More
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