Two siblings on a tiny Scottish island are visited by a local council worker with orders to evict them. A brother and sister live in splendid isolation on a supposedly uninhabited Scottish island, until their hard and solitary life is interrupted by an incursion by a council-sent intruder. They try to repel him the way… The Incomer Read More
The Sheep Detectives 3.5 stars
In the English countryside, a flock of sheep try to solve the mystery of who murdered their beloved shepherd, George. Richard Osman; that vicar who was in The Communards; anyone else whose book covers feature a nice cream background, black type and a singular colour. There have been so many “cosy crime” stories over the… The Sheep Detectives Read More
Dangerous Animals 4 stars
A madman who had a run-in with a shark as a child now feeds tourists to the creatures, until he meets his (human) match in a young American drifter. Living in the UK, we get to watch shark movies from the safety of our drizzly bays and beaches; for now we don’t see many killer… Dangerous Animals Read More
Chum 2 stars
A wedding party stranded at sea are rescued from a shark by a psychopathic killer. The dodgy Great White in Chum may be the sad offspring of a low budget and bad AI but it is never sated. Like an impoverished intern faced with trays of Pret a Manger sandwiches at their first office lunch… Chum Read More
The Odyssey 4 stars
Odysseus’s ten-year journey to try to make it back home after the siege and sacking of Troy. The vainglorious Odysseus and his men turn tail and flee so often that as they legged it down the hill from the Cyclops’s cave I was half expecting him to shout “run away! run away!” while pursued by… The Odyssey Read More
The Magic Faraway Tree 3 stars
Three siblings discover an enchanted forest and a host of new magical friends. In The Magic Faraway Tree the Thompson family move to the countryside where the father plans to make a living with his own recipe pasta sauce, and I can tell you I haven’t felt so invested in a homegrown tomato crop since… The Magic Faraway Tree Read More
“Wuthering Heights” 4 stars
Cathy Earnshaw and Heathcliff love, lose and love each other again across the windswept decades, risking all. (For my plot recap click here) Emerald Fennell’s “Wuthering Heights” looks like the cover of a Gothic romance and trembles with the eroticism of a Mills and Boon, and I loved it. As usual with Fennell’s symbolism-rich films… “Wuthering Heights” Read More
28 Years Later: The Bone Temple 4.5 stars
Young Spike is now part of a vicious crew of killers, while Dr Ian Kelson believes he might be able to cure the Rage virus. Duran Duran said in the 1980s that they wanted to be the band to dance to when the Bomb drops, so it’s fitting that in this alternative apocalypse Dr Ian… 28 Years Later: The Bone Temple Read More
The Housemaid 4 stars
A young woman with a past she wants to keep hidden becomes the live-in housemaid for a wealthy family. Fellow Generation Xers sinking back into their multiplex seats to watch The Housemaid might think they’ve been transported back to the heady movie days of the late ’80s and ’90s; Paul Feig’s long hot thriller is… The Housemaid Read More
Rope 4 stars
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
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