This is a story of derring do and derring don’ts, as 12 year old Alex Elliott’s failure to adhere to the four points of the Chivalric Code almost cause our country’s downfall. We’re in enough trouble already, and about to be enslaved during an eclipse by King Arthur”s evil half-sister Morgana (a delightfully nasty Rebecca… The Kid Who Would Be King Read More
The Interview (Short Film) Short Film 3.5 stars
It’s bad enough being asked to show your work at interviews (for which read “write something for free that we can use whether you get the job or not”). But poor Robert Stevens (Scott Michael Wagstaff), the interviewee in Stefan Fairlamb’s short film, finds this taken to a whole new level. He’s come to a… The Interview (Short Film) Read More
An American Piano (Short Film) Short Film 4 stars
Music, like war, is a great leveller. During World War Two, Youko (Leon Masuda), a little girl living in Japan with plans to train to be a concert pianist, sits at her grand piano playing Chopin. Across the way, an Allied prisoner of war listens and catches her eye. Based on a true story, An… An American Piano (Short Film) Read More
V (Short Film) Short Film 3.5 stars
Not everything you find on Google about vampires is true, says 16 year old Minnie ruefully: “I didn’t get fangs, I certainly didn’t develop some unearthly beauty!” she says as she sits in the kitchen of her flat drinking a bottle of blood she keeps in the fridge. Some things about vampires are true though,… V (Short Film) Read More
How To Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World 4 stars
Children’s films always need to keep the parents interested too and How To Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World certainly has something that’ll please a lot of mums. Yes, Hiccup grows a beard – and my god he’s hot. Imagine John Krasinski in A Quiet Place crossed with one of the Chrises (I can’t remember… How To Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World Read More
Can You Ever Forgive Me? 4.5 stars
There’s a scale for private letters from icons: $75 for a genuine Fanny Brice letter, $350 for a genuine Fanny Brice letter with a fake PS. Lee Israel, failed biographer turned successful forger, has probably stumbled upon one of the few lucrative careers in writing, so it’s a pity it’s illegal. It’s a writer’s job… Can You Ever Forgive Me? Read More
Green Book 3 stars
It’s 1962 and Tony Lip (so called because of his childhood ability to bullshit) is Security at the Copacabana Club in New York. It’s an alluring and seductive atmosphere, for us as well as its patrons – with its swing music, elegant ladies and besuited men. But with the club shutting for refurbishment, Tony (Viggo… Green Book Read More
All Is True 4 stars
*** Read my interview with All Is True’s Oscar-winning costume designer Michael O’Connor *** As all married women heading into their dotage know, if there’s one thing a just-retired husband needs it’s a hobby – and luckily William Shakespeare, newly returned to the rather chilly bosom of his family in Stratford Upon Avon, has his… All Is True Read More
Velvet Buzzsaw 3.5 stars
Art See Devil is the suitably overblown anagram I managed to get out of Vetril Dease. He’s the mysterious dead artist whose haunted paintings drive this satire targeting the self-perpetuating greed of the art world. I may well have been seeing things that aren’t there, not unlike Morf Vandewalt (Jake Gyllenhaal) who starts noticing movement… Velvet Buzzsaw Read More
A Dog’s Way Home 2 stars
“I thought that was turning into The Revenant at one stage” said my friend as we came out of the cinema, rather glum small children in tow. And A Dog’s Way Home is an odd mix of warm family film, bleak drama and public service broadcast, as poor pitbull Bella (real-life rescue dog Shelby) is… A Dog’s Way Home Read More
Polar 1.5 stars
I hate to admit this but the only time I laughed out loud during John Wick 3: Parky Bottom, I mean Polar, was when something terrible happened to the cute dog. Based on the comic series of the same name, Polar mixes dark brooding and methodical kills with trashy, flashy, searingly bright gunfests to weird… Polar Read More
Glass 3 stars
For much of Glass‘s running time, it feels as if director M Night Shyamalan is sticking two fingers up to everyone who looks down on superhero movies, those who love them, and possibly film critics too. He has a lot of fun while doing it: in a story about comics and what makes a superman,… Glass Read More
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