I wouldn’t exactly say that Redoubtable is set to the backdrop of the 1968 Paris unrest. The revolutionary fervour that swept the city in May that year is used more as a prop for Jean-Luc Godard in particular scenes, and like the director himself the film pops in and out of marches, stone throwing and… Redoubtable Read More
Blockers 3.5 stars
You say eggplant, I say aubergine. But while we are in some ways divided by a common language, emojis cross linguistic divides. Possibly not age divides though, as three parents struggle to translate their teenage daughters’ messages as they snoop on an accidentally open laptop. I’ll admit I was as baffled as them, and never… Blockers Read More
Crazy Rich Asians 3.5 stars
Oh Nick! Born into a family of billionaires – information he doesn’t share with long-term girlfriend Rachel until they’re flying first class from New York to Singapore – he’s gorgeous but a bit clueless. Frankly I’d be livid if the boyfriend who kept borrowing my Netflix password turned out to be rich enough to actually… Crazy Rich Asians Read More
Puzzle 3.5 stars
It turns out there’s more than one way to complete a jigsaw, and my own tried and tested technique – corners then edges then screaming in frustration – won’t win you a Best Puzzler cup. Initially Agnes (Kelly Macdonald) just turns over the pieces and dives in. Her new and experienced champion puzzler partner Robert… Puzzle Read More
Hatchet 4: Victor Crowley 3 stars
If you’re after gore, Hatchet 4: Victor Crowley has it in buckets. There are many, many deaths and the camera lingers lovingly over them, like the BBC filming Nigella Lawson seductively licking a spoon after mixing a Victoria sponge. Limbs are hacked then pulled away from bodies still partially attached by gristle. Heads are caved in… Hatchet 4: Victor Crowley Read More
Unsane 3.5 stars
Quick warning – there’s a general air of spoilery-ness at the very end so if you want to watch Unsane blind, and it’s worth doing that, come back and read this afterwards! What can you do if the more you try to convince the world that you are perfectly fine, the more that is seen… Unsane Read More
An Actor Prepares 4 stars
“If I do croak I want you to have my nuts… I know they’re big but they can probably make them fit.” Three-times Oscar winner Atticus Smith can’t resist sexual oneupmanship against his own adult son, even as he finally faces up to his own terrible parenting and possible death. Following a heart attack, Atticus… An Actor Prepares Read More
Siberia 2.5 stars
There’s a coldness to Matthew Ross’s new thriller Siberia that goes way beyond bleakly sub-zero temperatures and beautiful ice-blue diamonds. That and the nihilistic icy clarity of how Lucas Hill’s story will end make it hard to really engage with. Still, his relationships with his new girlfriend and her brother are bleakly funny, and there’s… Siberia Read More
Christopher Robin 3 stars
This is a film that yearns for a golden bygone age. “You can’t just keep saying hello to people!” says Christopher Robin to Pooh as they rush past harried Londoners. Okay, not that. A time when bosses utilised our goodwill, demanding more and more, expecting us to work all hours so we never saw our… Christopher Robin Read More
Big Bad Fox And Other Tales 3.5 stars
From accidental abandonment in a butcher’s van to being packaged up in a polystyrene-filled box, the adorable baby Pauline, star of the first film in this trilogy of tales, is never less than happy. Being a child of the 1970s I did question the necessity for the BBFC warning “some dangerous behaviours” at the start… Big Bad Fox And Other Tales Read More
The Meg 3 stars
Even as a B-movie The Meg could have been scarier, funnier and sillier. But bitching about it would be like kicking a particularly boisterous, fluffy kitten. It’s quite enjoyable if not particularly memorable. There are a couple of terrific action set pieces, particularly Jonas being pulled through the sea at top speed with the Meg… The Meg Read More
Ant-Man And The Wasp 3.5 stars
Scott Lang – Ant-Man, father, and according to the trophy his daughter gave him, World’s Greatest Grandma – is only a few days away from the end of his two-year house arrest after his breaking of the Sokovia Accords. So it’s unsurprising he’ll end up entangled in a plot that requires him to be anywhere… Ant-Man And The Wasp Read More
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