*** Read my interview with director of The Code, Patrick Ryder *** Three British soldiers, one horribly injured, come across a wounded German, still attached to the silk parachute which is splayed out across a tree trunk lying on the forest floor. The German he utters remains mostly un-translated. He can speak English though, and… The Code (Short Film) Read More
2:Hrs 2.5 stars
2:HRS is odd. Definitely quirky, sometimes befuddling, with lots left, intriguingly, hanging. At times it feels rather like one of those occasional Doctor Who episodes which has no Doctor in them, a sort-of sci fi tale set identifiably in the UK with ordinary people having to step up when life surprises them. Tim (Harry Jarvis) is… 2:Hrs Read More
Incredibles 2 4 stars
“Done properly, parenting is a heroic act” intones Edna Mode, maker and mender of superhero apparel, and when Edna speaks we should all listen. Incredibles 2 is a film that holds a mirror up to how we live now. There’s the obvious (very obvious – at one point Elastigirl says “”Independence from screen slavery!” as… Incredibles 2 Read More
The Incredibles 4 stars
“Leave the saving of the world to the men? I don’t think so. I don’t think so…” says Elastigirl (Holly Hunter), and The Incredibles movies (the sequel, made 14 years on but set immediately after the end of this movie, is out now) always manage to turn expected Superheroics on its head. Above all, The… The Incredibles Read More
Skyscraper (3D) 3.5 stars
Warning: spoilers ahead if you don’t know how action blockbusters work. Skyscraper is one of those films that manages to combine real thrills and tension with comfort blanket understanding that it’s going to follow a straightforward and successful formula. I genuinely worried about security expert Will Sawyer’s children as they tried to escape from half-way… Skyscraper (3D) Read More
Racer And The Jailbird 2.5 stars
When a man tells you what he is, listen, especially if he’s admitting to serious crime. Gigi (Matthias Schoenaerts) tells new girlfriend Bibi (Adèle Exarchopoulos) he’s a bank robber, but she thinks he’s joking, and takes at face value his claims to travel for his car import / export business. Her wealthy father (Eric De… Racer And The Jailbird Read More
Swimming With Men 3 stars
Ahh, Swim Club. What goes in the pool stays in the… I know, I know. Plus I’m sure that must break at least one important EU health and safety directive. The men’s synchronised swimming team that almost-divorced Eric (Rob Brydon) joins does indeed have Swim Club rules. But despite cliches like this, and a predictable… Swimming With Men Read More
Mobile Homes 3 stars
*** Read my interview with Mobile Homes director Vladimir De Fontenay *** It’s part of the mythology of America that everyone can move on, starting afresh somewhere new, the slate wiped clean. Everybody deserves a second, third of fourth chance, even if in practice it often doesn’t work out that way for the very people… Mobile Homes Read More
Whitney 4 stars
A newsreader says of Whitney early in her career “it’ll take an act of Congress to keep this woman from becoming a megastar”. It’s easy to think in retrospect that a famous and ultimately tragic figure followed an immutable trajectory upwards to huge success before spiralling down to disaster; but that often only serves to… Whitney Read More
Tag 3 stars
They’ve tagged each other during a funeral. They’ve tagged each other during labour. Births, deaths – why not tag each other at a marriage too? Five middle-aged men have been playing Tag for 30 years, with the whole month of May each year dedicated to the game. It’s a way for them to cement their… Tag Read More
Adrift 3 stars
I’ll say straight off that Shailene Woodley is terrific in Adrift. She shines as real-life sailor Tami Oldham – determined yet full of self-doubt, footloose yet bound to one person – marooned on a drifting boat in the Pacific in the early 1980s. I’m also going to say straight off that I’m going to spoiler… Adrift Read More
Winter Ridge 3 stars
*** My interview with Winter Ridge director Dom Lenoir *** “As the sun dims so too can consciousness” says Joanne Hill (Game Of Thrones‘ Hannah Waddingham), dementia specialist and host of a group for local sufferers, talking about that time when dusk falls. It’s an evolutionary trait we all have but it is heightened in… Winter Ridge Read More
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