Bad Santa may have come out in 2003, but it has held up remarkably well. In fact the only thing that gives its age away is – like Alien – that Willie Soke can smoke pretty much anywhere. I guess that the traditions of Christmas – the unflattering red and white suit, the annoying children,… Bad Santa Read More
Suburbicon 2.5 stars
Like the name of Suburbicon itself, the 1950s housing development where this story is set, this is a film made up of two separate elements that just don’t fit together. The 1950s period details are fun: the opening credits’ living breathing Suburbicon sales brochure, and the bold-patterned office fixtures and fittings, more than the oft-used… Suburbicon Read More
Battle Of The Sexes 4 stars
“Watch out guys, there’s no stopping this little lady!” says a reporter when tennis player Billie Jean King becomes the first female athlete to win more than $100,000 in prize money in one year, and it’s the response to that sexism, seeping not through not just the sport but through society, that Battle Of The… Battle Of The Sexes Read More
The Man Who Invented Christmas 4 stars
A Christmas Carol is so traditionally festive that we sometimes need reminding that the novel itself created much of that tradition. The Man Who Invented Christmas picks up the story of its author Charles Dickens, in 1843 – three years after the publication of the hugely successful Oliver Twist, sadly quickly followed by several flops…. The Man Who Invented Christmas Read More
New Life 2 stars
New Life – the title has several meanings that become clear as the story unfolds – isn’t saying anything new. But it is lifted by a nicely-pitched central performance from an actress who just gets better as her character is tested to the max. As a young boy Ben (Jonathan Patrick Moore) moves to the… New Life Read More
The Disaster Artist – 1 Minute Video Review Includes Video 4.5 stars
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The Disaster Artist 4.5 stars
The Disaster Artist is a total triumph, and thank goodness for that. Imagine if it had been terrible and someone else had to come along and make a film about the making of the worst film ever made about the making of the worst film ever made. We could be here for decades, with a… The Disaster Artist Read More
A Quiet Passion 4 stars
I’ve got so used to period dramas about sharply witty women having intelligent conversations amongst themselves under concealing parasols, that I can’t imagine what would happen if I came across a dreary film all about ballrooms and bonnets. I’d probably burst my stays from all that bosom-hoiking and I would expect any good Victorian liberal… A Quiet Passion Read More
Paddington 2 – 1 Minute Video Review Includes Video 5 stars
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A Gentle Night (Short Film) Short Film 4 stars
Parental love is a wonderful thing but the other side of the coin – guilt – is never far away for most of us, to varying degrees, sometimes deserved but mostly not, or at least not completely. Linlin’s parents already look drained, with her mum (Shuxian Li) particularly careworn. It’s partly what has just happened and partly the lighting and… A Gentle Night (Short Film) Read More
Film Stars Don’t Die In Liverpool – 1 Minute Video Review Includes Video 4 stars
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Sweet Virginia – 1 Minute Video Review Includes Video 4.5 stars
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