At last, the Holy Grail of Sarah films – as it’s about a DRAGON and it’s SHORT. Really short! Like about 5 minutes. It’s the shortest short film I’ve ever seen. (God I was in HEAVEN – only for a very short time, but in a good way). A man has a delivery to his home… Dragon (Short Film) Read More
Deirdre (Short Film) Short Film 4 stars
A beautifully staged story set in rural Ireland, but examining universal themes about growing up and breaking free. The teenage Deirdre is just starting to find out about life and first love. Meanwhile her single mother is obsessed with the Church and her daughter’s perceived sin. When a group of travellers arrives in the village it’s clear… Deirdre (Short Film) Read More
To The Grave (Short Film) Short Film 3.5 stars
To The Grave is a short but moving film from director Esther Hegarty about a woman whose mother dies and who then finds the tiny skeleton of a baby when clearing out the house. The daughter – an only child – has always been convinced she had a sibling, but all is not what it seems…. To The Grave (Short Film) Read More
Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children – 2D 3.5 stars
When I first heard about this film it all sounded strangely like my own rather odd upbringing: – Big gothic Victorian house, check – Several strange children wandering around, check – Living each day like it’s 1943, check But no, my large family, weird bunch of oddballs that they are (to give you an idea, I’m seen as the normal… Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children – 2D Read More
Willow Creek 3.5 stars
Apparently director Bobcat Goldthwait called this film The Blair-Squatch Project which is reason enough to watch in my book. As is being directed by Bobcat Goldthwait, a name that demands attention. (If like me you’re a 1970s Sarah and you know the pain of being one of FIVE Sarahs in your class at school, with a couple… Willow Creek Read More
Prometheus 4 stars
I don’t know why this was marketed as “not really a direct Alien prequel”, what with it having an alien in it and being set before the other Alien films. There’s also an ambivalent android (David), and a dodgy company (Weyland Corp, precursor to Weyland-Yutani). Apart from no Ripley, this film is pretty much Great Grandma Alien. The impressive opening… Prometheus Read More
Another Country 4 stars
There’s something terrifying about rewatching a film you used to play over and over, but haven’t seen in years. Especially if you’ve told everybody you know how wonderful it is. What if it’s full of the misogyny, homophobia and racism that went unremarked upon a few decades ago, the kind you look at now and… Another Country Read More
Anthropoid 4 stars
As Czech resistance fighters Josef and Jan try to locate their contact from the raggle-taggle remnants of the Czech Resistance, the constant low level terror at being found out or betrayed to the Gestapo is palpable. Nervousness skitters through every meeting as they all try to work out who can or cannot be trusted. Everyone is a… Anthropoid Read More
A Girl Walks Home Alone At Night 4 stars
How refreshing to find a film about a girl walking home alone at night that doesn’t turn out to be (a) a rape revenge porno-for-nice-people flick, or (b) a rape revenge porno-for-creepy-people flick (the difference between these two sub-genres being usually determined in minor film festival award wins). Even if this girl bites necks (and… A Girl Walks Home Alone At Night Read More
Hail Caesar! 3 stars
Ok So I’ve now seen “Hail Clooney”, the new Coen Brothers film starring Julius Caesar. What can I say! Well if you think this review is a bit disjointed and not as good as you’re expecting that’s because I’m writing it in the style of the film. Oh god oh god oh god. I so wanted to… Hail Caesar! Read More
10 Cloverfield Lane 4.5 stars
This is a great film that demonstrates that even during an alien invasion you still have to worry about perverts and murderers. But which is worse? Michelle is urgently packing a bag as she leaves the flat she shares with her fiancé Ben. I’m always impressed with women urgently packing in films – they grab a… 10 Cloverfield Lane Read More
Bigger Splash 3 stars
The buzz around this film promised so much but like the worst kind of lover, it over-commits and under-delivers. It’s 2 hours long when it should be 90 minutes, and by the end even the regulation nudity and shagging can’t stop you looking at your watch. And frankly my spending £10 for two hours of rich attractive people… Bigger Splash Read More