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
The Seventh Seal 5 stars
I’d never watched The Seventh Seal before, though somewhere along the line I’ve almost certainly pretended I have. No film lover could be unaware of Ingmar Bergman’s masterpiece, though I was worried that memories of its parodies would prove insurmountable when I was finally faced with Death’s presence – it’s hard to take even mortality seriously… The Seventh Seal Read More
Super Dark Times (new York Film Festival 2017) 3.5 stars
Teenagers Zach and Josh have been best friends their whole lives, but when a gruesome accident leads to a cover-up, the secret drives a wedge between them and propels them down a rabbit hole of escalating paranoia and violence. What do you do, after an afternoon with friends goes so badly wrong that someone gets… Super Dark Times (new York Film Festival 2017) Read More
A Ghost Story 4.5 stars
*** If you’re looking for my review of British horror film Ghost Stories you can read it here *** At the start of A Ghost Story, Casey Affleck is a dead man walking, and not just because we know he is going to die – wraithlike smoke and mist drift across the screen, half-forming into figures. Which rather… A Ghost Story Read More
Prevenge 4 stars
Sometimes it feels like our babies, even before birth, are intent on taking over everything, our bodies and our minds. Factor in the increasing number of ways mothers-to-be are told their needs must always be secondary to those of their unborn children and it’s no surprise that we’ve now got a film which pushes this idea to the max…. Prevenge Read More