Zak runs away from his care home to make his dream of becoming a wrestler come true. The Peanut Butter Falcon infuses its message of autonomy and risk-taking with a sense of magic – as Zak, a young man with Down Syndrome, escapes his dreary, constricting care home for freedom and adventure. As Zak (Zack Gottsagen)… Peanut Butter Falcon (London Film Festival 2019) Read More
Ian (Short Film) Short Film 4 stars
Ian is a beautifully animated short film about a lonely little boy with cerebral palsy. He’s desperate to enjoy the local playground, but his physical difficulties are made worse by other barriers: the other children don’t understand why he seems different, and keep away from him; some of them laugh at him or are simply… Ian (Short Film) 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