A movie about a murder, a party, and a Big Reveal, starring James Stewart and coming in at only 80 minutes? That’s like finding a non-iron designer dress, in my size, with pockets, for £1.50 in a charity shop. But how does it end? (If you’re after my 4-star review, it’s here.) Rupert Cadell, rather… The end of the Rope Read More
Class and the ending of Saltburn
Actually Saltburn will always endure, despite modern day Oliver stating “It’s the end of everything” as he reminisces about the morning Felix’s body is discovered. Whoever its owner, it will simply remain. See below for more on why Oliver turning out to be middle class is such a blow for the Cattons, and click down… Class and the ending of Saltburn Read More
Whodunnit or woohoodunnit? A Haunting In Venice explained
So the killer was calling from inside the house… Scroll down for the victims, the murderer, the blackmailer(s), the connivers and the conspirators. I’ve bolded the key information if you just want to scan. (My review is here.) There are three murders in the building: of Alicia Drake (which takes place well before our visit);… Whodunnit or woohoodunnit? A Haunting In Venice explained Read More
A Haunting in Venice 3.5 stars
Hercule Poirot is dragged out of retirement to investigate the murder of a famous medium during a séance at a haunted palazzo. (Note: for my plot-re-cap go here) “I talk to ghosts all the time. They say you’re a fake.” says the hilariously precocious young Leopold, who prefers Edgar Allan Poe to parties and calls… A Haunting in Venice Read More
See How They Run recap: killer, motive, fact and fiction
A film about the search for a murderer linked to a play about a search for a murderer based on a real life case. With more layers than the massive cake that murder victim Leo Köpernik falls into at The Mousetrap‘s 100th performance celebrations, See How They Run blends a real life case of child… See How They Run recap: killer, motive, fact and fiction Read More
Death On The Nile 3.5 stars
Famous Belgian detective Hercule Poirot investigates a series of murders on a luxurious river trip. Kenneth Branagh’s latest stab at the Agatha Christie classics is as much about the wounds and scars of the living as about the dead (though there are plenty of bodies too). And despite — because of? — its focus on… Death On The Nile Read More
Deerskin ending explained
Very spoilery. Check out the ending below, or scroll down for a fuller explanation and plot details. (My 4/5 review is here.) In Deerskin, every loan that Georges accepts from Denise is followed by the purchase of another item of clothing made of 100% deerskin. It’s as if — as well as shaping his film… Deerskin ending explained Read More
Deerskin 4 stars
Georges is a man who has one ambition – to possess the finest jacket in the world at the expense of all others. It may be 100% deerskin but Georges’s new jacket is also the G.O.A.T., an item of clothing so perfect he’s prepared to spend his (and his wife’s!) life savings on it: 7,500… Deerskin Read More
The When The Screaming Starts serial killer table — how did your favourite do?
WARNING: VERY SPOILERY. Proceed at your own risk, as if you’ve just been shown round a motel bathroom by Norman Bates (If you’re after my review, it’s here. Or check out my interview with writer-director Conor Boru.) Cults are something of a Family business, albeit in Aidan’s case not a very financially successful one. You… The When The Screaming Starts serial killer table — how did your favourite do? Read More
When The Screaming Starts 4 stars
A would-be serial killer decides to start a Manson-like murder cult with his girlfriend. Claire, Lady Macbeth to Aidan Mendle’s David Brent, is up front about what she can offer. “If you kill someone we can have sex,” she tells her boyfriend and murderer-in-training. The film-within-a-film being made in horror mockumentary When The Screaming Starts… When The Screaming Starts Read More
The Woman In The Window 3 stars
A woman with agoraphobia who lives apart from her family spies a killing in the house across the road. Film lovers, you can sleep easy in your beds — unlike Anna in this movie — as The Woman In The Window is not the great disaster you may have heard. It’s not great either, but… The Woman In The Window Read More
The Devil All The Time: the devil is in the detail
Warning: full of spoilers, fire and brimstone. Well, spoilers anyway. My review is here. Character posters are at the bottom of the page. Despite the melodrama, multiple dead bodies and spiders, The Devil All The Time finishes – eventually – on a note that is both cathartic and hopeful. Arvin does survive. The ending is… The Devil All The Time: the devil is in the detail Read More
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