Bickering – so easy to do in real life – is a vastly underrated acting skill. I Love my Mum, the new comedy from writer-director Alberto Sciamma, is soundtracked to the constant hum of tiny aggressions and endless reproaches, a stuck record that needs a kick in order to jump forward. Olga (Kierston Wareing) and… I Love My Mum Read More
Burning Men 3 stars
There’s a great gag at the end of Burning Men that made me wonder if the writer thought it up then worked backwards creating a story leading up to it. And that’s partly what the film itself does, when what seems like a British horror movie turns out to be more a psychological foray into… Burning Men Read More
Burning Men trailer mashes a musical road trip with folk horror
When two down-on-their-luck musicians are evicted from their London squat, they decide to head to Memphis to fulfil their musical destiny. Selling their vinyl collection to raise the necessary cash, they end up stealing a very rare black metal record from a London record fair, then head north to sell it. Can a record unleash forces… Burning Men trailer mashes a musical road trip with folk horror Read More
An Actor Prepares 4 stars
“If I do croak I want you to have my nuts… I know they’re big but they can probably make them fit.” Three-times Oscar winner Atticus Smith can’t resist sexual oneupmanship against his own adult son, even as he finally faces up to his own terrible parenting and possible death. Following a heart attack, Atticus… An Actor Prepares Read More
Last Flag Flying 3.5 stars
Doc Shepherd’s son has died, shot in the head in Baghdad. He can be buried in Arlington cemetery, but after Doc hears there’s more to his son’s death than he’s been told, he decides he will take his boy home and bury him next to his mother Mary. Accompanying him with various degrees of willingness… Last Flag Flying Read More
Diary Of A Wimpy Kid: The Long Haul 2.5 stars
It’s only fair that I point out that while I wasn’t particularly impressed with this film, my 7 year old – surely the movie’s core market – adored it and insists it deserves five stars. And for me one of the most enjoyable aspects was watching him collapsing into hysterics at every fart joke, toilet scene… Diary Of A Wimpy Kid: The Long Haul Read More