Is Matt shallow, or simply too scared to go deep into his psyche? Is he a bit of a joke, with his earnest, never-ending metaphors, or is the joke on us? Why doesn’t he look like his identical twin brother Luke any more? And where the hell is Ken? None of these questions are fully… Bros: After The Screaming Stops Read More
Meyerowitz Stories (New & Selected) 4.5 stars
“Maybe he’s undiscovered for a reason,” says Matt (Ben Stiller) about his sculptor father Harold. But for his half-brother Danny taking away the myth of their dad’s undiscovered greatness will destroy their excuses for Harold’s terrible parenting and four marriages: “if he isn’t a great artist that means he was just a prick.” This is a… Meyerowitz Stories (New & Selected) Read More
Guardians Of The Galaxy Vol 2 (3D) 3.5 stars
“There are two types of being in the universe – those who dance, and those who do not” as many a clubbing friend has suggested, in hope rather than expectation, while watching me drunkenly flail my arms around to everything from Abba to the Sisters of Mercy, unaware that the back of my skirt is tucked into… Guardians Of The Galaxy Vol 2 (3D) Read More
Boss Baby 2.5 stars
Like my parenting methods, Boss Baby is several great ideas that collapse into a bit of a mess when put into practice. There’s lots of exposition, some confusing threads left hanging, and at times it’s downright dull. At its heart is that age old question, when a new baby joins a family. No, not is there… Boss Baby Read More