The 80s was a blunt decade, designed to disrupt – oversized, brash and brightly-coloured, where the brave and bullish could succeed. In a time defined by red lipstick, shrinking violets need not apply. Everything is over-oversized in Heathers. It’s even bigger, brasher, brighter and more vicious than the decade it satirises. Unsurprisingly in this live-action,… Heathers Read More
Louder Than Bombs 3.5 stars
I’ve met a few men like Jonah. First telling his wife not to swear in front of their just-delivered baby daughter in case she hears, later sleeping with an ex he has accidentally left with the impression that his wife has cancer. Jonah doesn’t have a problem misdirecting people, accidentally or deliberately, to create a… Louder Than Bombs Read More
The Levelling 4 stars
There’s a briefly joyous interlude in The Levelling when Clover and her father, farmer Aubrey, find a cow and her newborn calf. The calf is adorable, just starting to stagger up on its little legs, and it seems like a moment of hope, until it turns out to be a boy and its fate is… The Levelling Read More