In a film stuffed with did he / didn’t she, there are at least two areas of certainty: nurse Marta will vomit whenever she hears or speaks a lie, and every member of the Thrombey family under the age of 85 is awful. Even the *nice* ones turn out to be grasping and greedy, ignoring… Knives Out Read More
A slice of colour in the new Knives Out character posters (and final trailer)
*** read my 4-star review (it doesn’t tell you whodunnit because Rian Johnson requested it!) *** One of the mostly eagerly-awaited films at this year’s London Film Festival (LFF) has a new trailer and a batch of character posters. Knives Out is a murder mystery comedy, based around the death of patriarch and crime novelist… A slice of colour in the new Knives Out character posters (and final trailer) Read More
Oooh, cutting – the Knives Out trailer is here
*** read my 4-star review (it doesn’t tell you whodunnit because Rian Johnson requested it!) *** UPDATE 19 Sept: the final Knives Out trailer is here. From writer-director Rian Johnson comes the first trailer for Knives Out, his modern day homage to the whodunnits of Agatha Christie. It has all the ingredients: a spooky house, a… Oooh, cutting – the Knives Out trailer is here Read More
Murder On The Orient Express 2.5 stars
It’s impossible to review this film without mentioning Poirot’s moustache. To be honest it most resembles the intimate topiary of a woman who has tried to do her own Hollywood wax and given up part way through because of the pain. But it is impressive nonetheless, and in 2017, Year Of The Movie Moustache, Branagh’s… Murder On The Orient Express Read More