Apples – Film Review by Hugh Maguire Director: Christos Nikou Writers: Christos Nikou, Stavros Raptis Stars: Aris Servetalis, Sofia Georgovassili, Anna Kalaitzidou From the outset Apples is strangely hypnotic and in its […]
Apples – Film Review
The Capote Tapes – Film Review
The Capote Tapes – Film Review by Hugh Maguire Director: Ebs Burnough Writers: Ebs Burnough, Holly Whiston Stars: Lauren Bacall, Norman Mailer, Jay McInerney Possessing neither physical beauty, a loving family, social […]
White Lie – Film Review
White Lie – Film Review Directors: Yonah Lewis, Calvin Thomas Writers: Yonah Lewis, Calvin Thomas Stars: Kacey Rohl, Amber Anderson, Martin Donovan Part of the Canada Now Film Festival Katie Arneson (Kacey […]
Top 10 Films of the Year – 2020
Top 10 Films of the Year In a truly bizarre year for cinema, we had three months of normal service and then a wasteland of closed cinemas and online screenings. It will […]
Saint Maud – Film Review
Saint Maud – Film Review by Hugh Maguire Director: Rose Glass Writer: Rose Glass Stars: Morfydd Clark, Jennifer Ehle, Lily Knight An intensely lost and lonely woman finding employment in the nursing-care […]
Relic – Film Review
Relic – Film Review by Mark O. Channing Director: Natalie Erika James Writers: Natalie Erika James, Christian White Stars: Emily Mortimer, Robyn Nevin, Bella Heathcote Notionally a possession-horror film, Relic is an […]
Summer of 85 – Film Review
Summer of 85 – Film Review Director: François Ozon Writers: Aidan Chambers (novel), François Ozon (adaptation) Stars: Félix Lefebvre, Benjamin Voisin, Philippine Velge This film is based on a 1982 young adult […]
Monsoon – Film Review
Monsoon – Film Review by Frank L Director: Hong Khaou Writer: Hong Khaou Stars: Henry Golding, Parker Sawyers, David Tran In this film, a young man called Kit (Henry Golding) takes a […]
Les Misérables – Film Review
Les Misérables – Film Review Director: Ladj Ly Writers: Ladj Ly (screenplay), Giordano Gederlini (screenplay) Stars: Damien Bonnard, Alexis Manenti, Djebril Zonga This film was almost released in March! For obvious reasons, […]
Dating Amber – Film Review
Dating Amber – Film Review Director: David Freyne Writer: David Freyne Stars: Fionn O’Shea, Lola Petticrew, Sharon Horgan A minor downside of a global pandemic is that quirky, indie film releases can […]
And Then We Danced – Film Review
And Then We Danced – Film Review by Frank L Director: Levan Akin Writer: Levan Akin Stars: Levan Gelbakhiani, Bachi Valishvili, Ana Javakishvili Merab (Levan Gelbakhiani) is a young man who comes from a family of […]
Calm With Horses – Film Review
Calm With Horses – Film Review by Hugh Maguire Director: Nick Rowland Writer: Joe Murtagh (as Joseph Murtagh) Stars: Ned Dennehy, Barry Keoghan, Niamh Algar Many will probably hate this film. It […]
Portrait of a Lady on Fire – Film Review
Portrait of a Lady on Fire – Film Review Director: Céline Sciamma Writer: Céline Sciamma (screenplay) Stars: Noémie Merlant, Adèle Haenel, Luàna Bajrami Marianne (Noémie Merlant) has been set a near-impossible task. […]
Mr. Jones – Film Review
Mr. Jones – Film Review by Frank L Director: Agnieszka Holland Writer: Andrea Chalupa Stars: James Norton, Vanessa Kirby, Peter Sarsgaard Anne Applebaum in her book entitled “Red Famine: Stalin’s War on […]
Parasite – Film Review
Parasite – Film Review by David Turpin Director: Bong Joon Ho Writers: Bong Joon Ho (story), Bong Joon Ho (screenplay) Stars: Kang-ho Song, Sun-kyun Lee, Yeo-jeong Jo Arriving on these shores almost […]
The Personal History of David Copperfield – Film Review
The Personal History of David Copperfield – Film Review by Frank L. Director: Armando Iannucci Writers: Simon Blackwell (screenplay by), Charles Dickens (novel) Stars: Dev Patel, Hugh Laurie, Tilda Swinton Based on […]
Just Mercy – Film Review
Just Mercy – Film Review by Frank L. Director: Destin Daniel Cretton Writers: Destin Daniel Cretton, Andrew Lanham Stars: Brie Larson, Michael B. Jordan, Jamie Foxx Bryan Stevenson (Michael B. Jordan) is […]
1917 – Film Review
1917 – Film Review Director: Sam Mendes Writers: Sam Mendes, Krysty Wilson-Cairns Stars: George MacKay, Dean-Charles Chapman, Andrew Scott, Benedict Cumberbatch, Richard Madden It is the 6th of April, 1917. We meet […]
Uncut Gems – Film Review
Uncut Gems – Film Review Directors: Benny Safdie, Josh Safdie Writers: Ronald Bronstein, Josh Safdie Stars: Adam Sandler, Kevin Garnett, Mesfin Lamengo, Suin Zhi Hua-Hilton, Liang Wei-Hei Duncan Howard Ratner (Adam Sandler) […]
Jojo Rabbit – Film Review
Jojo Rabbit – Film Review Director: Taika Waititi Writers: Taika Waititi (screenplay), Christine Leunens (novel) Stars: Roman Griffin Davis, Thomasin McKenzie, Scarlett Johansson Jojo is a young boy trying to make sense […]
So Long, My Son – Film Review
So Long, My Son – Film Review Director: Xiaoshuai Wang Writers: Mei Ah, Xiaoshuai Wang Stars: Liya Ai, Jiang Du, Zhao-Yan Guo-Zhang We meet Yaojun (Wang Jingchun) and Liyun (Yong Mei) as […]
Beanpole – Film Review
Beanpole – Film Review by Frank L. Director: Kantemir Balagov Writers: Kantemir Balagov, Aleksandr Terekhov Stars: Viktoria Miroshnichenko, Vasilisa Perelygina, Andrey Bykov The place is Leningrad. The time is Autumn 1945. It […]
Honey Boy – Film Review
Honey Boy – Film Review by Frank L. Director: Alma Har’el Writer: Shia LaBeouf Stars: Shia LaBeouf, Lucas Hedges, Noah Jupe We are first introduced to Otis (Lucas Hedges), aged 22, as […]
Ordinary Love – Film Review
Ordinary Love – Film Review Directed by: Lisa Barros D’Sa, Glenn Leyburn Starring: Liam Neeson, Lesley Manville In cinemas December 6th It’s been so long since I saw Liam Neeson in anything […]
La Belle Epoque – Film Review
La Belle Epoque – Film Review by Frank L Director: Nicolas Bedos Writer: Nicolas Bedos Stars: Daniel Auteuil, Guillaume Canet, Doria Tillier Victor Drumond (Daniel Auteuil) is a sixty-something cartoonist whose professional […]
By the Grace of God – Film Review
By the Grace of God – Film Review by David Turpin Director: François Ozon Writer: François Ozon Stars: Melvil Poupaud, Denis Ménochet, Swann Arlaud A sombre, fact-based drama grasping the nettle of […]
The Peanut Butter Falcon – Film Review
The Peanut Butter Falcon – Film Review Director(s): Tyler Nilson, Michael Schwartz Writers(s): Tyler Nilson, Michael Schwartz Actors: Shia LaBeouf, Dakota Johnson, Zack Gottsagen, John Hawkes Zak (Zack Gottsagen) is a young […]
Ready or Not – Film Review
Ready or Not – Film Review by Fran Winston Directed by: Matt Bettinelli-Olpin, Tyler Gillett Starring: Samara Weaving, Adam Brody, Mark O’Brien, Henry Czerny, Andie MacDowell In cinemas September 25th Many movies poke fun at the “in-laws” and anyone […]
For Sama – Film Review
For Sama – Film Review by Frank L Directed by Waad Al-Khateab and Edward Watts Al-Khateab is a photographer who in 2012 lived in Aleppo in Syria. She supported the endeavours of […]
