Editor Chloe Woods reviews Ben Wheatley’s latest. Welcome to the 1970s. You may want to invest in body armour. Ben Wheatley’s Free Fire, following in the traditions of films such […]
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‘Elle’ Review
Editor Chloe Woods reviews Paul Verhoeven’s latest. A film with an 18 rating can be as graphic as it likes. Elle doesn’t take advantage of that; not right away. It keeps […]
‘Certain Women’ Review
Milo Garner reviews Kelly Reichardt’s LFF 2016 Best Film winner. Certain Women, an adaptation of three short stories from Maile Meloy’s Both Ways Is the Only Way I Want It, is […]
‘The Salesman’ Review
Milo Garner reviews Asghar Farhadi’s Best Foreign Language Film winner at this year’s Oscars. Asghar Farhadi’s seventh film, The Salesman, opens with an uncharacteristic bout of action. The apartment in […]
‘Patriots Day’ Review
Editor Chloe Woods reviews Peter Berg’s follow-up to last year’s Deepwater Horizon. There are certain people who respond to tragedy by saying: Oh, that’s terrible. Look. Isn’t that terrible? It sounds […]
‘Logan’ Review
Editor Chloe Woods reviews James Mangold’s conclusion to Hugh Jackman’s tenure as Wolverine. If this is to be the final Wolverine film (as we can all pray to the gods […]
‘Hidden Figures’ Review
Minutes before the Oscars begin – Milo Garner reviews Theodore Melfi’s film; nominated for 3 awards including Best Picture. (Be sure to check out our official predictions & reviews for […]
‘Fences’ Review
Tanya Dudnikova reviews Denzel Washington’s powerful adaptation of August Wilson’s play – now nominated for 4 Oscars, with Viola Davis earning a Best Supporting Actress BAFTA. Fences has been in […]
‘John Wick: Chapter 2’ Review
Podcast Producer Thom Hetherington reviews the long-awaited sequel to the 2014 breakout franchise-starter. So the old maxim goes: if it ain’t broke don’t fix it. But do make it bigger, […]
‘Moonlight’ Review
Calvin Law reviews Barry Jenkins’ touching coming-of-age drama – nominated for 8 Oscars including Best Picture. There’s much to fuel a cynic’s reservations about Moonlight‘s widespread acclaim. That it’s doing so […]