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Film Review: Dune: Part One ★★★★★
Operatic in production. Shakespearean in character. Timothée Chalamet heads the ensemble of the universe in this cerebral blockbuster of amazing space, sound and scope.
Direction:Denis...
Film Review: ‘The Last Duel’ ★★★★
Audacious use of the Rashomon effect elevates this epic tale of blood, sweat and tears.
Direction:Ridley ScottScreenplay:Ben Affleck, Matt Damon, Nicole HolofcenerCast:Matt Damon, Adam Driver,...
Film Review: Respect ★★★
Handpicked to play Aretha Franklin in the film of her life by The Queen of Soul herself, Jennifer Hudson delivers with amazing grace.
Direction:Leisl TommyScreenplay:Tracey...
Film Review: ‘Candyman’ ★★★★
Disclaimer: Not based on the song of the same name by Christina Aguilera. Not sweet. Not sugar. A very different Candyman with a much...
Film Review: In the Heights ★★★★★
A summer musical of this calibre, much like the cinema-going experience itself, is both a spectacular return to a bygone era and a ground-breaking...
Film Review: ‘The Father’ ★★★★★
Awarded with two golden statues, the Oscars gets it right.
Direction:Florian ZellerScreenplay:Florian Zeller, Christopher HamptonCast:Anthony Hopkins, Olivia Colman, Rufus Sewell, Olivia Williams, Mark GatissLength:97 minutesRating:PG-13
Anthony...
Film Review: ‘Tenet’ ★★★★
Cinema officially returns with an almighty arthouse blockbuster.
Direction:Christopher NolanScreenplay:Christopher NolanCast:John David Washington, Robert Pattinson, Elizabeth Debicki, Kenneth Branagh, Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Himesh Patel, Clémency Poésy,...
Film review – Dark Waters ★★★★★
A David v Goliath story that concerns all of us. Watch and learn.
Direction:Todd HaynesScreenplay:Mario Correa, Matthew Michael Carnahan, Nathaniel Rich Cast:Mark Ruffalo, Anne Hathaway,...
Film Review – ‘Greed’ ★★★
Satire sowing the rise and fall of a high street fashion gladiator. Remind you of anyone?
DirectionMichael WinterbottomScreenplayMichael WinterbottomCastSteve Coogan, David Mitchell, Isla Fisher, Shirley...
Film Review – Emma. ★★★★
A match made in heaven but not too heaven scented. A little acid gives this classic apple of a story more juice.
Direction:Autumn de WildeScreenplay:Eleanor...
Film Review: ‘The Personal History of David Copperfield’ ★★★★
An unexpectedly escapist delight of
independent cinema from the master of satire.
In a similar fashion to ‘In the Loop’ and ‘The Death of Stalin’, writer/director...
Film review – ‘1917’ ★★★★★
A war drama of extraordinary technical and emotional achievement.
Direction:Sam MendesScreenplay:Sam Mendes, Krysty Wilson-CairnsCast:George MacKay, Dean Charles-Chapman, Mark Strong, Andrew ScottClaire Duburcq, Richard Madden,...
Film Review: ‘Le Mans ’66’ ★★★★
A two and a half hours wonder of filmmaking tour de force.
Direction:James MangoldScreenplay:Jez Butterworth, John-Henry Butterworth, Jason KellerCast:Matt Damon, Christian Bale, Caitriona Balfe, Noah...
Film Review: Farmageddon: A Shaun the Sheep Movie ★★★★
Not
just for children. It’s adult friendly
too.
Direction:Will Becher, Richard PhelanScreenplay:Mark Burton, Jon BrownCast:Justin Fletcher, John Sparkes, Amalia VitaleLength:87 minutesRating:U
As
the eighth film release to be produced...
What’s on at the cinema this month
A harem of scary films are coming to a cinema near you this Halloween.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zAGVQLHvwOY
Released on 4 October 2019, Joaquin Phoenix (Walk The Line) makes...
Film Review – Downton Abbey ★★★★
From the small to the big screen, 'Downton Abbey' returns in style.
Having watched every episode of the ITV series, broadcast over six series from...
Film Preview: March 2019
Coming to a cinema near you this March...
Released tomorrow on the first of the month, ‘The Aftermath’ features Keira Knightley (Pride and Prejudice), Alexander...
Film Review: ‘Green Book’ ★★★★★
Not
just any road trip movie. A golden adventure.
Direction (Peter Farrelly), Screenplay (Peter Farrelly, Brian Hayes Currie, Nick Vallelonga), Cast (Viggo Mortensen, Mahershala Ali, Linda...
Film Review: ‘Mary Queen of Scots’ ★★★
Very well executed. No pun intended.
Direction (Josie Rourke), Screenplay (Beau Willimon), Cast (Saoirse Ronan, Margot Robbie, Jack Lowden, David Tennant, Guy Pearce, Martin...
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