Tag Archives: Movies

Does it celebrate colonialism? Yes, I think it does. But it does so in such a self-aware and funny way that I think the film-makers knew exactly what they were doing. Continue reading Review: Victoria and Abdul→

As a lover of the book, I was surprised, thrilled and terrified. Continue reading Review: It→

Deliciously dark, full of scenery-chewing performances, brutal violence, melodrama, predictable twists and surprises, all wrapped around some really affecting, believable characters and relationships. Continue reading Review: The Limehouse Golem→

It’s funny, uplifting, surprisingly romantic, tragic, relentless, fully grounded and just bloody brilliant. Continue reading Review: Patti Cake$→

The plan for getting Joe Bang out of jail is daftly ingenious. When things start to go wrong – we have been primed to expect this by all the talk of the Logan family “curse” – each hitch is hilarious in its own way, and one or two are laugh-out-loud funny. Continue reading Review: Logan Lucky→

The clip in the trailer could have been the opening salvo in a presentation of more and more evidence of what climate change is doing – right now – to the world we live in. Instead it came across more as an “I told you so”. Continue reading Review: An Inconvenient Sequel: Truth to Power→

If you watch Detroit and you are not angry or in tears as the credits roll, you weren’t watching. Continue reading Review: Detroit→

I was expecting: action, shooting, explosions, swearing, thin plot, a few laughs and a couple of shots of Ryan Reynold’s backside. I mean that’s his thing, right? Continue reading Review: The Hitman’s Bodyguard→

Everything, Everything is saccharine teen romance destined to end up as one of those movies channels use to stuff the weekday afternoon schedules. Continue reading Review: Everything, Everything→