THE CARD COUNTER
When the picture focuses on the bond between the titular character and a young man out to avenge torture tactics, the film is at its...
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FILM REVIEWS
- Jan 2, 2022
THE LOST DAUGHTER
Once a long series of flashbacks commences The Lost Daughter swaps mystery for backstory and the film loses almost all momentum. It is a...
- Dec 31, 2021
ZOLA
Promising director Janicza Bravo keeps you glued to the edge of your seat for significant parts of this pretty short, but always...
- Dec 29, 2021
BEING THE RICARDOS
Aaron Sorkin's Lucy Ball and Desi Arnaz biopic nevers gives you the feeling you are there, on the soundstages where it all happened. In a...
- Dec 25, 2021
ENCANTO
Despite the standard Disney ingredients, chances are slim that future generations will look back on the film as a picture that shaped...
- Dec 7, 2021
THE HARDER THEY FALL
Large stretches of the picture consist of loud yells, but in the more intimate moments this western does come into its own. Even with a...
- Dec 1, 2021
THE POWER OF THE DOG
Individual scenes brim with tension and understated emotions yet they often feel strangely detached from the main narrative. Make no...
- Nov 30, 2021
FIRST COW
An often engrossing film with shades of Robert Altman’s McCabe and Mrs. Miller that could have been so much better but for some...
- Nov 24, 2021
BIG TROUBLE IN LITTLE CHINA
For all of its many flaws Big Trouble in Little China is one of the most giddily fun films John Carpenter has directed: a camp classic in...
- Nov 20, 2021
GHOSTBUSTERS: AFTERLIFE
If the latest Ghostbusters film could have sustained the nostalgic eighties momentum of its excellent first hour, it might have lingered...
- Nov 14, 2021
RED NOTICE
The movie does exactly what is says on the tin and thanks to a game cast there is nothing wrong with that. Does Red Notice re-invent the...
- Nov 13, 2021
QUO VADIS, AIDA?
This Oscar-nominated film proves that even movies about important subjects need a distinct point of view to make for compelling viewing....
- Nov 3, 2021
PIG
Another all-in Nicolas Cage performance goes a long way in Pig, but it’s not enough to elevate a clunkily constructed movie. For better...
- Oct 28, 2021
BLACK WIDOW
Closer in spirit to a Jason Bourne film than to a Marvel flick, Black Widow is at its best when family dynamics takes centre stage,...
- Oct 7, 2021
THE MAN WHO SOLD HIS SKIN
The movie leaves little room for nuance or thoughtful contemplation even if the picture is mostly entertaining and has a premise you...
- Oct 5, 2021
CRUELLA
Emma Stone is a perfect fit for the young Cruella DeVille: as soon as she puts on the black-and-white guise the picture draws you in...
- Sep 30, 2021
NO TIME TO DIE
Daniel Craig says goodbye to 007 in predictable, surprisingly distant action movie that is hampered by a need to tie up loose ends and by...
- Sep 18, 2021
LUCA
Of all the movies Pixar has made, Luca definitely feels the least like it had to be expanded to feature length. The picture has a...
- Sep 14, 2021
AMMONITE
Francis Lee’s follow-up to the wonderful God’s Own Country fails to elicit genuine affection for the two leads and thus leaves you cold,...
- Sep 4, 2021
SUPERNOVA
The focus of this gentle movie doesn’t always lie where it should lie, but the flaws of the quietly meandering script are mostly erased...
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