Reviews

Talk about laying it on thick, Mel. I know you aren’t a director renowned for restraint or subtlety but even you must have baulked to behold this blunt monstrosity. I’m frankly relieved that you managed to flub Hacksaw Ridge. Now ...

The BBFC rating before the film noted simply ‘brief strong violence’. That answered my biggest query about Jackie before I went in. Given the notorious incident on which the film hinges, the inclusion of a graphic depiction raises issues of ...

The new adaptation of Lemony Snicket’s A Series of Unfortunate Events comes to us courtesy of Netflix. This is, of course, the second attempt to adapt the lauded book series, the previous film version having also been developed by the same producer ...

It is fascinating how Japanese anime can encompass any genre, from fantasy to overly camp comedy, to realist drama, and even sports stories. I had no idea something like professional figure skating would ever be the subject of a television ...

My expectations for Manchester by the Sea were quite low. Judging by its lacklustre posters, one could see Casey Afflck and Michelle Williams looking wistfully into the middle distance, their brows subtly furrowed in such a way as to suggest ...

I sometimes think I come across as a jaded critic, seemingly more interested in delivering scabrous opinions than celebrating the best cinema has to offer. Today’s review I use as counter evidence, because I can do nothing but sing the ...

Doing a comic book adaptation of a novel must be a huge undertaking. There’s an awful lot of content crammed into a novel’s pages, much of which is subtle and doesn’t necessarily fit well with graphic representation and limited dialogue/text ...

And we were all hoping 2017 would shape up better than 2016. My first review of the year is for Scorsese’s Silence. Such promise. Such credentials. An acclaimed and renowned director channelling a lifetime of Catholic angst executing a passion ...

Well, it wasn’t as bad as I thought it was going to be. That’s something. Video game films have a bad reputation. They are often light on plot and character development. If they are one of the better entries, they ...

As the credits rolled and the house lights came up, I realised something – I was the only person in the theatre not crying. People of all ages were sobbing and wiping their eyes, couples were holding each other… I ...